MANILA, Aug. 12 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday conferred the Order of National Scientist on four academicians during a ceremony in Malacañang Palace. The President gave recognition to…
SC upholds ruling on Filipino ‘comfort women’
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Aug. 12 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld its earlier decision dismissing the petition of the more than 70 Filipino “comfort women” to order…
Sen. Cayetano’s ‘Iskolar ng Bayan’ bill to benefit 8T students in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Senate Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said some 8,010 in Central Visayas would be able to enrol in college if his “Iskolar ng Bayan” bill…
Organic agriculture gaining ground in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Organic agriculture is fast gaining ground with the farming sector of Western Visayas as more Ilonggos are apt to appreciate health foods as well as protect…
Negros Oriental gears up for World Tourism Week and Buglasan Festival
DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — The Sidlakang Negros Association of Tourism Officers (SINATO) has started discussing initial preparations for different events for the coming months, especially World Tourism Week next month…
Metrobank net income down 49.7% in 2014 H1
MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Loans and deposits continued to be robust but unaudited net income of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) in the first half of 2014 fell almost 50…
Megaworld profit surge by 289% to Php 16.4B in 1H 2014
MANILA, Aug 11 (PNA) — Publicly-listed property firm, Megaworld, has surged its profit in first half of 2014 by 289 percent to Php 16.4 billion from last year’s same period of Php…
Tacloban posts higher than expected tax earnings
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — The city government recorded a PHP 152.9 million tax collection during the first half of 2014, surpassing the entire year target but the generated revenue is…
Manulife to redeem 350M Canadian dollar-worth of preferred shares
MANILA, Aug 11 (PNA) — Manulife Financial Corporation on Monday announced its plan to redeem up to 350 million Canadian dollar worth of outstanding 14 million non-cumulative Series 1 preferred shares by…
FDI net inflows continue to surge in May 2014
MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Foreign direct investments (FDI) posted net inflows amounting to US$ 473 million in May 2014, a turnaround from the US$ 62 million net outflows registered in the…
Fire eats up 150 hectares of forest in Camarines Sur
By John Mark Escandor NAGA CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — A forest fire that started 1 p.m. Saturday had eaten up at least 150 hectares of a second-growth forest before it was…
Palace expects United Nations to take measures to protect Filipino peacekeepers in Liberia from Ebola
MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) — The Palace expects the United Nations (UN) to keep the 113 Filipino peacekeepers in the West African nation of Liberia safe from the threat of the Ebola…
Fourth impeachment complaint shelved after it was overtaken by events — Tupas
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) — The fourth impeachment complaint filed by ACT Teacher party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio against President Benigno Aquino III is considered shelved after it was…
DFA assures more than 1,000 OFWs to be evacuated from Libya within the week despite ship delay
MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) –- Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Monday assured that more than 1,000 Filipinos will be evacuated from conflict-stricken Libya within the week despite the delay in…
Bicolana finds out there’s big money in corn farming
By Danny O. Calleja TIGAON, Camarines Sur, (PNA) -– At her young age, Angelita Abion wanted something else other than farming. She was born into a family of farmers in Barangay Libod…