LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) — The chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) said Albay might be facing a complex disaster if the restiveness of Mayon volcano…
SP mulls creation of local youth development council
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) -– The city council here has approved on first reading the committee report on a proposed ordinance creating the Local Youth Development Council of Iloilo City as…
Damage assessment being conducted in Cordillera after ‘Luis’
BAGUIO CITY, September 16 (PNA) –- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMCs) and Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (BCDRRMC) are currently conducting Rapid Damage Assessment Needs Analysis (RDANA)…
FDI Net Inflows Continue to Rise in June 2014; First Semester Level Reaches US$ 3.6B
MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Foreign direct investments (FDI) posted net inflows amounting to US$ 588 million in June 2014, a turnaround from the US$ 26 million net outflows registered in the…
Peso, PSEi falter anew Wednesday
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept 10 (PNA) – – Investors’ expectations of a sooner-than-later hike in Federal Reserve’s key rates further weakened the Philippine peso and the local bourse Wednesday. The local…
Iloilo convention center within construction standards: DPWH
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Construction of the Iloilo Convention Center is definitely within standards and not overpriced. This was the reaction of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional…
Bacolod City mayor takes Ice Bucket Challenge for Negrense ALS patient
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella took the Ice Bucket Challenge to help an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient from Barangay Yubo, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental….
Lucena’s prime cooperative opens new business center
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Sept. 10 (PNA) – Mayor Roderick “Dondon” Alcala led the opening Wednesday of the new Koopnaman Business Center of the Koopnaman Multi-Purpose Cooperative at the corner of Merchan and…
Iloilo awaits WB’s approval of P262-M road project
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) -– The provincial government here awaits the decision of World Bank (WB) on their proposed rehabilitation of 28-kilometer Imbang Grande-Tagubong-Gemumua Agahon-Agtabo farm-to-market road in Passi City –…
Mayor Rama to pursue Cebu City College for hinterland barangays
CEBU CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has said his administration will now “aggressively pursue” the establishment of the Cebu City College for students from the city’s hinterland…
PHL lower unemployment rate reflects signs of labor market dynamism — Palace
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Malacanang on Wednesday said the improvement in the country’s unemployment rate in July 2014 reflects continued signs of dynamism in the labor market…
DepEd recognizes private schools for IP learners
MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — As part of its commitment to increase access to education and to promote Indigenous Peoples’ education (IPed), the Department of Education (DepEd) has officially recognized the first…
DTI expects port congestion to continue until 2015
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory Domingo on Wednesday said the port congestion will continue until January next year due to…
Filipino UNDOF chief-of-staff now in PHL
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The Armed Forces announced that the ranking Filipino officer of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), who resigned from his post due…
TESDA, DepEd coordinate to train TLE teachers in handling 23 tech-voc courses
MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — In line with the K to 12 curriculum, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have been working hand in…