By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) — Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte did not appear 100 percent certain to run for president in the 2016 elections but his decision is…
Central bank holds learning outreach activities in Ormoc
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Nov. 22 (PNA) – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will conduct the sixth and last leg of its Economic and Financial Learning Program (ELFP) for 2015 in this city…
King of Sweden revisits Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden returned to this city on Saturday to check the ongoing reconstruction of a Boy Scout of the Philippines (BSP) Leyte…
DOLE personnel intercept 20 Batangas-bound Negrenses from illegal recruiter
BACOLOD CITY, Nov 21 (PNA) — Personnel of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here rescued 20 male Negrenses from apparent illegal recruitment on their way to Batangas Thursday night. The…
4Ps parent leaders in Negros Occidental sign manifesto for passage of CCT Bill
BACOLOD CITY, Nov 21 (PNA) — About 150 parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Negros Occidental signed a manifesto Friday pushing for the passage of the Conditional Cash…
President Aquino sees continued PHL progress with APEC Leaders’ support
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) – President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday expressed optimism that the Philippines will continue its progress “for years, if not generations to come” due…
Roads closures for APEC meet lifted Friday afternoon — PNP
By Priam F. Nepomuceno and Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — All roads closed for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will be opened on Friday afternoon, the…
Wally, Mandal win golds in World Wushu in Jakarta
JAKARTA, Nov. 19 (PNA)–Rookies Divine Wally of Baguio City and Arnel Mandal of Iloilo City, both products of the Philippine National Games, upended their respective opponents on the final day to bring…
APEC leaders’ spouses walk through time in the heart of Manila
By Filane Mikee Z. Cervantes MANILA, Nov 19 (PNA) — While the economic leaders converged for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting on Thursday, their spouses were toured around the historic-walled…
Military partnership among topics in PHL-Japan bilateral talks
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Philippines and Japan are expected to finalize its military partnership when President Benigno Aquino III and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet Thursday…
No foreign help in securing APEC – AFP
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — Despite the arrival of the USS Fitzgerald, an American guided-missile destroyer in Manila South Harbor, all security measures related to the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Leaders…
President Aquino says Philippines welcomes defense agreement with open arms
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday said the Philippines welcomes the mutual benefits under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States, even while…
Government actions on Climate Change actually boost businesses – President Obama
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — United States President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that an active action for climate change could generate enormous business in Asia and around the world. In his…
BSP open to increasing yuan holdings
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is open to the possibility of hiking its renminbi holdings on back of the expanding use of the…
TPP leaders determined to see trade agreement put into action
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA/VNS) — Leaders of the 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed to make strong efforts to promote the signing, ratification and implementation of the agreement, Vietnam…