MANILA, July 14 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ramping up its mall-based voter registration following the success of the conduct of trial listing in several malls in Metro Manila…
DepEd says its 2015 budget not discretionary
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, July 14 (PNA)–The Department of Education (DepEd) says former Senator Panfilo Lacson may have erred in saying that the Education Department is one of the agencies with…
PCOS machines’ refurbishment up for bidding anew
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, July 14 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a second round of public bidding for the refurbishment with systems upgrade of the more than…
DOTC chief clarifies lump sum funds included in agency’s budget
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, July 14 (PNA) — Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya on Tuesday clarified that only Php1.018-billion of lump sum funds are included in…
President Aquino orders intensified campaign against illegal drug trafficking
MANILA, July 14 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday directed the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to conduct an intensified and more focused campaign against drug trafficking in the…
DILG chief on Bajo de Masinloc: ‘We will defend it for our country, for the Filipinos’
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, July 14 (PNA) — “Ang para sa Pilipinas ay dapat manatili sa kamay ng Pilipino. Dedepensahan natin ang atin!” This was how Department of the Interior…
PAGASA warns vs. possible landslides, flash floods in Ilocos region, Benguet
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, July 14 (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned against possible flash floods and landslides in the Ilocos region and Benguet…
Robinsons Land Corp. to develop 22-hectare residential project in Bacolod City
BACOLOD CITY, July 13 (PNA) — Within the year, Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), through its horizontal developer Robinsons Homes, will hold the groundbreaking for its 22.45-hectare residential project in Barangay Estefania here….
PHL stocks rally closer to 7,500-mark
MANILA, July 13 (PNA) — Local share prices rallied along with other Asian markets and regained the 7,500 mark on Monday on hopes for a deal for Greece and recovery of China….
PHL, US agree regular tax info exchange
By Joann Santiago MANILA, July 13 (PNA) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will now automatically report to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the financial accounts being held by…
Peso sustains sideways close vs. USD
MANILA, July 13 (PNA) – – The peso ended the week’s first day of trading sideways to a dollar at 45.16 from last Friday’s 45.12 as investors remain on watch on developments…
Comelec-SBAC 1 recommends issuance of Notice of Award
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, July 13 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections– Special Bids and Awards Committee (Comelec-SBAC) 1 has recommended the issuance of “Notice of Award” to Smartmatic –Total Information…
Tagum City to put up own waste-to-energy plant
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, July 13 (PNA) -– A waste-to-energy facility will soon rise in Barangay San Agustin, here and is expected to be completed on the first quarter of 2016….
Cagayan De Oro’s top drug suspect nabbed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 13 (PNA) – Government agents raided a suspected drug den and collared one of the suspects in the list of the city’s top 10 wanted drug traders…
Journalists form biodiversity media center
LEGAZPI CITY, July 13 (PNA) — National and local journalists, led by the Philippine Network for Environment Journalist (PNEJ), have joined hands to put up the Philippine Biodiversity Center for Journalists (PBCJ),…