MANILA, July 28 (PNA) — The Filipino is worth fighting for! President Benigno S. Aquino III added this line to the slogan of his father, the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.,…
North Cotabato bike race shows top tourists’ attractions
ALAMADA, North Cotabato, July 27 (PNA) – As the province of North Cotabato prepares for its centennial celebration on September 1, a Mindanao-wide bike contest was held Saturday that also showed one…
ARMM launches multimillion-peso road project in Maguindanao
COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao, July 27 (PNA) – Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) launched on Friday a multimillion-peso highway rehabilitation project in Datu Odin Sinsuat, this province. ARMM Regional…
DENR 7 restores 24 has. of mangroves, 14 has. of beach forest in Yolanda-hit areas
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, July 27 (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has established and restored some 24 hectares of mangrove plantations and 14 hectares…
PHL end-April ’14 prepayment reaches USD 86.2M
By Joann Santiago MANILA, July 27 (PNA) — The Philippine government has taken advantage of the still low interest rate environment in the first four months of 2014 by prepaying some of…
DOST facility to propel local electronics industry
MANILA, July 27 (PNA) –A state-of-the-art Electronics Product Development Center (EPDC) will soon be established in the country to power up the local electronics industry and propel it to global competitiveness. This…
President Aquino set to certify Bangsamoro Basic Law as urgent bill
MANILA, July 27 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III is set to certify the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) as urgent bill, a Palace official said on Sunday. “Ipinahayag ni Pangulong (Benigno)…
Increased initiatives in tourism credited for steady growth in tourist arrivals
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, July 27 (PNA) — The Philippines’ revived international tourism campaign “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” among other initiatives by the Department of Tourism (DOT) has posed…
Belmonte stresses need to re-focus on economic gains and opportunities for continued development
MANILA, July 27 (PNA) — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said Sunday that Congress is ready to welcome President Benigno Aquino III for his State-of-the Nation Address (SONA) before the joint session of…
Landslide displaces whole village in Leyte town
ORMOC CITY, July 25 (PNA) — Mayor Doroteo Palconit of Calubian, Leyte on Friday disclosed that all residents in Barangay Obispo, one kilometer away from the town proper, will be relocated following…
Cebu water firm commissions P10.6-M reservoir
CEBU CITY, July 25 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has commissioned its P10.6-million state-of-the-art reservoir in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City. The reservoir can store 1,000 cubic meters of water…
General Government debt improves to 39.2% of GDP as of end-2013
MANILA, July 25 (PNA) — Philippine debt metrics continued to improve as an effect of the Aquino administration’s proactive liability management agenda. As of end-2013, the country’s general government (GG) debt to…
Fitch affirms ratings of 4 PHL banks
MANILA, July 25 (PNA) — Debt watcher Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed the ratings of four Philippine banks on back of their improving core capitalization and loan loss reserves. The banks that…
LRTA Board approves awarding of P65-B LRT Cavite Extension Project to consortium
MANILA, July 25 (PNA) — After multiple delays, the Land Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Board on Friday finally approved the awarding of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 Cavite Extension Project to…
2.2 bln people are “poor or near-poor”: UN report
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 (Xinhua) — Approximately 2.2 billion people around the world are “poor or near-poor,” a United Nations flagship report said on Thursday, calling for stronger collective global action in…