MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The low pressure area (LPA) hovering over Luzon is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday or Sunday, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical…
Solon wants exemption for individual taxpayers raised to Php100,000
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — A neophyte lawmaker is seeking to increase the personal exemption for individual taxpayers to Php100,000 from the present Php50,000 so that the government can reduce the burden…
MyPhone maker creates new holding firm
MANILA, Aug 22 (PNA) — The manufacturer of local mobile phone brand MyPhone, Solid Group, Inc., will incorporate a new holding firm that will invest for the future businesses of the company….
Cebu Capitol’s net worth rises to P27.9B in May
CEBU CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The Cebu Provincial Government’s net worth increased to P27.924 billion as of May 31, or about P1 billion compared to the P26.919 billion in the same…
Gov’t plans tax revenue program until ‘17
MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) — Economic managers have planned tax revenue targets of government’s tax collecting agencies up to 2017. The two major revenue agencies are the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR),…
ARMM vows to protect environment, favors responsible mining
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) – Various stakeholders in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) agreed on Friday to cooperate in enforcing mining laws in the region…
Pangasinan beauty is the country’s bet for Miss Global Tourism
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 22 (PNA) — Twenty-year-old beauty queen Michelle Alegre of Bautista town, who was adjudged 2nd runner-up in the Queen of the Philippines pageant held last Aug. 1, will represent…
2 island villages in Southern Leyte eye rabies-free declaration
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) here has endorsed two island villages of Hinunangan, Southern Leyte to be declared as rabies-free. The Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU)…
NBI raids printing press in Manila
MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday raided a printing press in Recto, Manila for illegal reproduction of books. Raided by the NBI-Intellectual Property Rights Division…
Truck ban stays in Metro Manila — MMDA
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) – While it is supporting initiatives to address the current decongestion of the Port of Manila, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on…
Organizers plan to build a pope mobile for Pope Francis’s visit to PHL
MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) — Organizers of the Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines in January 2015 are thinking of assembling a pope mobile for the Holy Father, which he…
ITCZ to bring rains over Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) — Parts of Mindanao and Visayas will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rains on Thursday due to Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting these areas, according to…
Third government-chartered plane flies to Tunisia to bring home over 400 Filipinos from Libya
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The third government-chartered plane left Manila for Tunis, Tunisia Wednesday to bring home over 400 Filipino nationals who were evacuated from Libya. Philippine Airlines flight PR 8009…
3 employees of Sta. Barbara town dismissed over irregular bidding process
ILOILO City, Aug. 21 (PNA) – Three department heads of the municipal government of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo were found guilty of grave misconduct by the Office of the Ombudsman due to irregular…
DepEd 7 orders cutting of trees in campuses posing as hazards to studes, teachers
CEBU CITY, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) 7 has issued a directive requiring schools to remove hazardous trees within their campuses. DepEd 7 Director Carmelita Dulangon said this…