By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Feb. 13 (PNA) — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. proposed for a review of the existing holidays in the country. During the closed door meeting Wednesday between leaders…
Sen. Estrada vehemently denies Tuason’s testimony in Senate probe
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Feb. 13 (PNA) – Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday vehemently denied the testimony of Ruby Tuason in the Senate where the co-accused turned witness in the pork…
EU-ASEAN aviation summit proposes open skies agreement
SINGAPORE, Feb. 12 (PNA/Bernama) — The European Union (EU) and ASEAN have proposed to take their aviation cooperation to a new level by negotiating a comprehensive air transport agreement. This was stated…
Agreement on livelihood’s provision for tobacco farmers inked
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Feb. 12, 2014 (PNA) — Organized tobacco farmers from Northern Luzon signed an agreement with a cigarette manufacturer to pursue joint projects designed to uplift the lives of…
Florida Bus passengers complain of slow assistance from bus company
BAGUIO CITY, Feb. 12 (PNA) -– Injured passengers of the ill-fated GL Florida Bus are complaining about the slow assistance being delivered to them by the management of the bus company. Most…
OPAPP turns over P12.9M for Pamana projects in North Cotabato
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 12 (PNA) — More farm to market roads are expected to be constructed in the province of North Cotabato after the office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace…
NASA finds clues to possible water flows on Mars
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. space agency NASA said Monday its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Odyssey orbiter have sent back clues that liquid water may still exist today on the Red…
Phivolcs shares earthquake assessment system with Dagupan officials, newsmen
DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PNA) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is now sharing a vital software that it had developed recently to officials, planners and members of the…
DOST grants financial package for modern food processing equipage of Laguna SMEs
LOS BAŇOS, Laguna, Feb. 12 (PNA) –- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Calabarzon Regional Office here announced that newer, faster and hi-tech equipment are set to transform Laguna’s small and…
Solon urges gov’t to implement emergency employment program
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Feb. 12 (PNA) — Reacting to the reported survey result showing a 27.4 percent unemployment rate in the country, a Quezon City lawmaker on Wednesday urged the…
President Aquino directs gov’t agencies to intensify programs on job creation, social protection
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Feb. 12 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III directed government agencies to intensify programs on job creation and social protection in the most needy , vulnerable…
PARR eyes 80% implementation of deliverable projects under master rehab plan by June 2016
By Perla G. Lena TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PNA) — The national government through the Presidential Assistant on Rehabilitation and Recovery (PARR) eyes the implementation of at least 80 percent of the…
Free Mobile Disasters Alerts Act of 2013 passes at House of Representatives
MANILA, Feb. 12 (PNA) — The measure mandating telecommunication firms to provide free mobile alerts during times of calamities passes third and final reading at the House of Representatives. No abstention and…
Haze disturbs flights in Indonesia, more hot spots found
JAKARTA, Feb. 12 (PNA/Xinhua) — At least three flight schedules were delayed in Riau of Sumatra due to poor feasibility incurred by haze from land clearing and the satellite observation shows a…
PRA 7 backs proposed Japanese retirement haven in Cebu
CEBU CITY, Feb. 10 (PNA) — The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has supported the “Japan Longstay Paradise Cebu,” the proposed P1.4-billion Japanese retirement facility at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu…