By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — Filipinos are encouraged by the government to help the city of Vigan win the title as one of the New7Wonders Cities. “The public is enjoined…
‘Iskolar ng Bayan’ bill OK’d by 2 House panels
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The House committee on appropriations, alongside the committee on higher and technical education, has approved new proposed legislation awarding automatic college scholarships to…
Salceda orders inventory of evacuation shelters as Mt. Mayon’s restiveness intensifies
By Rhaydz B. Barcia LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — As the restiveness of Mt. Mayon continues to intensify due to magma buildup, Albay Governor Joey Salceda has ordered an inventory of…
PhilRice asks rice farmers to use SMS in managing pests and plant diseases
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, Aug. 17 (PNA) – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead agency in rice research and development, is providing farmers with a new platform where they can…
DA intensifies drive for public consumption of brown rice
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, Aug. 17 (PNA) –- Public school students in a remote village here have started to love brown rice as the Department of Agriculture (DA-12) intensified its campaign for the…
Mandaue City to host 23rd Visayas Area Business Confab Aug. 21-22
By Eddie O. Barrita MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Mandaue City Government, in partnership with the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), will host the 23rd Visayas Area…
South bound Magallanes Interchange will open on Monday for light vehicles only- MMDA
MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The southbound part of the Magallanes Interchange will be open on Monday morning but only for light vehicles, an official of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said…
768 OFWs repatriated from Libya
By Juan Paolo Gutierrez MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — A total of 768 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from conflict-torn Libya arrived safely in two batches at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport…
Php4-B fund for Benguet projects proposed
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, August 14 (PNA) -– Benguet Representative Ronald Cosalan proposed some Php4 billion worth of projects to be implemented in 2015. In an interview today, August 14, Cosalan said most…
Calbayog’s diversion road classified as national road
CALBAYOG CITY, Aug. 14 (PNA) — Calbayog diversion road has been classified by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as a national road by virtue of department order no. 80,…
New study proves stability of ‘wonder material’ silicene
LONDON, Aug. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — An international research team has shown that silicene can remain stable in the presence of oxygen, helping scientists further understand the fundamental properties of the two-dimensional material,…
BIR surpasses July ’14 revenue goal
MANILA, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The Bureau of the Internal Revenue topped its P119.3 billion revenue goal for July 2014 after collecting P119.94 billion. In a statement Friday, the agency said its…
Bacolod City ranks third best area for industrial investment
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidentl, August 14 (PNA) – Real estate services firm KMC MAG Group Inc. has ranked Bacolod City as the third best area outside of Manila for industrial investments in…
Vista Land H1 ’14 net income up 12% to P2.8B yoy
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Aug 14 (PNA) — Strong sales in the first half of the year resulted to the same trend for Vista Land’s net income in the first half of…
Sta. Lucia Land end-June ’14 net income rises 155%
MANILA, Aug 14 (PNA) — Higher revenues, partly boosted by rental revenues, resulted to the 155 percent increase in the net income of Sta. Lucia Land, Inc. (SLI) in the first six…