By Celeste Anna R. Formoso PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Nov. 10 (PNA) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here approved Tuesday a measure seeking the declaration of the island town of Kalayaan in the…
Calabarzon, Manila JCIs win top awards in 2015 World Congress in Japan
By Saul E. Pa-a CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Nov. 10 (PNA) — The country’s more than 100 delegates to the week-long 2015 Junior Chamber International (JCI) World Congress held in Kanazawa, Japan from…
Cordillera region expected to feel El Niño effects in 2016
BAGUIO CITY, Nov. 10 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) Cordillera Regional Office is designing plans that will suit the needs of the farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to combat the…
PHP376M project to provide potable water to 1,000 families in 2 villages in Cebu, Mandaue cities
CEBU CITY, Nov. 10 (PNA) — A PHP376-million project will provide potable water taps to more than 1,000 families in two villages in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue. The project, called…
Pantawid kids to gather for annual Children’s Regional Congress in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Nov. 10 (PNA) — The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct the three-day annual Regional Children’s Congress and Awarding of…
Maltreated OFW returns home in Tarlac
By Homer Teodoro TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Nov. 10 (PNA) –An overseas Filipino worker from this province has finally returned back home from Saudi Arabia where she was maltreated by her employer. Rea…
Chinese FM Wang Yi visits Manila
By Michaela del Callar MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be in the Philippines for a working visit days before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, the…
President Aquino hopes for SSL 4 implementation starting in January ’16
MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III is optimistic for the implementation of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) 4 by January 2016, which is included in the proposed 2016 national…
Senate approves Php2,000 SSS pension increase
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) – The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill granting an across the board Php2,000 increase in the monthly pension…
Climate-vulnerable nations eye stronger bid vs. greenhouse gases
By Catherine J. Teves MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — The Philippines and other countries most vulnerable to climate change are preparing to collectively deliver, during climate negotiations in Paris this year, a…
‘Great Wall of Tacloban’ protects coastline municipalities from storm surges
By Lilybeth G. Ison TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 9 (PNA) — The national government has prioritized the allocation of PhP48 billion for the construction of a 27-kilometer seawall or tidal wave embankment to…
Pres. Aquino OKs 4-year PHP226B gov’t workers pay increase
MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III endorsed to Congress today a proposed bill titled “Salary Standardization Law of 2015” or SSL 2015 for its consideration and enactment into…
PSALM stresses it acted with DOJ opinion in SPC transaction
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Nov 9 (PNA) – The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corp. stressed it has acted after consulting the Department of Justice (DOJ) for an opinion…
Globe board approves cash dividend of Php20.75/share following strong 9-mo earnings
MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — Globe Telecom said its board approved the declaration of a fourth quarter cash dividend of Php20.75 per share for common shares following the strong financial performance in…
Ayala Land 9-month profit hits Php12.8-B
MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — Property giant Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) booked a 19-percent surge in profit in the first nine months of 2015 on the back of sustained stable performance of…