MANILA, April 24 (PNA) — South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. (SLTEC), a joint-venture between Trans-Asia Oil, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and Ayala Corporation, has completed the construction of its first 135-Megawatt (MW)…
Moody’s Analytics eye further rise of PHL GDP in Q1 ’15 to7.3%
By Joann Santiago MANILA, April 24 (PNA) — Sustained improvement of government spending and infrastructure investment among others made Moody’s Analytics forecast a 7.3 percent expansion of the Philippine economy in the…
PHL inflation eases at 2.4% in Q1 2015
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, April 24 (PNA) — The Philippines’ headline inflation rate for January to March 2015 period has eased to 2.4 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported…
Globe Business boosts productivity of IT solutions firm with Google Apps
MANILA, April 24 (PNA) — Globe Business, the corporate ICT arm of Globe Telecom, is leading the adoption of cloud services in the PH enterprise industry as it offers Google Apps services…
Sambawan Island: Biliran’s tourism gem
By Roel T. Amazona MARIPIPI, Biliran, April 24 (PNA) — Diving and checking its rich marine life has been a passion for Scottish Martin Bailey, another reason why he keeps on coming…
Samar gov’t dicovers value of ecotourism in curbing illegal logging
By Jazmin Bonifacio PARANAS, Samar, April 24 (PNA) — The Samar provincial government has vowed to sustain ecotourism program in this town in a bid to protect the remaining forest resources and…
Going Green: Solar panels atop Puerto Princesa City Hall inaugurated
By Keith Anthony S. Fabro PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, April 24 (PNA) – – The 20-year build-lease-transfer (BLT) “Puerto Princesa City Solar Showcase” strategically installed atop the new city hall complex was finally…
‘Festivals of the North’ to awe tourists, Dagupan residents
DAGUPAN CITY, April 24 (PNA)–Tourists and local residents will be back in the main streets of Dagupan on Sunday, with the staging of the crowd-drawing ‘Festivals of the North’ (FON) that will…
PhilRice leads on patents and application
SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija, April 24 (PNA) –The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) has cited the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) for filing the most number of patents…
U.P. professor says Palawan’s WW2 past is important in Philippine history
By Celeste Anna R. Formoso and Ronces Paragoso PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, April 23 (PNA) — Dreams of the future is better than the past, but history has to be understood and preserved…
President Aquino appoints Alberto Lina as new BOC chief
MANILA, April 23 (PNA) — Malacanang announced on Thursday evening the appointment of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Alberto D. Lina as the new Customs chief. Lina replaces John Phillip Sevilla,…
DFA: China resorting to name-calling as it cannot defend its illegal sea claims
By Michaela del Callar MANILA, April 23 (PNA) — The Philippine government on Thursday accused China of resorting to name-calling as it lacks the response to defend its “unlawful” claims in the…
Radioactive drone landing on Abe’s roof sparks nationwide alert
TOKYO, April 23 (PNA/Xinhua) — The head of Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday a full investigation was underway following the landing of a drone containing traces of a radioactive substance…
Asean to play significant role in global economy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (PNA/Bernama) — ASEAN, with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) set to reach US$ 4 trillion dollar by 2020, will play an increasingly significant role in the global…
Customs Commissioner Sevilla resigns
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, April 23 (PNA) — After serving the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for more than a year, Customs Commissioner John Philip Sevilla has resigned. In a press briefing,…