MANILA, April 5 (PNA) — Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal Quevedo asked the Catholic faithful on Sunday to pray during Easter for the success of the Citizens’ Peace Summit that President Benigno S….
IEA forecasts the Philippines may become the next LNG hub in ASEAN
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Apr 4 (PNA) – The Philippines may become the next Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) hub in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to the International…
Trans-Asia planning to put up 120-MW wind farm in Cagayan
MANILA, April 5 (PNA) — Trans-Asia Renewable Energy Corporation (TAREC) is planning to put up a 120-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Ballesteros, Cagayan, according to the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer…
MNLF official calls for unity of Mindanao Moro leaders
COTABATO CITY, April 5 (PNA) -– A leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) today urged Mindanao Moro leaders, particularly fellow MNLF to unite and support the passage of the Bangsamoro…
Business leader welcomes PhP15.5-B coal-fired power plant in northern Negros
BACOLOD CITY, April 5 (PNA) — A local business leader has welcomed the proposed construction of the PhP15.5-billion coal-fired power plant in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Frank Carbon, president of the Metro…
PPA to formulate Eastern Visayas seaport master plan
By Sarwell Q. Meniano TACLOBAN CITY, April 5 (PNA) – The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now checking existing seaports in Eastern Visayas as part of formulating the region’s seaport master plan….
Palace assures disaster risk reduction is PHL’s top priority
MANILA, April 5 (PNA) – Malacanang has assured that the Philippines is making the disaster risk reduction (DRR) a top priority agenda under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. This was…
FMIC upgrades PHL growth forecast for 2015 to 7.5%-8.0%
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, April 5 (PNA) — First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has upgraded its forecast for Philippine economic growth to 7.5…
DSWD focuses on providing emergency telecom support for areas to be hit by typhoon ‘Chedeng’
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, April 4 (PNA) — As part of the intensified efforts in the preparations for Typhoon Chedeng, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is also focusing…
Comelec to set up registration centers in manning and recruitment agencies in Metro Manila for Overseas Absentee Voters
MANILA, April 4 (PNA) –The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is coordinating with private companies such as manning and recruitment agencies where they will put up registration centers for the Overseas Filipino Workers…
SSS warns against fraudulent claimants
MANILA, April 4 (PNA) — The Social Security System (SSS) warns the public against filing fraudulent claims following the decision of La Union Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch II to…
Tourists move out; outdoor activities along Aurora beaches totally banned
By Jason de Asis BALER, Aurora, April 4 (PNA) –Tourists in this capital town of Aurora on Saturday morning moved out and returned to their respective places while outdoor activities along the…
DILG Chief to LGUs : Prepare for “Chedeng’s” landfall
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, April 4 (PNA) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II on Saturday urged local chief executives of towns and cities threatened by Typhoon…
U.S. tested largest bunker buster bomb ahead of Iran nuclear talks
MOSCOW, April 4 (PNA/Sputnik) — The Pentagon upgraded and tested the United States’ largest bunker buster, which could potentially destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, while Washington attempted to reach a diplomatic deal with…
Normalization process key deterrent to ISIS-like radicalism in Mindanao
MANILA, April 4 (PNA) — An international expert on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration or DDR underscored the importance of ensuring that combatants learn to ease their way out of the culture and…