MANILA, March 5 (PNA) – Almost PhP1-trillion worth of infrastructure projects that will improve the country’s rail, airport and mass transit systems are already in the pipeline, according to Department of Transportation…
Mandatory environmental insurance coverage proposed
MANILA, March 5 (PNA) — A lady lawmaker is seeking the enactment of a law requiring mandatory environmental insurance coverage for environmentally-critical businesses. “A mandatory environmental insurance coverage should pay for the…
Wildlife crime poses security risk: senior UN officials
UNITED NATIONS, March 5 (PNA/Xinhua) — Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned that trafficking in wildlife poses a serious security risk and called for a coordinated international response to combat wildlife crime….
U.S. ambassador to S. Korea injured, Washington condemns act of violence
SEOUL, March 5 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. envoy to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked by an armed man and injured in downtown Seoul on Thursday morning, local media reported. The suspected assailant,…
WHO calls on countries to help people reduce sugar intake
UNITED NATIONS, March 5 (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on countries to reduce sugar intake among adults and children to less than 10 percent of their total…
Ayala Land P6-B development in Bacolod seen to generate at least 4,000 jobs
BACOLOD CITY, March 5 (PNA) -– The P6-billion shopping mall, hotel, and residential condominium development of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) in this city dubbed Capitol Central is expected to generate at least…
Globe, Google partnership allows free Internet access on android phones
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, March 5 (PNA) — Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) announced on Thursday that it has partnered with the United States internet-service company Google to allow its customers…
Tigayon Hill to boost Kalibo tourism
KALIBO, Aklan, March 5 (PNA)– The local government of Kalibo will officially launch the Tigayon Hill on March 19 as the new tourism destination here. Rhea Rose Meren, Kalibo tourism officer, said…
Vatican opens process for beatification of Cebu bishop
CEBU CITY, March 5 (PNA) — The Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome has opened the process for the possible beatification of the late Archbishop Teofilo Camomot of Cebu, a…
Talisay City asks Cebu Capitol’s endorsement to operate idle P716-M fish port
TALISAY CITY, Cebu, March 5 (PNA) — The Talisay City Government has asked the Cebu provincial government to endorse the city’s proposal for the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to transfer the operation…
DA targets 10,000 dogs in anti-rabies vaccination in Bicol this month
By Danny O. Calleja PILI, Camarines Sur, March 5 (PNA) –- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting 10,000 dogs in Bicol to be vaccinated during the ongoing observance of the National…
Japan gov’t donates rice to Yolanda victims in Capiz, Iloilo and Aklan
PANAY, Capiz, March 5 (PNA) -– The Japan Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF-JAPAN) under the Tier 3 program of the Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR)…
S.Korea, China, Japan to hold meeting of senior diplomats next week
SEOUL, March 5 (PNA/Xinhua) — Senior diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week to discuss preparations for the foreign ministers’ meeting of the three countries scheduled for late…
Pangasinan reaps 3rd rice achievers’ award
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan March 4 (PNA)–It’s final. The province of Pangasinan has romped off with the coveted National Rice Achievers’ Award title for the third straight year covering two cropping seasons in 2014….
President Aquino underscores importance of rebuilding SAF
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 4 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday underscored the need to rebuild the capability of the Special Action Force (SAF) as an elite unit…