By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, March 21 (PNA) –FinanceAsia Magazine cited two Philippine telecommunication companies as among the best managed public companies in the country and in the region. FianceAsia said a…
PHL exporters urged to explore Sweden’s booming food market
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — Philippine exporters are urged to explore the booming food market in Sweden. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) International Economic Relations undersecretary Laura del Rosario mentioned that there…
Pimentel asks Comelec to abandon pilot testing of touchscreen system in 2016 polls
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday urges the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to abandon its plan to pilot test the touchscreen voting technology in Pateros, Metro…
DOE should make ILP mandatory to avert power outages
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano III batted for the mandatory and compulsory implementation of the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) over the weekend by heavy power users with power…
Lawmakers deny money change hands to assure passage of BBL
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — The House leadership and even opposition lawmakers on Friday vehemently denied the reported Php 200 million ‘Malaysian money’ being given to each senator…
Mount Banahaw remains closed to trekkers and pilgrims
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, March 20 (PNA) –- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 4A CALABARZON Regional Executive Director Reynulfo Juan in a statement Friday reiterated to the public that Mount…
President Aquino inaugurates modernized ‘Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo’ in Cavite
MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday led the inauguration of the modernized Museo in Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, after the museum underwent several years of…
Php 35-B Megaworld projects in Bacolod to create new business districts, 250,000 jobs
BACOLOD CITY, March 20 (PNA) — Considered the biggest real estate investment in Negros Occidental so far, Megaworld Corp.’s Php 35-billion development projects in this city are expected to create new business…
President Aquino gives thumbs up for release of transcript of his SMS w/ Purisima
MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — Malacanang on Friday said President Benigno Aquino III has given his go signal for the Senate to have a copy of the transcription of his SMS communication…
Ebola virus death toll in West Africa reaches 10,216 — WHO
GENEVA, March 20 (PNA/TASS) — The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak has reached 10,216 while the number of those infected totaled 24,743, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a…
Bill Gates warns world must be prepared for epidemic worse than Ebola
WASHINGTON, March 20 (PNA/Xinhua) — Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Thursday the world must learn from the Ebola outbreak and be prepared for an epidemic of a far more infectious disease that…
Ilocos Norte opens over 1,000 jobs anew this summer
LAOAG CITY, March 20 (PNA) — Some 1,382 youth in Ilocos Norte will be hired under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), the province’s employment program for the youth…
Booming PHL construction activities attracts growth of foreign players
MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — Foreign players in the Philippine market that are supplying for construction industry are also benefitting from the booming sector. Embassy of Malaysia Trade Office (MATRADE) Manila commissioner…
Resorts World Manila operator’s profit hits Php5.45B in 2014
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI), owner and operator of Resorts World Manila (RWM), posted a doubling of profits in 2014 driven by…
PHL earns USD 90-M in world’s largest food expo
MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — The country’s initial earnings at the Gulfood 2015 — the world’s largest annual food and hospitality show held in Dubai — reached USD 90 million, said Department…