By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Oct. 21 (PNA) — Newly installed Makati City police chief, Senior Supt. Ernesto Barlam, on Tuesday vowed to increase police visibility to combat criminality in the…
Consumer group to submit petition on fare rollback for jeeps this week
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Oct. 21 (PNA) — A consumer group on Tuesday said it is all set in submitting a formal petition to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board…
Government has right of way in road-widening project in Leyte, says Palace
MANILA, Oct. 21 (PNA) — The government has the right of way in the project to expand roads in Palo, Leyte, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said on…
ATR, a plan for further developing PA
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Oct. 21 (PNA) — In line with its efforts to further professionalize itself, the Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday announced the creation of an Army Transportation Roadmap…
7 gov’t agencies, 3 LGUs pass PGS revalidas
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct. 21 (PNA) — Seven national government agencies and three local government units (LGUs) have passed their respective Philippine Governance System (PGS) revalida during fourth quarter Public…
Australian physicists build reversible laser tractor beam
CANBERRA, Oct. 20 (PNA/Xinhua) — Laser physicists in Australia have built a tractor beam that can repel and attract objects, using a hollow laser beam that is bright around the edges and…
CA stops refund of Smart’s excess SMS rate
MANILA, Oct. 20 (PNA) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has stopped the implementation of an order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) directing the Smart Communications Incorporated (Smart) to refund the…
House panel moves passage of emergency powers to December
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Oct. 20 (PNA) — The House Committee on Energy said on Monday they have moved the timeline of the passage of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s request…
TESDA allots Php32M for ‘tech-voc’ courses in CDO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 20 (PNA) -– About 5,000 students and out-of-school youths in this trading hub would benefit from the Php32 million intended for technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses offered by the…
Php5-M cash-for-work program proposed
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, Oct. 20 (PNA) — A total of Php5-million worth cash-for-work (CFW) program from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expected to benefit Ilocanos affected by…
Regional work safety summit set Oct. 23 in Bacolod City
BACOLOD CITY, Oct. 20 (PNA) — The Safety Organization of Negros Occidental, (SONO) and the Western Visayas Occupational Safety and Health Network (WVOSHnet), in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment…
HARI’s vehicle sales surge 34% in September
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct. 20 (PNA) — Vehicle sales of Hyundai’s local arm, Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI), surged by 34 percent in September 2014 compared to the same period…
Business matching proposals thrive in BIMP-EAGA
DAVAO CITY, Oct. 20 (PNA) — As realization of the ASEAN Economic Community nears by 2015, proposals for business partnerships within and among the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) keep coming….
President Aquino: No need to revoke VFA
MANILA, Oct. 20 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III said Monday there is no need to abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) just because of the “sin of one person.” “Bakit…
Health officials cite importance of keeping one’s immune system strong in fighting the Ebola virus disease
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Oct. 20 (PNA) — Department of Health (DOH) officials have cited the importance of keeping a person’s immune system strong in fighting off the threat of Ebola…