MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — A lawmaker on Thursday asked the Office of the President (OP) if it really needs a budget of Php 2.8 billion for 2016 because he claims it…
Cebu Pacific adds 3 new int’l routes starting Dec 17
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific on Thursday announced that it will add three new international routes starting Dec 17. The airline company is set…
President Aquino enjoins youth to be prime movers in preserving environment
DAVAO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III called on the youth to be prime movers in caring for the environment, when he met with pupils of the Teodoro…
More than 100 Asia-Pacific chief executive officers join discussions to thresh out Cebu Action Plan
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Sept. 10 (PNA) — More than 100 financial industry players, including chief executive officers of multinational investment banks, on Thursday joined Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) finance ministers in the…
PHL consumer confidence improves in Q3
MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Good harvest, more jobs, better pay and government assistance such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) made consumers more positive on their outlook for the third…
APEC health ministers: World faces ‘triple burden’ of infectious diseases, mental health, ageing
CEBU CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The world faces the “triple burden” of infectious diseases, mental health, and ageing, health ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies said in a joint…
DOH reiterates: Chance of transmission among humans of ebola reston virus detected in some PHL monkeys is very low
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Thursday that the possibility of transmission among humans of the ebola reston virus (ERV) detected positive…
Economists eye higher inflation rate for PHL in ‘17
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Economists surveyed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) eye higher rate of price increases in the Philippines in 2017. Highlights of the Monetary…
Hinatuan Mining scales down operations
By Lilybeth G. Ison MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), is scaling down its operations, affecting at least 200 of its employees,…
Comelec to also hold debates for VP, local candidates
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) – Aside from presidential debates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will also conduct debates for vice presidential and local candidates to give the voters…
Coloma denounces act involving Roxas in negative campaigning
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — A Palace executive on Thursday decried the allegations connecting Interior and Local Government Secretary and Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Mar Roxas to the…
BGI bags Php 5-B loan deal with 3 banks
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept 10 (PNA) – Bac-Man Geothermal Inc. (BGI), a subsidiary of Energy Development Corp. (EDC), has secured a Php 5-billion loan with three banks. In a disclosure…
DOST proud of SETUP success
BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Two hundred ninety four micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Cordillera Region leveled up their productivity and competitiveness through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading…
Foreign Direct Investments yield net inflows in June 2015; first semester level hits US$ 2 Billion
MANILA, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Foreign direct investments (FDI) recorded net inflows of USD 383 million in June 2015 as net inflows were registered in all FDI components. 1,2 The bulk of…
Negros Occidental provincial gov’t implements P3,000-threshold net pay for employees
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The Negros Occidental provincial government implemented a PHP3,000-threshold monthly net take-home pay for its nearly 2,000 employees. Governor Alfredo Maranon Jr., in his Executive Order No….