ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 14 (PNA) -– First district Rep. Celso Lobregat has proposed two projects worth PhP1 billion that would help solve traffic and flooding in this city. Lobregat told the Philippines…
Nearly 4,000 passengers stranded in ports due to typhoon ‘Nona’ –PCG
MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The number of passengers stranded in various ports nationwide due to typhoon “Nona” was recorded at 3,997 as of 4 p.m. Sunday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)…
PNP chief creates special police unit in ARMM to ensure peaceful 2016 elections
By Noel Y. Punzalan and Edwin O. Fernandez CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao, Dec. 13 (PNA) — Philippine National Police Director General Ricardo Marquez has ordered the creation of a Police Special Unit…
Comelec to discuss the final list of candidates on Monday
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to deliberate on Monday on the final list of national candidates in the May 2016 elections….
Palace welcomes Paris Agreement aimed at curbing global warming
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) – Malacanang welcomed on Sunday the Paris Agreement which aims at curbing the rise in global temperatures to less than 2 degrees Celsius. ”The…
PSE eyes 8 to 10 IPOs in 2016; sees PhP200-B capital-raising a good target
By Leslie D. Venson MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — Eight to 10 companies are expected to debut in the local equities stock market in 2016, as they ramp up expansion plans in…
El Niño, typhoons bring down 2015 palay, corn production
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — Palay and corn outputs for the whole of 2015 may be lower than their respective 2014 levels due to the adverse effects of…
PHL property sector seen growing 5-7% in 2016
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The country’s property market is expected to sustain its five to seven percent growth rate in 2016, with the office segment mainly driving…
Construction of the PhP1.7-T Clark Green City to start next year
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The construction of a PhP1.7-trillion mega project in this province dubbed as Clark Green City will start next year. This was disclosed on Saturday by…
PHL can meet 2015 GDP growth target –NEDA
MANILA, Dec. 12 (PNA) — Government economic planners are confident that the Philippines can achieve its target of 6 to 7 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth. This means that the expected…
P-Noy, Roxas pledge funding for Leni Robredo’s campaign
NAGA CITY, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The fear of vice presidential candidate Rep. Leni Robredo of having no resources to finance her campaign besides family approval and popularity rating before she accepted…
DSWD-TESDA to give 1,000 4Ps beneficiaries in CamSur skills training
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The collaboration between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Bicol is…
DAR gives Catanduanes farmers info, marketing center
LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The first-ever Agrarian Reform Information and Marketing Center (AIM-C) in Bicol has been established by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the island-province of Catanduanes….
RDC 7 endorses study for economic viability of Cebu trans-axial highway
CEBU CITY, Dec. 12 (PNA) — The Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 has endorsed a proposal to study the economic viability of the Cebu Trans-axial Highway, a project first proposed in 2006….
DOH 13 wages anti-firecracker campaign for yuletide
Butuan City, Dec. 12 (PNA) — The Department of Health Regional Office 13 in a press forum on Friday evening at the conference room of a local hotel here in the city…