By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, March 29 (PNA) — Investing in Philippine stock market offers tremendous opportunities for potential investors, as domestic sectors continue to benefit from the current macro-economic climate. “We…
Sta. Clara Power to construct hydro projects with 200-MW capacity
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, March 29 (PNA) – Sta. Clara Power Corp., a subsidiary of the construction firm Sta. Clara International Corp., is targeting to build more than 12 hydropower projects…
PTT PHLs Corp. ready for Euro 4 implementation by July
MANILA, March 29 (PNA) – The Thai government-owned PTT Philippines Corp. is ready for the mandated Euro 4 standard for diesel and gas products which will be implemented in July 2015, according…
Power demand in Cebu dips by 1.86MW during Earth Hour
CEBU CITY, March 29 (PNA) — The Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Metro Cebu’s lone power utility, said power demand in its franchise area dipped by 1.86 megawatts (MW) during the observance of…
Bulacan braces for Holy Week ‘exodus’
By Emil G. Gamos MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, March 29 (PNA) — From the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine in the mountain city of San Jose del Monte to the man-made Golgotha…
C-295: First brand-new transport aircraft acquired by PHL in almost 40 years
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, March 29 (PNA) — For the first time in almost 40 years, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be formally accepting into service a brand-new, purposely-built transport…
‘Divorce law would make marriage a mockery’ –CBCP head
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, March 27 (PNA) — The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) echoed on Friday the stand of the Catholic Church against the proposed…
Comelec allows anew Smartmatic-TIM from bidding of OMR
By Ferdinand G. Patino MANILA, March 27 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has again allowed Smartmatic–Total Information Management (TIM) Corporation to bid for the additional Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machines…
National Peace Summit to discuss Bangsamoro Basic Law eyed
MANILA, March 27 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino on Friday said a National Peace Summit will be held to better understand the importance of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). The President…
PSE index hits fresh record high
MANILA, March 27 (PNA) –- Local share prices bucked the regional trend by eking out slight gains on Friday to end to its 21st all-time high for the year. The benchmark Philippine…
President Aquino forms council to study BBL thoroughly
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 27 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Friday announced the creation of a council that will study thoroughly the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which is…
Bulacan, N. Ecija, Tarlac get Php159.76-M total funding for TESDA tech-voc scholarships
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, March 27 (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will release a total of Php159.76 million to the provinces of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and…
President Aquino reminds concerned agencies to assure safety of public during Holy Week
MANILA, March 27 (PNA) – President Benigno Aquino on Friday has directed the concerned agencies to assure the safety and convenience of the public going to the provinces during the Holy Week…
Absolut Distillers Inc 2-MW solar project to apply for FIT
By Juzel L. Danganan GUIMARAS, March 26 (PNA) — Tan-led Absolut Distillers Inc’s (ADI’s) will apply for the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) of its 2-Megawatt (MW) solar project in Lian, Batangas. According to ADI…
FinanceAsia: Globe is best managed telco in the Philippines
MANILA, March 27 (PNA) — Globe Telecom was cited as one of the best managed public companies in the Philippines and in the region, according to a survey by FinanceAsia Magazine among…