By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 29 (PNA) — The race towards locating in this prime Bicol city is on among the country’s giant business empires. Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. of…
Senator Cayetano formally declares to run for vice president
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Sept. 29 (PNA) — With no pomp and pageantry, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano formally declared in a press conference here Tuesday noon that he is running…
BSP eyes 0.2-1% inflation rate for September ’15
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 29 (PNA) — The Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continues to see below-target inflation in September 2015 but cited that the impact of El Niño on domestic…
Court stops PSALM from terminating IPPA contract with San Miguel power unit
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept. 29 (PNA) – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Mandaluyong City has stopped the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) from terminating its Ilijan…
Global Business Power eyes building coal-fired power plant in Luzon
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept 29 (PNA) – Global Business Power Corp. is eyeing to build a coal-fired power plant in Luzon – its first project in the island. Jaime Azurin,…
PHL stocks rebound on bargain-hunting
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 29 (PNA) — Share prices snapped a five-day losing streak on Tuesday, as investors hunted for bargains. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 43.70…
Alveo sees PhP 10.7-B sales from new Makati office tower
MANILA, Sept. 29 (PNA) — Property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) expects PhP 10.7 billion in sales from its new flagship office tower, considered the most expensive office spaces in Makati Central…
Pangasinan’s support to GSP movement hailed
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Sept. 29 (PNA) — Officials of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) Pangasinan Council thanked Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. for the unwavering support of his administration to the…
Baguio celebrates Baguio Elderly Month
BAGUIO CITY, Sept 29 (PNA) — Baguio City will honor more than 20,000 senior citizens as it celebrates the Baguio Elderly Month beginning October 1. The month-long celebration for the retirees and…
Eid’l Adha – a celebration of trust and sacrifice in Lanao Norte
LANAO DEL NORTE, Sept. 29 (PNA) — It was not an ordinary “Kandori” (feast) for the residents of Camp Datu Tomanong to celebrate Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) last Thursday, 24 September,…
Rising highway accidents force N. Cotabato town lawmakers to pass speed limit ordinance
MAKILALA, North Cotabato, Sept. 29 (PNA) — Fed up by repeated highway mishaps along portions of the Cotabato-Davao highway, local lawmakers here have activated a speed limit ordinance, appropriating funds thereof and…
World Food Day activities start in ARMM with mosaic poster making contest
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 29 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) Tuesday started activities related to World Food Day, which is celebrated annually…
APEC forum on food security to focus on ‘blue economy’
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 29 (PNA) — For the first time in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, special emphasis will be placed on the blue economy, or fishery and marine resources, Department of…
Sen. Grace Poe is free to file her COC despite pending case before the SET –Comelec
MANILA, Sept. 29 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has said that Senator Grace Poe is free to file her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) to run for president in the May…
Pioneering Masters Degree Program in e-Learning now available for Filipino educators
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, Sept 29 (PNA)– The country’s first Master of Education, Major in e-learning graduate degree program was launched Tuesday at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City with…