By Joann Santigo MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — Collections of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sustained its improvement with the May 2014 level rising by 14.63 percent year-on-year. In a statement…
British RE technology players studying opportunities in PHL
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — British renewable energy (RE) technology providers are now in the Philippines to assess opportunities as the country’s sustained growth needs higher energy requirements in the future. In…
Peso ends sideways, PSEi down on Tuesday
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — The Philippine peso on Tuesday ended sideways to a dollar but the local bourse posted losses anew ahead of the policy meetings of US and Philippine monetary…
29 automatic rain gauges now installed in Isabela – DOST
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, June 17 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Isabela has installed at least 29 automatic rain gauges in different parts of the province. Engr. Marceo…
DILG to award Performance Challenge Fund to Dumaguete City
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 17 (PNA) -– The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is to award Dumaguete City government a P3-million grant from the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) representing its earning…
Reconstruction to ‘revive sagging economy’
TACLOBAN CITY, June 17 (PNA)– The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Eastern Visayas (PCCI EV) chapter eyes rehabilitation of areas pounded by last year’s super typhoon as “once in a lifetime…
Scandinavian investors welcome in Cagayan de Oro, says vice mayor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 17 (PNA) — Investors from Scandinavia are welcome to invest in this trading hub of Northern Mindanao, Vice Mayor Ceasar Ian Acenas said on Tuesday. Acenas made…
U.S. rules out military coordination with Iran over Iraq
WASHINGTON, June 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — The United States on Monday ruled out coordination with Iran over military actions against Islamic militants in Iraq, despite Washington’s declared willingness to have a military cooperation…
Government deploys rolling stores, keeps an eye on hoarders to stabilize prices of commodities
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — In an effort to stabilize the prices of basic commodities, the government has deployed rolling stores to sell rice, garlic and ginger and is keeping suspected hoarders…
Recover up to last centavo the money Napoles pocketed – Senator Aquino
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) – Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Tuesday said government should recover up to the last centavo all the public funds that businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles allegedly pocketed…
China becomes world’s largest robot market
BEIJING, June 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — China bought one fifth of the world’s industrial robot output in 2013, overtaking Japan as the biggest buyer of such technology, new data showed on Tuesday. Some…
Blue Water Cave: Bukidnon’s hidden paradise
QUEZON, Bukidnon, June 16 (PNA) — For adventurous people who like to smell wood blossoms in the cool fresh mountain air while plunging in a gently flowing cool blue waters, or go…
DOT to launch “Cruise and Drive Tours” in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY, June 16 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism Region VI is set to launch its new tourism product “Cruise and Drive Tours” that aims to connect three islands of Western…
DTI backs PH participation in CommunicAsia 2014
MANILA, June 16 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Singapore supports the Philippine delegation to CommunicAsia 2014 to further enhance…
April ’14 remittances to PHL up 5.2%
MANILA, June 16 (PNA) — Strong demand for skilled Filipino workers continue to boost remittances sent to the Philippines, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monday showed. Central bank…