MANILA, March 17 (PNA) — Boutique property developer ArthaLand Corp. (ALCO) on Monday said its revenues from real estate sales grew by whopping 60 percent, driven mainly by the sustained sales take‐up….
RDC-Bicol lists 9 pipeline programs, projects
By Connie B. Destura LEGAZPI CITY, Mar. 18 (PNA) -– Nine programs and projects in the Bicol Region are now in the pipeline after they had been reviewed and endorsed by the…
Iloilo races for ports development
By Lydia C. Pendon ILOILO CITY, Mar. 17 (PNA) – Two commercial ports in the city and province of Iloilo are up for rehabilitation and expansion in a move to make Iloilo…
Meralco posts Php 17.2B net income in ’13
MANILA, March 17 (PNA) — Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday reported that its 2013 net income is steady at Php 17.2 billion from year-ago’s P17.1 billion. In a briefing Monday, Meralco…
DSWD urges public participation in reporting child porn sites
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, March 17 (PNA)–The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday urged the public to participate in reporting child porn sites. The appeal was made by…
DOJ to study whether NBI needs to probe pork barrel fund in NABCOR
MANILA, March 17 (PNA) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will study whether it is necessary for the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to also investigate the pork barrel fund channeled to…
G8 prepares expulsion of Russia: media
BERLIN, Mar 16 (PNA/Xinhua) –Russia is threatened to lose its status as a G8 member country amid the Ukrainian crisis as the G7 group is considering to choose London as an alternative…
Immigration guidelines meant to protect Filipino travelers from human trafficking –Palace
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, March 17 (PNA) — Malacanang said on Monday that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) guidelines on travel overseas are meant to protect Filipino travelers from human trafficking…
Reconstruction, infra spending to back PHL GDP growth of 6.9% in 2015 — World Bank
MANILA, March 17 (PNA) — The World Bank sees the Philippines sustaining its strong economic performance next year through fast reconstruction program and high infrastructure spending despite the devastation brought by super…
First-ever ASEAN film festival kicks off in Yangon
YANGON, March 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — The first-ever ASEAN film festival on Monday kicked off at the Nay Pyi Taw Cinema in Yangon, according to film circle. Organized by Myanmar Motion Picture Enterprise…
PHL stocks index dives below 6,400-level
MANILA, March 14 (PNA) — Local share prices dipped below the 6,400-level on Friday following Wall Street’s losses overnight on lingering concerns about weakness in China’s economy. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange…
Rotating power outages in South Cotabato seen to ease in 2 weeks
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 14 (PNA) — The worsening power shortage affecting parts of Mindanao is seen to ease by the end of the month with the targeted streaming of around 100…
INC breaks ground for housing, eco-farming projects for Yolanda victims in Leyte
By Perla G. Lena TACLOBAN CITY, March 14 (PNA) — The Iglesia in Cristo (INC) Friday broke ground for a housing project with livelihood components for its brethren from Leyte, especially in…
Zambo fire, grenade blast victims receive cash aid
ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 14 (PNA) — Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar led the distribution Friday of cash assistance amounting to P79,000 to 24 families whose properties were damaged in three separate fire incidents…
Japanese scientists mull withdrawing statement on STAP discovery
OSAKA, March 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — A group of Japanese scientists who earlier announced their discovery of a new method for creating pluripotent cells, which they call ‘STAP cells,’ are considering withdrawing the…