MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The Mandaue City Government is set to increase tax rates to as high as 300 percent, but to be implemented on a staggered basis in…
Smart Communications’ data exchange up by 121% in 1H
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) — Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) saw a 121 percent surge to over 15,000 terabytes (or 15 million gigabyte) of data exchanged through its network for the first half…
Firm sets aside PHP 1.5-B for three resort projects in Cebu, Palawan
CEBU CITY, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The Cebu-based Unchuan Development Corporation, the operator of Cebu White Sands Resort and Spa, will pour PHP 1.5 billion investments on three big-ticket projects starting next…
PLDT collaborates with HK-based PCCW Global for new int’l fiber optic cable system
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) on Thursday announced its partnership with Hong Kong-based PCCW Global to embark on a new international fiber optic project. Dubbed…
Leyte vice-gov underscores need to declare November 8 as special non-working holiday
By Lizbeth Ann A. Abella TACLOBAN CITY, Aug 21 (PNA) — Leyte vice-governor Carlo P. Loreto echoed the call for the declaration of November 8 as a special non- working holiday to…
Chikungunya infection in Iloilo town not yet confirmed -IPHO
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 21 (PNA) – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has downplayed a report that about 200 people in a remote village in the municipality of Igbaras in southern Iloilo…
AGI eyes becoming PHL’s biggest hotel developer by 2020
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Aug 20 (PNA) — Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), a publicly-listed firm led by Andrew Tan, eyes to be the country’s largest hotel developer by 2020 by…
Peso moves sideways, PSEi posts gains
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Aug. 20 (PNA) — A rebound in US’ housing sector along with anticipations on what would be revealed by the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)…
Globe Telecom’s customer base nearing 45-M
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Aug. 20 (PNA) — Globe Telecom Inc.’s customer base has reached close to 45 million at the end of the first half of the year, a 19…
DOST sets Aug. 22 deadline of applications for undergraduate scholarships
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) — Graduating high school students who would like to avail of scholarships for priority science and technology (S&T) courses have until Friday, Aug….
Task force foils human trafficking attempt in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) — The multi-agency Sea-Based Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (SBATTF) have foiled a human trafficking attempt when they intercepted 24 would-be victims in this city. The Philippine Center…
40 nurses train in medical transcription at NOLITC
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) – The provincial government-run Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) recently trained 40 nurses in its Medical Transcription course. The group is part of the…
First Olympic table tennis medals for USA and Brazil at Youth Olympics
NANJING, China, (PNA/Xinhua) — Before Wednesday’s bronze medal matches at the Nanjing Youth Olympics, no athlete from the Americas had won a table tennis medal at an Olympic Games, but that changed…
Arnis workshop, tournament for Davao kids set Aug. 23
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — The Kadayawan sa Dabaw Arnis Workshop and Tournament is set this Saturday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Abreeza Mall activity area. Organizer Mario…
Cote d’Ivoire bans int’l sports competitions over Ebola
ABIDJAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — Cote d’Ivoire’s sports authorities on Tuesday decided to suspend the organization of any international competitions in the country until further notice, an official source said. A statement released by…