MANILA, Oct. 18 (PNA) — The Palace said it supports the investigation being done by the Department of Justice on the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Binay family noting that the department…
President Aquino to lead 70th anniversary of Leyte Landing
MANILA, Oct. 18 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III will lead Monday the 70th anniversary of the Leyte Landing that liberated the country from Japanese rule, the Palace said on Saturday….
Palace welcomes planned training of local health workers to fend off Ebola virus
MANILA, Oct. 18 (PNA) — Malacanang welcomed the plan training by foreign experts of the Filipino health workers as nations step up their defenses against Ebola virus. It was reported that the…
Ebola outbreak threatens global economy: WB head
PARIS, Oct. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — World Bank (WB) boss, Jim Yong Kim, rang the alarming bell of Ebola outbreak which left thousands of victims in West Africa and risk to spread out…
Peso closes sideways vs USD anew
MANILA, Oct. 16 (PNA) — Traders remain wary on the path of global growth and this resulted to the sideways close of the Philippine peso to a US dollar Thursday. The local…
Foreign portfolio investments grow in Sept. ’14
MANILA, Oct. 16 (PNA) — Foreign portfolio investments registered in September 2014 amounted to US$ 2.1 billion, reflecting a slight improvement (3.8 percent) from the previous month’s level. Year-on-year, however, registered investments…
SSI Group embarks on aggressive network expansion
MANILA, Oct. 16 (PNA) — Specialty retailer SSI Group Inc., which is set to debut on the stock exchange next month, will embark on aggressive network expansion in the next two years,…
Purisima proposes anew ‘Passport for Funds’ idea
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Oct. 15 (PNA) — Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima on Thursday presented anew his proposal to have a global tax identification number (TIN), which he dubs as “Passport for…
Cebu provincial government spends P8.7-M calamity aid in Q2
CEBU CITY, Oct. 16 (PNA) — The Cebu Provincial Government has spent some P8.7 million in calamity aid during the second quarter of this year. Records of the Cebu Provincial Accounting Office…
Lapu-Lapu City mayor backs 22nd National Children’s Month celebration
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Oct. 16 (PNA) — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza has expressed her support to the celebration of the 22nd National Children’s Month as she emphasized the awareness and cooperation…
PDEA-ARMM arrests 5 illegal drug suspects in separate buy bust operations
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, Oct. 16 (PNA) -– Five persons engaged in illegal drug trade were arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Autonomous Region…
Tornado hits Guimbal, Iloilo, leaving P638T worth of damages
ILOILO CITY, Oct. 16 (PNA) -– A tornado hit the town of Guimbal in the sourthern part of Iloilo province on Wednesday, leaving behind P638,500 worth of damages on houses, piggeries and…
PNP PRO4-A concludes assessment, evaluation on police units
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Oct. 16 (PNA) — The Philippine Regional Office (PRO)-Calabarzon concluded its Unit Certification and Performance Governance Reporting and held the awarding and conferment ceremony on Wednesday at Multi-Purpose Hall,…
2 men arrested as NorCot police intensifies drive vs lawless elements
PIGCAWAYAN, North Cotabato, Oct. 16 (PNA) — As the police here and in North Cotabato intensified the campaign versus riding-in-tandem crimes and the proliferation of firearms, two persons were separately arrested Thursday…
No. 1 drug personality under PDEA-6’s watch list arrested in Passi City
ILOILO CITY, Oct. 16 (PNA) — A notorious drug personality finally fell into the hands of narcotics operatives in a Wednesday morning anti-illegal drug operation in Passi City, Iloilo. The Philippine Drug…