MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) – A Palace official has announced that the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) will formally start in April the construction of another major infrastructure project aimed…
Indra asks Comelec not to allow Smartmatic in public bidding
MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) — Indra Sistemas S.A. has asked anew the Commission on Elections (Comelec) not to allow its rival Smartmatic – Total Information Management (TIM) Corporation from participating in the…
Malacanang elated over Forbes magazine’s report making Philippines a top retirement destination
MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) — The Palace said it is elated by the Forbes magazine report that makes the Philippines one of the top retirement havens in the world. “Ikinakagalak po natin…
Government intensifies efforts to prevent spread of MERS-CoV
MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) — The government intensifies the monitoring of airports, seaports and other points of entry to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome- Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the country,…
PEMC ready to lower cap on Retail Competition, Open Access to 750-kW from 1-MW
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) — The Electricity Market Operator, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) is ready to lower the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) cap to 750-kilowatts…
Northwind to put up solar project on wind farm lot in Bangui, Ilocos Norte
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) — Northwind Power Development Corporation is planning to put up a 2-Megawatts (MW) solar project in their wind farm lot in Bangui, Ilocos Norte,…
Bohol Special Ecozone moving on to Senate level
By Angeline Valencia TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 15 (PNA) — Bohol will soon establish a special economic zone once the bill for its purpose pass muster at the Senate level. Third District…
Cebu hotel maintains rosy outlook in 2015
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Feb. 15 (PNA) — The Cebu City Marriott Hotel maintains a rosy outlook for the hotel business this year, projecting a growth of 4.5 percent, an…
Robinsons Land to open Robinsons Galleria Cebu later this year
CEBU CITY, Feb. 15 (PNA) — Real estate giant Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) will open Robinsons Galleria Cebu, its biggest mall outside Metro Manila, later in the year. Robinsons Galleria Cebu, which…
Puregold acquires Aurora’s 1st shopping mall cum commercial complex
By Jason de Asis BALER, Aurora, Feb. 15 (PNA)–NE Baler, the first shopping mall cum commercial complex in the province is now under a new management. Retail magnate Lucio Co of the…
North Cotabato solon wants deliberations on BBL to push through
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 15 (PNA) – Al lady solon in North Cotabato today said she really wanted the deliberations on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to proceed, describing it a very…
Calbayog City tags tourism development as one of 2015 priorities
By Jennifer S. Allegado CALBAYOG CITY, Feb. 15 (PNA) — The local government unit in this city identified tourism development as one of its priorities for 2015. Mayor Ronaldo Aquino said that…
86 co-passengers of Filipina nurse in Saudia Flight 860 yield negative results –DOH
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) — Of the 220 co-passengers who were on the same flight as the Filipina nurse found positive with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV),…
Muslims , Christian solons agree to support BBL
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Feb. 14 (PNA) — Mindanao solons, both Christians and Muslims agreed in principle that they will pass Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) minus the unconstitutional parts, Cagayan de…
WHO : Transfer of MERSCoV from one person to another requires close contact
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Feb. 14 (PNA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said over the weekend that MERSCoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus) is a disease that is not…