MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to refer the parties to arbitration the dispute over a parcel of land…
DAR investigates alleged informal leases in Hacienda Luisita
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) had been monitoring and investigating reports of illegal lease and sale of CARP-awarded lands in Hacienda Luisita after the Department installed…
PSALM weighing decision on bidding for capacity of 210-MW SPI
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept 27 (PNA) – The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) is still weighing its decision on the deferment for the bidding of the 210-MW capacity…
First Gas Power to bid out EPC for LNG terminal next year
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept 27 (PNA) — First Gas Power Corp., a subsidiary of First Gen Corp., will bid out the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its Liquefied…
Global Business Power gearing up 40-MW biomass project with Roxas Holdings
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept 27 (PNA) – Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) and Roxas Holdings Inc. are gearing up for the construction of its 40-megawatt (MW) biomass project located in…
DOT: Bangus street party still the biggest in PH
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, Sept. 27 (PNA)–To the credit of Dagupan City, the Street Party of the Dagupan Festival held every April, is still the biggest street party in the…
More than half of Php 16.8-B infra budget for Central Visayas in 2016 goes to Cebu
CEBU CITY, Sept. 26 (PNA) — More than half of the Php 16.8-billion infrastructure budget for Central Visayas in 2016 will be channeled to Cebu, an official said. Ador Canlas, Department of…
Comelec-Sorsogon holds 11th hour effort to convince voters to validate registration
SORSOGON CITY, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Sorsogon provincial office here of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday staged a “last ditch” activity to convince the local electorate to submit themselves…
FISH HOLIDAY: Fishers hit for violating 15-km no-fishing zone
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 27 (PNA) — Fisherfolk, through the two-day fish holiday, failed to shake the government into withdrawing Republic Act 10654 that increases the penalties for illegal fishing activities. Rants…
ARMM kicks off activities for Family Week celeb
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 27 (PNA) — Believing family must be strengthened as a foundation of a community and the nation, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) officially kicked off the 23rd…
Fitch Ratings cites need for real estate price index for PHL
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — Lack of data on property prices and affordability indicators hinders Fitch Ratings to properly assess credit growth on real estate but cited that central…
Palace: Roxas’ higher survey ranking shows strong public support for good governance
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — Malacanang on Friday said the recent surveys of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia indicating an increase in ratings of administration…
South Cotabato village placed under state of calamity due to diarrhea outbreak
By Edwin O. Fernandez TANTANGAN, South Cotabato, Sept. 25 (PNA) — Local officials have placed a remote village here under state of calamity following an outbreak of dysentery that downed 46 persons….
Lawmaker wants ban on dumping of garbage into the country
MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — A bill banning the importation, shipment, entry and dumping of garbage, hazardous scrap or residual wastes into the country has been filed at the House of Representatives….
Solons blame quorum as main reason of non-passage of BBL
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — House leaders on Friday admitted that quorum become the biggest obstacle why they fail to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) this…