By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) – Former senator Joker Arroyo has died while reportedly undergoing open heart surgery in the United States. He was 88 years old. The family…
Comelec to extend daily operations to 12 hours
MANILA, Oct 7 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended from eight to 12 hours its operations in the last 15 days of the registration period for the May 2016…
Bicam panel approves SK Reform bill
MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) — The bicameral conference committee of Congress has approved the measure seeking to reform the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) by insulating it from too much politics. The panel approved…
First Gen re-acquires 36 million shares at Php110 each
MANILA, Oct 7 (PNA) –- Lopez-led First Gen Corp. has re-acquired 36 million preferred shares at Php 110 each. In a disclosure from the Philippine Stock Exchange Wednesday, First Gen Corporation said…
PHL software industry exec eyes realization of Department of ICT
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) — The head of the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) is optimistic that a single agency for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will materialize in…
PLDT’s US-based venture capital arm invests USD10-M in mobile platform company
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) — The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) through its US-based venture capital arm, PLDT Capital has invested USD 10-million in a mobile platform…
14% growth in Albay tourist arrivals expected by yearend
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) — Tourist arrivals in Albay are expected to grow by 14 percent by yearend despite challenges such as the recent kidnapping case in Zamboanga,…
Innovations eyed for city tourism office
ILOILO CITY, Oct. 7 (PNA) -– Newly-appointed city tourism officer, Junel Ann Divinagracia, is planning to introduce innovations aligned with the instruction of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog for her to “clean up”…
TCPO deploys additional policemen to secure city’s business district, bus terminals
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct 7 (PNA) — The Tuguegarao City Police Office (TCPO) has assigned additional policemen to patrol round the clock the city’s business district and bus terminal to ensure that people…
65 companies to hire workers during MassKara Job Fair
BACOLOD CITY, Oct 7 (PNA) — Sixty-five companies will take part in the MassKara Job Fair set on October 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the lobby of the Bacolod…
Nueva Vizcaya tiger grass producers get PHP.7-M fund aid
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct. 7 (PNA) — Tiger grass producers here recently got P700,000 funding assistance from the provincial government and SN Aboitiz company. Governor Ruth Padilla said that through the fund,…
GenSan to auction 924 ‘delinquent’ real properties
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct. 7 (PNA) — The city government will auction by the end of the month some 924 private real properties here due to their unpaid taxes that already reached…
Gov’t okays release of PHP70-M for rebuilding of flood-hit bridge in Koronadal City
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct. 7 (PNA) — The national government has approved the release of around PHP70 million for the rebuilding of a vital bridge in Koronadal City that was destroyed a…
Enrile sees Marcos to get ‘distinct advantage’ if four will join race for VP
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) – Veteran senator Juan Ponce Enrile believes that Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. will have a distinct advantage if Senator Gregorio ‘Gringo’ Honasan II…
SEC exemption from bank secrecy law crucial to PHL joining ASEAN Exchange
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 6 (PNA) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing for its exemption from the bank secrecy law to ensure that companies comply with laws…