By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Dec. 11 (PNA) — The Philippines has improved in six out of 11 global competitiveness reports of several international institutions for the year 2014. In its year-end…
BSP cuts inflation forecast for 2014-16 as risks become more manageable
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 11 (PNA) — Philippine monetary officials on Thursday slashed their inflation projection for 2014 to 2016 based on their assessment of a more manageable inflation environment in…
Admin disciplinary board submits recommendation on erring market employees
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 10 (PNA) — The Personnel Complaints and Administrative Investigation Board had submitted its disciplinary recommendation to city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog by beating the deadline set on December 5,…
Puto Day observed in Pangasinan town
By Hilda Austria CALASIAO, Pangasinan, Dec. 10 (PNA) — Cartoon characters, snowman, diorama of St. Peter and Paul’s Parish, wedding cake and a Christmas tree, all made from the famous ‘puro ’…
For forcing out two village officials from office, chief of police, nine of his men charged
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan, Dec. 10 (PNA) — The town’s chief of police and nine of his men are facing a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman filed by two barangay officials whom…
Portuguese scientists develop new method of determining sex of penguins
LISBON, Dec. 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — Scientists from the University of Coimbra in Portugal are leading an international team developing a method for determining the sex of penguin species more quickly, cheaply and…
1 in 5 enterprises use cloud computing services in EU: Eurostat
BRUSSELS, Dec. 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — A fifth of enterprises used cloud computing services in the European Union (EU) in 2014, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU…
Globe customer base grows 18% to 45.4 M
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Dec. 10 (PNA) — Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) on Wednesday said that it has sustained its customer growth momentum during the first nine months this year,…
Philex Mining Corp and Silangan Mindanao Exploration Company issues P 7.2 billion worth of convertible notes
MANILA, Dec 10 (PNA) — Philex Mining Corporation and Silangan Mindanao Exploration Company Inc (SMECI) have approved the issuance of Php 7.2 billion worth of convertible notes. “The Board of Directors of…
2nd hearing on jeepney fare cut set Thursday
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Dec. 10 (PNA) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTRFRB) on Wednesday said that it will hold the second hearing on the petition for a…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft returns to land after test flight
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — NASA’s new human spacecraft, Orion, has been brought back to shore by a U.S. navy ship after its successful first test flight that ended with a splashdown…
High-value target of PDEA-6 falls in Jaro drug bust
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 10 (PNA) — A drug personality tagged to be a leader of a fraternity group in this city finally fell into the hands of narcotics agents following a drug…
Angara vows to legislate measures protecting human rights
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Dec. 10 (PNA) – Senator Juan Edgardo Angara promised on Wednesday to work closely on measures that will further protect human rights not only from repression and…
Update: 325,463 families remain in 5,890 evacuation centers in four regions –DSWD
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Dec. 10 (PNA) — As tropical storm “Ruby” is traversing the West Philippine Sea on its way out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday,…
New artificial skin senses many types of touch
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (PNA/PTI) — Researchers have developed an artificial skin that is warm and elastic and can sense many types of touch just like real skin. The researchers laminated the…