CEBU CITY, Oct. 15 (PNA) — The restoration of the belfry of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu City which collapsed during the magnitude 7.2 earthquake two years ago is…
Release of funds for Cagayan de Oro’s elderly urged
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 15 (PNA) -– The City Council here has passed a resolution asking the City Mayor to release the budget for the celebration of the Senior Citizen’s Week…
SSS lengthens number of days for OFWs’ prescribed period for sickness notifications
MANILA, Oct. 15 (PNA)–The state-owned Social Security System (SSS) said Thursday that it added 30 more days to the existing five-day prescriptive period for filing sickness notifications of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)…
Romulo appeals President Aquino to sign UniFAST Bill into law
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Oct. 15 (PNA) — Pasig City Rep. Roman T. Romulo on Thursday appeal to President Aquino to sign into law the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for…
Duterte’s daughter, executive assistant, councilors shave head to convince him to run
By Lilian C. Mellejor and Lovely A. Carillo DAVAO CITY, Oct. 14 (PNA) — Former city mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio posted a photo of her with a shaven head with several hashtags on…
President Aquino cites PHL’s demographic advantage in sustained economic growth
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Oct. 14 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday highlighted anew the advantage of having a young population vis-a-vis the growth of the economy. In an interview…
Enrile urges defense officials to ask Palace to increase DND’s budget
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Oct. 14 (PNA) – Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile urged the Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday to ask Malacanang to increase the budget for…
Comelec unlikely to extend deadline for COC filing
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Oct 14 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that it is unlikely to extend the last day of filing of Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for…
Manila RTC orders Sulpicio to pay Php 242 M to families of victims of M/V Princess of the Star sea mishap
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Oct. 14 (PNA) –A Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the former Sulpicio Lines, Inc.’s, now Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (PSACC), to pay Php 241.7…
NEDA: PHL still one of Asia’s top performers even with 6%-6.5% GDP growth
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 14 (PNA) — The economy expanded in the third quarter, bolstering expectations of hitting a 6 to 6.5-percent full year gross domestic product (GDP) growth which…
Smart vows to support preparedness by joining disaster communication forums
MANILA, Oct 14 (PNA) — Telco giant Smart Communications (Smart) on Wednesday vowed to continuously support promote the culture of preparedness by continuously participating in regional disaster communication conferences. Aside from providing…
EDC stops drilling activity in Chilean geothermal project
MANILA, Oct 14 (PNA) — Lopez-led Energy Development Corp. (EDC) halted the drilling activity in its Chilean geothermal project due to drop in the prices of fossil fuels. In a statement, EDC…
PSE asks gov’t to open clearing and settlement operations during APEC week
MANILA, Oct. 14 (PNA) — The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to make financial clearing and settlement operations among the services available to the…
PSEi slips on profit-taking
MANILA, Oct. 14 (PNA) — The local stock barometer tumbled below 7,000-level on Wednesday on thin volume and as investors locked in gains amid lingering China growth fears. The Philippine Stock Exchange…
DepEd-12 names 2015 Most Outstanding Teachers
COTABATO CITY, Oct. 14 (PNA) — The Department of Education named the 2015 Most Outstanding Teachers in North Cotabato, officials said today. Dr. Omar Obas, North Cotabato Schools Division superintendent, said with…