DAVAO CITY, April 9 (PNA) — The first ever Davao Pomelo Festival will be launched Friday (April 10) to be led by SM Lanang Premier in support to the six-week citywide sale…
Power fluctuation burns PLDT’s ATS; Smart, Sun signals out for 5 hours
LEGAZPI CITY, April 9 (PNA) — Communication lines of Smart, Sun and Talk and Text did not function for almost five hours on Thursday after a power and communication system of the…
Former President Arroyo asks Sandiganbayan to place her under house arrest
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — The camp of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo asked the Sandiganbayan First Division that she be placed on house arrest,…
Araw ng Kagitingan: It’s Not Just a Holiday
By: Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — Tomorrow, April 9, was already marked in our calendars. It’s holiday, hooray! So, it’s hashtagWalangPasok for most Filipinos. There’s EO 203, Series…
President Aquino orders prompt execution of 2015 national budget
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed all heads of departments and agencies to undertake measures to ensure prompt execution of their budgets…
5 ‘crowd-less’ beaches for summer vacation — DOT
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, April 8 (PNA)– The summer heat has started to set in and that means more people are heading to the beach. While many Philippine go-to beaches will…
Economic managers want tax package to offset cut in revenue target for ‘15
By Joann Santiago MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — Economic managers are proposing a tax package that would offset the proposed cut in government revenues for 2015. This after the inter-agency Development Budget…
Normalization process need not be in BBL, GPH legal rep says
MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — A member of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel legal team reiterated that the normalization process, part of which is the decommissioning or turnover of…
President Aquino declares 2015 as Visit the Philippines Year
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared 2015 as Visit the Philippines Year (VPY), as he enjoined closer collaboration between the public and…
Quimbo calls on BIR to defer full implementation of online income tax filing
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, April 8 (PNA) -– House Ways and Means Committee chair Rep. Romero Quimbo on Wednesday called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to defer the full…
Crown Asia reveals business plans, strategies
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — “We believe that we should always be one step ahead our competitors,” noted Derrick Villanueva, general manager, Crown Asia Chemicals Corp.’s Pipe…
GCash, RCBC jointly expand reach of mobile financial services in PHL
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — Globe Telecom Inc.’s (Globe) wholly-owned subsidiary, G-Xchange Inc. (GXI) and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) have sealed a deal to expand customer reach…
Cebu PB okays town’s 1,500-hectare PhP138-B reclamation project
CEBU CITY, April 8 (PNA) — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has approved Cordova town’s proposed 1,500-hectare reclamation project which is estimated to cost PhP138 billion. Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said the…
Services platform to expand e-vehicles in PHL
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, April 8 (PNA) — Providing services platform will expand the use of electric vehicles in the country, Japanese firm Global Mobility Service (GMS) said in a press…
210-MW coal-fired plant in Sarangani province ready for commercial operations
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, April 8 (PNA) – Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC), a subsidiary of Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc., is ready to put into commercial operations its 210-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power…