CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 3 (PNA) -– A group of native Kagay-anons on Friday formed a new political party that will endorse only pure Kagay-anons in the 2016 local and presidential…
Bargain-hunting, Wall Street rally lift PHL shares
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — The Philippine stock market rebounded on Friday on bargain-hunting after a two-day slump. The benchmark Philippine stock exchange index (PSEi) increased 50.77 points…
SM Prime China malls cited anew in China
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — Property conglomerate SM Prime Holdings, Inc. clinched three major awards recognizing its malls in China. SM Prime was awarded with the Mall China Golden Mall Awards 2014…
PLDT Group extends free Internet offer to postpaid and broadband subscribers till January
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) announced Friday that its free Internet offer to all of their prepaid, postpaid and broadband subscribers is extended from November…
Export Development Council sees above 8% exports revenue in 2014
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — The Export Development Council (EDC) is seeing exports revenue to grow by more than 8.0 percent this year, Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau…
PHL bags ‘Destination of the Year’ title at TTG Travel Awards 2014
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — With just three more months left before the Visit the Philippines Year (VPY) 2015 campaign kicks off, the country marked it latest tourism…
President Aquino forms National Organizing Committee for Papal visit
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed the mobilization of government resources to ensure the smooth and orderly visit of His Holiness Pope Francis in the Philippines…
POEA suspends recruitment agencies for misrepresentation of HSW applicants
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has ordered the preventive suspension of recruitment agencies and employers for misrepresentation of Filipino household worker applicants (HSWs), a modus operandi…
Magnitude 5.7 quake jolts Antique
By Christopher Loyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake jolted Antique province and nearby areas Friday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs)….
President Aquino duty-bound to fulfill mandate from the people, says Palace official
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III will continue to fulfill his duties as mandated by the people and carry out reforms he has initiated since the start of…
Baguio City supports Vigan City bid to be among New Wonder Cities of the World
BAGUIO CITY, Oct. 2 (PNA) -– The Baguio City council passed a resolution to support the quest of Vigan City to be one of the New Wonder Cities of the World which…
ARMM to implement P100-M development plan for region’s seaport
COTABATO CITY, Oct. 2 (PNA) -– In its desire to improve the region’s biggest seaport, the working government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will implement a P100-million development of…
PTT Phils sells 4M liters of Jet Fuel to Cebu Pacific
MANILA, Oct 2 (PNA) — PTT Philippines has sold 4 million liters of jet fuel to Cebu Pacific, worth Php 170 million, which will be delivered in a year’s time. “Three hundred…
PHL game development industry attracts global interest in Canada roadshow –DTI
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct. 2 (PNA) — The country’s game development industry has attracted the interest of the global players at the External Development Summit (XDS) in Vancouver, Canada, the…
PHL shares plunge anew on Fed concern
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) –- Local share prices plunged for a second day on Thursday concerns over the end of the United States Federal Reserve’s bond buying program….