By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 25 (PNA) — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday proposed the holding of a judicial summit to harmonize and speed up the passage of reforms bills…
Troops in Mindanao area on alert for PHL-MILF peace accord signing
MANILA, March 25 (PNA) — With the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) poised to sign a peace accord on March 27, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on…
Japan provides P3-billion aid for security and post-‘Yolanda’ recovery in PHL
MANILA, Mar 25 (PNA) -–Japan on Tuesday provided the Philippines P3 billion worth of fresh aid to enhance the country’s coastal communications system and assist in the ongoing rehabilitation of areas devastated…
Pawikan Conservation Center a must-see place in Bataan
By Ernie B. Esconde MORONG, Bataan, March 25 (PNA) — A visit to the Pawikan Conservation Center in the seaside village of Nagbalayong here is not only recreational but educational, too. For…
City pins hope on sunflower to boost local tourism, economy
LIGAO CITY, Mar 25 (PNA)–This once-farming town is slowly transforming itself into one of Albay’s three urban centers, and is capitalizing on the sunflower to boost its local tourism and economy. As…
Osmena supports BIR’s bid to lift bank secrecy law
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 25 (PNA) – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has found an ally from Sen. Sergio Osmena III on its call to lift the bank secrecy…
PHL could start deployment of tourism workers next year under ASEAN deal, says DOT exec
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 24 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is planning to start the deployment by next year of tourism workers to key areas in Southeast Asia as part…
PHL launches new online stock market disclosure system
MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has launched a new online disclosure system that allows stock market investors to access to news and disclosures of listed companies on…
Century Properties targets P100-M annual income from new Makati mall
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — Listed real estate developer Century Properties Group Inc. expects to book a net income of P100 million annually starting next year from store…
Spain to explore infrastructure, other business activities in PHL
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Mar 24 (PNA) — The Philippines has gained another interest from a European country to explore domestic business activities here. The Spanish government and business community brought…
DTI-7 to intensify campaign on SMEs promotion
CEBU CITY, March 24 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7 will intensify its campaign on promoting the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the region, an…
Gintong Binhi ng Karunungan to fund education of 10 Pangasinan students
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 24 (PNA) — A new scholarship program in Pangasinan called Gintong Binhi ng Karunungan (Golden Seeds of Knowledge) will soon provide for college scholarship of 10 poor but deserving…
6 pilgrims face raps for breaching Mt. Banahaw environment laws
SARIAYA, Quezon, March 24 (PNA) -– The Mt. Banahaw Park Area Superintendent on Monday said protected landscape authorities are filing charges against the six pilgrims who were apprehended on late Friday afternoon…
NEDA says Bicol is top contributor to country’s poor population
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Mar. 24 (PNA) -– While the government’s statistical body is saying that Bicol has significantly improved its economy based on latest surveys, another agency says the…
Iron-fortified rice prevents iron deficiency anemia among school children — FNRI-DOST
By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — Iron fortified rice can effectively treat iron deficiency anemia among school children, according to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department…