MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Sept. 14 (PNA) — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said the opening of a paramedic training center in his city on Sunday will boost investor confidence in the city….
Sen. Cayetano’s PTK program assists Legazpi transport sector
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 13 (PNA) — Over 300 public utility vehicle drivers and operators in this city have received an opportunity to gain additional income from Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano…
Nueva Ecija town’s 20% development fund for 2016 okayed
JAEN, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 14 (PNA) — The city mayor’s office is now ready to submit to the municipal council the proposed 20-percent development funds for 2016 after it has been approved…
ASEAN ministers hold special session, field day in IRRI rice science marketplace
By the PNA Calabarzon Bureau IRRI, LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Sept. 12 (PNA) — Unfazed by the tropics sweltering heat on Saturday, ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) and their accompanying delegation…
Trade and Industry Secretary Domingo resigns
MANILA, Sept. 12 (PNA) — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory Domingo has quit the Cabinet, Malacañang confirmed, but President Benigno S. Aquino III is yet to respond on the…
BOC tightens rules on transshipment
MANILA, Sept. 12 (PNA) — Shipments of goods are now mandated to file consumption entries at the port of first discharge to prevent cargoes from missing during transshipment, the Bureau of Customs…
IMF to PHL: Get more people to pay taxes while lowering income tax rate
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Sept. 12 (PNA) — As the Philippine Congress seeks to finalize a comprehensive tax reform law, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed that the country get more people…
Palace official bares MMDA measures to ease traffic
MANILA, Sept. 12 (PNA) — The Metro Manila Development Authority has come up with resolutions to solve the traffic woes of commuters and motorists in the metropolis, a Palace official said on…
PHL Embassy in Japan to continue providing assistance to flood-stricken Filipinos
MANILA, Sept. 12 (PNA) — The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo will continue rendering assistance to flood-stricken Filipinos in communities affected by devastating floods that hit eastern Japan earlier this week until they…
ARMM prepares for El Niño, starts mitigating steps with PHP48-M budget
COTABATO CITY Sept. 12 (PNA) — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao agriculture department has prepared a PHP48 million budget to alleviate the feared drastic effects from El Niño in the region,…
Higher GDP growth feasible through public spending
By Filane Mikee Cervantes MANILA, Sept. 12 (PNA) — Despite the less than stellar economic performance of the ‘rising star’ economy in the first half of 2015, the Philippines still has a…
City Council endorses the adoption of uniform road signs
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 12 (PNA) – The local august body here passed a resolution endorsing the proposed law for the adoption of a uniform road signs throughout the country. City…
Cayetano hopes to be Mar’s running mate
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 12 (PNA) — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is optimistic that the Liberal Party will get him as Mar Roxas’ running mate in the 2016 presidential election. In an ambush…
Misamis Occidental policemen ordered to undergo random drug testing
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 12 (PNA) – Senior Supt. Archival Macala, provincial police director, has ordered all police chiefs to conduct random drug testing on policemen in their respective areas. Macala’s…
PWDs in Nueva Ecija receive houses, livelihood supports
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 12 (PNA) — At least 30 families of persons with disabilities (PWDs) have received free housing units from a German organization, a ranking officer of the Nueva…