PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) -– Mayor Lucilo Bayron’s first 100 days report Thursday boasted accomplishments of his administration on special programs in environmental protection, fight against illegal drugs, and downgrading of tropical…
Ist investors forum for proposed Tri-regional Agri-Industrial hub project in Tuao, Cagayan
TUAO, CAGAYAN, (PNA) — The Ist investors forum for the proposed Tri-Regional Agri-Industrial hub project is set here Oct 24-25 at the M&M resort, Cassily Lake. The activity will enable potential investors…
Tacloban SP urges gov’t to return rehab fund of DZR airport
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of this highly urbanized city of Tacloban in a resolution strongly urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Office of the…
Neg Occ peace unit distributes P1.5M in food, household items to far-flung villages
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) – Residents of far-flung villages of Escalante City, and Toboso and Calatrava towns in northern Negros Occidental received P1.5 million worth of food and household items recently from the…
Neg Occ COMELEC head warns politicians against endorsing barangay poll bets
By Nanette L. Guadacquiver BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Negros Occidental warned political parties and government officials against openly endorsing candidates as the campaign period for the…
Roundup: HK stocks close 0.57 % lower
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong stocks fell 133.45 points, or 0.57 percent, to close at 23,094.88 points on Thursday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,357.16 and 23, 073.88. Turnover…
Iloilo City honors students in tax information drive
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The Office of the City Assessor, in coordination with the Office of the City Mayor, honored the top 10 senior high school students from 13 public high schools…
Power in Central Visayas back to normal
By Joann Santiago MANILA, (PNA) — Power has been fully restored in the earthquake-hit central Visayas Wednesday night. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), in an advisory, said the power…
Foreign Portfolio Investments yield net inflows in September
MANILA, (PNA) — Registered investments for the month of September more than doubled to US$ 2.6 billion from US$ 1.0 billion last month with the resurgence of investor confidence due to positive…
(Roundup) Singapore stocks end up 0.4% as U.S. avoids debt default
SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Singapore shares closed 0.4 percent higher, as US President Barack Obama declared a deal had been done to lift the government’s borrowing limit and avoid a historic default. U.S….
One slot remains for the AXE Apollo Space Camp®
MANILA, (PNA) — Earlier this year, the no. 1 fragrance brand in the world AXE unveiled a global space program that promises to take 23 people to space.The ambitious campaign marks the…
SBMA mounts photo exhibit for Ayta scholarship program
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, (PNA) — In observance of Indigenous People’s Month, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has mounted an exhibit of photographs of Ayta tribesmen in this Freeport to help fund…
House to probe PNPA-PPSC squabble
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — Three senior police officers turned politicians, on Wednesday filed a resolution at the House of Representatives seeking a probe into the squabble between officials of…
Pope names new bishop for Romblon
MANILA, (PNA) — Pope Francis on Tuesday named the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Romblon. In an article posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website, the appointment…
DSWD releases P6.3-M relief assistance to victims in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) -The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided some P6.38 million worth of relief assistance to the victims of typhoon Santi in Central Luzon….