By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that there will be sufficient number of teachers that will serve as members of the Board…
Continuity of anti-poverty programs of the Aquino admin pushed
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — The country’s next leaders need to sustain various anti-poverty programs of the Aquino administration so more Filipino families will get the chance to…
Bill to increase teachers’ allowance by PHP2,000
MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — A lawmaker has filed a bill granting public school teachers an additional monthly allowance of PHP2,000 in a bid to motivate them to continue giving quality education…
SEC approves DMCI’s Php1-B home saver bonds
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 25 (PNA) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the plan of DMCI Holdings Inc. (DMC) to issue up to Php1 billion worth of…
DOT tells owners of accommodation facilities in Bacolod to get accreditation
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 25 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is urging owners of accommodation facilities here to seek accreditation from the agency. A team from the DOT national and regional…
Local, foreign tourists troop to Los Baños for exciting water sports adventure
By Saul E. Pa-a LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Sept. 25 (PNA) — The long weekend beginning Friday has local and foreign tourists trooping to the fun-filled and exciting Alligator Lake, some 60 kilometers…
BBL or no BBL, ARMM continues to implement infra projects
By Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, Sept 25 (PNA) — Despite uncertainty on the fate of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will implement this year more…
Duterte seeks help from MNLF to locate perpetrators in the Samal Island abduction
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Sept. 25 (PNA) — Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has sought the help of the local commanders of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to locate the abductors…
PHP731-M worth of proposed FMR projects for W. Visayas get PRDP approval
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 25 (PNA) — Bringing of products to the market will soon be more accessible with the proposed concreting and improvement of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in strategic locations in Western…
DOST chief highlights innovation for inclusive development
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata ORMOC CITY, Sept. 24 (PNA) — “There are four words that would summarize what we at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) are doing — innovation…
Application for Special beep cards for senior citizens, PWDs to open Monday
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Sept 24 (PNA) — Applications for special, discounted beep cards for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be accepted starting Sept. 28, authorities said on…
Calls for peace echo across ARMM and Mindanao as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
By Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, Sept. 24 (PNA) — Calls for peace reverberated across Cotabato City and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as the Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha or the…
Palace remains optimistic for creation of new Bangsamoro gov’t under Aquino administration
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 24 (PNA) — Despite the new Dec. 12 deadline for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, Malacanang remains optimistic that a new Bangsamoro political entity…
Fitch changes outlook on PHL to ‘positive’
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 24 (PNA) — Fitch Ratings on Thursday gave the Philippines’ credit rating a “positive” outlook, an improvement from “stable”, on back of the economy’s proven resiliency against…
BSP adjusts inflation projections for ’15, ’16
MANILA, Sept. 24 (PNA) — Monetary officials on Thursday cut anew their average inflation forecast for the Philippines for 2015-16 given the continued drop of oil prices, which is affecting prices of…