By Perla G. Lena ILOILO CITY, July 23 (PNA) — Delegates of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting held here were impressed with the preparations laid down by Ilonggos as they…
Tagum City has new police chief
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, July 23 (PNA) — Police Superintendent Lito E. Patay has taken the leadership of the Tagum City Police Office effective July 20. He replaced P/Superintendent Solomon de…
Army reservists ready for any eventuality, says ARESCOM chief
BUTUAN CITY, July 23 (PNA) — BGen. Paolo Leo Ma G. Miciano, commander of the Army Reserved Command (ARESCOM) said in a media interview on Wednesday that the country’s Army reservists are…
Pangasinan PESO warns public against investment scams
BOLINAO, Pangasinan July 23 (PNA) -— The provincial employment and services office (PESO) alerted the public in Pangasinan over alleged investment scams amid reports that several persons were victimized and robbed of…
Guingona grills PhilHealth’s appeals board over failure to act on pending cases
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, July 23 (PNA) – Senator Teofisto Guingona III grilled on Thursday the officials of the appeals board of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) over alleged failure…
Executive action needed to solve MRT woes — Drilon
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, July 22 (PNA) – Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Wednesday said President Benigno Aquino III must use his remaining months in office to crack the whip…
Palace: PHL gov’t to pursue arbitration case vs China; maintains rules-based approach to territorial dispute
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, July 23 (PNA) — Malacanang on Thursday renewed the Philippine government’s determination to pursue arbitration case against China, as it maintained rules-based approach in dealing with the…
PHL embassy, US labor office sign pact on protection of Filipino migrants
By Michaela Del Callar MANILA, July 23 (PNA) -– The Philippine embassy in Washington and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have signed an agreement that will ensure the protection…
TESDA gives good grooming treats in Laguna
MANILA, July 23 (PNA)– Residents of select towns in Laguna had a taste of pampering and looking good without paying a peso on Thursday. Thanks to technical vocational (tech-voc) training graduates, who…
DOTC: Acquisition of 120 coaches for LRT-1 in the works
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, July 23 (PNA) — The acquisition of 120 coaches for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) is in the works, the Department of Transportation and Communications…
Comelec reminds voters: Local election offices nationwide also accept application for registration
MANILA, July 23 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reminding the public that aside from the satellite registration booths in different malls in the country, voters may also register at…
59 OPC graduates formally joins PA Thursday
MANILA, July 23 (PNA) — Fifty nine newly-graduated 2nd lieutenants, members of the Officers Preparatory Course (OPC) “Lakandiwa” Class 63-2014, formally joined Philippine Army (PA) ranks Thursday. Graduation and commissioning ceremonies took…
Stock Exchange buys BAP’s 28.91% stake in PDS for Php 650M
By Leslie D. Venson MANILA, July 22 (PNA) — Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Wednesday signed a deal to purchase the 28.91-percent stake of Banker’s Association of the Philippines (BAP) in Philippine…
Regulators allot Php25-M fund to back program for consolidation of rural banks
By Joann Santiago MANILA, July 22 (PNA) — A Php 25-million fund has been set aside to support the inter-agency conceptualized Consolidation Program for Rural Banks (CPRB), a program aimed at further…
Telco subsidiary expands service distribution network via 4 retail partnerships
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, July 22 (PNA) — Globe Telecom Inc. subsidiary G-Xchange, Inc. on Wednesday said that it has partnered with four technology retail companies to expand the distribution of…