By Joann Santiago MANILA, Oct. 1 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday vowed a more rigorous evaluation of the risks that Filipino soldiers will face the next time the country…
DOLE cites Luisita Industrial Park as PHL’s first labor laws compliant ecozone
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Oct. 1 (PNA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has cited the Luisita Industrial Park as the first labor laws compliant economic zone in the country. DOLE…
Death toll rises to 48 as rescue missions continue on volatile volcano in Japan
TOKYO, Oct. 1 (PNA/Xinhua) — Search and rescue workers comprising more than 1,000 police officers, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel on Wednesday resumed works as well as recovery operations from Mount Ontake…
2-B older persons in world by 2050 — Ban
TEHRAN, Sept. 30 (PNA/IRNA) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day of Older Persons, announced that the number of older persons is expected to more than double,…
DTI to release Php3.4-M worth of equipment to boost Zambo Sur town’s bamboo industry
PAGADIAN CITY, Sept. 30 (PNA) -– The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is releasing on Wednesday Php3.4 million worth of equipment and machines to boost the Bamboo Industry in the nearby…
3 villages in Negros Occidental town declared ‘peace communities’
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 30 (PNA) -– Residents of three villages in Murcia, Negros Occidental declared their areas as “peace communities” as the observance of the National Peace Consciousness Month drew to a…
Pangasinan cops propose ordinances to thwart crimes by motorcycle-riding perpetrators
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Sept. 30 (PNA) — The Pangasinan police recommended the adoption of some legislative measures by the Provincial Board in a bid to address the problem posed by motorcycle-riding criminals (MRCs)…
CIDG to include info dissemination in campaign vs illegal activities
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 30 (PNA) — A top regional official of a Philippine National Police operational support unit said on Monday that it will couple education and information campaign along with its…
NEDA chief: Gov’t needs Php2.06 trillion to fund 952 infra projects
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — The Philippine government’s 952 infrastructure projects for the second half of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s term requires an investment of some Php2.06…
Peso recovers vs USD, PSEi further rise
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — Investors’ decision to take profit enabled the Philippine peso to recover despite breaching the Php45-level to a dollar mid-trade and the local bourse to…
BIR targets to issue BCC by November/December ‘14
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) targets to release by November or December this year the Broker Clearance Certificate (BCC) in line with the…
Lawmakers say Congress moving towards passing priority measures to set better conditions for inclusive growth
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — Two lawmakers on Tuesday assured that members of the two Chambers of Congress are working hand in hand to pass priority measures that…
DPWH to pave all national roads by 2016
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson said that there will be more surprises for Filipinos in the last two…
DOTC still pushing Sangley as general aviation hub
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Tuesday maintained it is still pushing efforts to turn Sangley Point in Cavite into a…
PAL opens regular flights to New York beginning March 2015
MANILA, Sept. 30 (PNA) — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday announced that beginning March next year, regular flights to New York will be open in a four-times-a-week-service. This marks the…