By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, March 3 (PNA) — Listed property giant Ayala Land Inc. affiliate Alveo Land expects to maintain its high growth trajectory of at least 20 percent this year…
Aquino administration fires up PHL economy, foreign chambers say
MANILA, March 3 (PNA) — The current administration led by President Benigno S. Aquino III has provided the country a good platform to further leap its economic growth, leaders of the Joint…
‘Experience Western Visayas First’ campaign boosts domestic tourism
ILOILO CITY, March 3 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism Region 6’s “Experience Western Visayas First” promotional campaign has boosted the domestic tourist arrivals by 258,392 or 10.78 percent since it was…
Kawa-Kawa Hill is both ecotourism wonder and Lenten destination
By Danny O. Calleja LIGAO CITY, March 2 (PNA) –The shades of healthily growing forest and fruit-bearing trees on the steep slope of Kawa-Kawa Hill here give thousands of people from all…
Talisay City fish port needs CPA approval to operate as RORO port
TALISAY CITY, Cebu, March 3 (PNA) — The Talisay City fish port, which has been lying idle for years, needs the approval of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to operate as a…
Ormoc City council approves village ordinance imposing toll fees
ORMOC CITY, March 3 (PNA) — The city council here passed a resolution interposing no objection to an ordinance passed by Barangay (village) Esperanza meant to raise income for the village by…
Keitech opens doors to 13 towns in Leyte, E. Samar
By Felix N. Codilla ORMOC CITY, March 3 (PNA) — Officials of Energy Development Corp. (EDC), Kananga-EDC Institute of Technology (Keitech), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority led the signing of…
Senate passes bill replacing 45-year old Pharmacy Law
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 2 (PNA) – Voting 16-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill replacing a 45-year-old law Republic Act No. 5921 or…
Palace sees passage of BBL under Aquino administration
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 2 (PNA) – Despite delay brought about by the Mamasapano incident, Malacanang remains confident to see the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) within…
Biazon urges House to do part in peace process, pass BBL that will work
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, March 2 (PNA) — A lawmaker at the House of Representatives urged his colleagues on Monday to do their part in the peace process and continue deliberations…
Congress vows to pass constitutional BBL
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, March 2 (PNA) — Both Houses of Congress sealed an agreement on Monday to revise and amend the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to ensure its constitutionality…
SM Group to expand food retail operations in South
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, March 2 (PNA) — The SM Group wants to expand its food retail operations in the country’s south, including Cebu as it seeks to get new…
Filinvest to start building six-tower Php4-B high-end Lapu-Lapu residential project in Q2
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, March 2 (PNA) — Real estate giant Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) said it would start building its six-tower high-end residential project in Lapu-Lapu City in the…
Globe partners with Huawei to be the first telco to adopt the SingleSON solution
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, March 2 (PNA) — Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) announced on Monday that it has formalized its newest collaboration with a leading global information and communications technology…
STEAG Unit 2 completes maintenance shutdown
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, March 2 (PNA) — German-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) has completed its maintenance shutdown on its second unit at 6:08 a.m., Monday, fully stabilizing 105-Megawatts (MWs)…