By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, May 24 (PNA) – Malacanang on Sunday asked various sectors to support K-to-12 program amid claim of a militant group that the Kindergarten and 12 years basic…
Ang serious on bank gas and Malampaya bid
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, May 24 (PNA) –- San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President Ramon Ang said the firm is serious on both its Malampaya bank gas and Malampaya pipeline bids. ”We’ll…
ACR open to partners for 105-MW San Ramon Power Inc coal fired power plant
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, May 24 (PNA) – Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) is open to a partnership on its 105 Megawatt (MW) San Ramon Power Inc. (SRPI) coal fired power…
Citicore Power targets RE power capacity of 322 MW by 2020
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, May 24 (PNA) – Citicore Power, a subsidiary of Citicore Investments Holdings, Inc. (CHI), targets a renewable energy capacity of 322 Megawatts (MWs) by 2020, according to…
PHP19-M poverty alleviation projects up in N. Cotabato’s remote town
KIDAPAWAN CITY, May 25 (PNA) — More than PHP19 million worth of various infrastructure and electrification were turned over by provincial officials over the weekend in Banisilan, North Cotabato aimed at alleviating…
DENR-Bicol seeks expansion of protected forest reserve in Catanduanes
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, May 24 (PNA) -– Unknown to many, Catanduanes, the smallest Bicol province sitting on a 182,300-hectare landmass measured as the 12th largest Philippine island, is host…
Batangas Sea, most diverse spot in the planet: expert says
By Robert Maico MABINI, Batangas, May 24 (PNA) — Dr. Chris Meyer, marine biologist and Smithsonian scientist, together with Dr. Rusty Brainard, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration…
Quirino town bans smoking in public places
DIFFUN, Quirino, May 24 (PNA) — The municipal government of Diffun in Quirino province has enacted an ordinance prohibiting smoking in public places and conveyances here. Diffun Mayor Marlo Guillermo said the…
Ireland passes historic legislation legalizing Gay marriage
MOSCOW, May 24 (PNA/Sputnik) — The heavily Catholic nation of Ireland has become the first country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage through a popular vote. Ireland is a nation known…
MILF: Private sector vows to pour Php16-B investments in Muslim Mindanao
By Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, May 23 (PNA) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday said that the country’s private sectors will invest in Muslim Mindanao badly affected by…
Expert says trade liberalization must consider needs of business community
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, May 23 (PNA) — Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies negotiating for the Free Trade Area in the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) must get the design right for regional businesses…
Philippines urges APEC to expand trade, investment to reduce poverty
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, May 23 (PNA) — The Philippines has called on other member economies from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to further expand trade and investment which is crucial in supporting…
U.N. disarmament talks flop over nuke-free zone plan for Middle East
NEW YORK, May 23 (PNA/Kyodo) — A four-week UN review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended Friday without adopting a consensus document, with negotiators failing to narrow differences over a proposal…
Biden blasts China for unilateral actions in S. China Sea
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 23 (PNA/Kyodo) — Vice President Joe Biden criticized China on Friday for unilaterally claiming disputed islands in the South China Sea through such means as pushing ahead with massive…
Obama signs bill allowing Congress to review Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, May 23 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that gives Congress the right to review a potential deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The legislation…