MANILA, Aug 4 (PNA) — The local bourse sustained its gains Monday and the Philippine peso recovered after depreciating Friday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) further gained by 1.51 percent or…
Sy-led SM Prime revenue hits Php33-B in Jan-June period
MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — Sy-led listed firm SM Prime Holdings Inc. hit a total revenue of Php33.42 billion in the first six months of the year — 7.0 percent higher than…
DoubleDragon profit up 526% in H1 ’14
MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — Publicly-listed firm DoubleDragon Propeties Corporation has surged its net income by 526 percent in first half of this year from last year’s same period. In a disclosure…
Combined 4 options may stop power shortage in Summer 2015 — Petilla
MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla on Monday said the combined four options under Section 71 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) may stop the power shortage…
Sandiganbayan orders Sen. Revilla’s 90-day preventive suspension from public office
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — The Sandiganbayan ordered on Monday a 90-day preventive suspension of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. from public office in connection with the plunder…
SC exonerates owner of sunken ‘MV Princess of the Stars’ from criminal liability
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) has exonerated from criminal liability the owner of the sunken “MV Princess of the Stars” in which 227…
De Lima brands as ‘preposterous’ Php300-M bribe by Ampatuans
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Monday branded as “preposterous” the claims of private prosecutor Nena Santos that…
DA chief bans hog products from South China province
MANILA, Aug. 4 (PNA) — Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala ordered a temporary ban on the importation of hog products from Jiangsu, China following a confirmed report of foot and mouth disease (FMD)…
Petron, Total to rollback LPG prices on August 1
MANILA, (PNA) — Petron Corporation and Total will rollback its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices by Php2.25 and Php2.00, respectively, effective August 1. Petron Corporation’s Gasul and Fiesta Gas prices will have…
Hamas accepts UN-proposed ceasefire in Gaza for 72 hours
GAZA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Islamic Hamas movement and other Palestinian factions accepted early on Friday a UN-proposed ceasefire for 72 hours with Israel, said a senior Hamas official. Izzat al-Resheq, member in Qatar…
Rainy weekend in most parts of PHL — PAGASA
MANILA, (PNA) — Southwest monsoon which continues to be the dominant weather system will bring rains in most parts of the country until weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA…
UN, U.S. announce 3-day Gaza truce
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Thursday that a 72-hour ceasefire will begin in the Gaza Strip at 8 a.m. local…
AsiaNet: National Food Institute promotes Thai Cuisine and ingredients as part of ‘Kitchen of the World’ campaign; 2nd Thailand Culinary World Challenge, Aug1-3 Central Chidlom BKK Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand, (PNA/InfoQuest-AsiaNet) — The National Food Institute (NFI) under the Ministry of Industry is to hold the 2nd Thailand Culinary World Challenge 2014. The winner will receive the H.R.H. Princess Maha…
Probe team finds more bodies at MH17 crash site — Abbott
SYDNEY, (PNA/Xinhua) — A small team of Dutch and Australian police had located more bodies at the MH17 crash site, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Friday. The team had failed three…
Death toll rises to 41, over 100 still missing in landslide in India
MUMBAI, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 41 people were killed and over 100 remained missing in Wednesday’s landslide which crashed on a village near Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra, local media…