By Joann Santiago MANILA, April 10 (PNA) – A Palace official on Friday said the government is not worried if members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are using aliases while…
PHL stocks hit 27th record close above 8,100
MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — Local share prices surged to record level anew above the 8,100 mark on Friday, tracking the rise on overseas markets. The barometer Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi)…
BOI releases ’14-16 IPP guidelines
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the 2014-2016 Investment Promotions Plan (IPP) general policies and specific guidelines, which are now available on…
Malacanang exec says President Aquino still choosing the next LP standard bearer
By Joann Santiago MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — The quest for the next standard bearer of Liberal Party (LP), where President Benigno S. Aquino III belongs to, continues, a Palace spokesperson said…
Hillary Clinton to announce 2016 campaign Sunday
WASHINGTON, April 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to make her official 2016 presidential campaign announcement on Sunday, local media reported Thursday. The New York Daily News…
Malacanang denies news report naming an individual as among the Comelec head candidates
By Joann Santiago MANILA, April 10 (PNA) – – A Palace official on Friday denied a news report naming a certain individual as among those being considered to head the Commission on…
GCash customer base up by 25%
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — Globe Telecom Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary G-Xchange Inc. (GXI) that operates mobile money service GCash, has posted a 25 percent upturn in its customer…
Ayala Group boosting energy, infrastructure projects
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is boosting its new portfolio of businesses in power generation and transport infrastructure as it targets ramping up profit to…
Belgian business group eyes PHL port industry, trade
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — The Philippine Port Authority (PPA) on Friday said that several business groups from Belgium are looking at opportunities in the Philippines not only…
BOI-approved investments in Q1 2015 up by 17%
MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved more projects in January to March 2015 which translates to higher investment approvals and more job generation. BOI Managing Head…
DOST-3 helps Central Luzon MSMEs to be more competitive thru SET-UP
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, April 10 (PNA) –The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region III is continuously assisting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Central Luzon to acquire technology…
Megaworld’s GERI profit up 151% in 2014
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — Global-Estate Resorts Inc. (GERI), the Philippines’ leading tourism estate developer, posted a whopping 151-percent in profit in 2014 on the back of robust…
DOE sees hurdles in Euro 4 implementation by July
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Apr 9 (PNA) — Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Zenaida Monsada sees hurdles in implementing the Euro 4 standard for petroleum products nationwide by July 2015, saying…
Mobula japonica or Mobula thurstoni, still a first in Tubbataha in Palawan
By Celeste Anna R. Formoso PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, April 10 (PNA) – The Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) admitted that it made a mistake in the identification of the manta look-alike Mobula japonica….
DOT’s #Itsmorefuninthephilippines hashtag reaches 1-M on IG
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, April 10 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday announced that the hashtag #itsmorefuninthephilippines has hit the one-million mark on mobile photo-sharing app, Instagram (IG)….