LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 9 (PNA) — Out of the 120 local government units (LGUs) across the Bicol Region, only 17 will get the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) from the Department…
PNP-HPG Chief calls for added traffic personnel in EDSA from other PNP units
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) – Chief Supt. Arnold Gunnacao, head of PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG), on Wednesday said that he will seek reinforcement from other PNP…
CBCP clarifies church’s teaching on indissolubility and unity of marriage
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has clarified that the church’s teaching on indissolubility and unity of marriage stays despite the recent modifications in the…
MMDA prepositions personnel and equipment in flood-prone areas
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday it has prepositioned its personnel and equipment in flood-prone areas in the metropolis. According to Atty. Crisanto Saruca,…
TESDA launches TVET programs rating system
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA)– Executives of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), technical vocational institutions and other stakeholders have come together to talk about scaling up their programs to produce…
Ex-Lamitan vice-mayor faces graft raps for gas expenses
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) — The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has found probable cause to file multiple graft charges against former Lamitan City Vice-Mayor Arleigh Eisma for the unlawful disbursement of…
President Aquino to continue to lobby for BBL passage under his watch
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) – President Benigno Aquino III said on Tuesday he would continue to lobby with members of Congress for the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro…
OceanaGold opens Asia’s only underground mine training facility
By Lilybeth G. Ison CLARK FIELD, Pampanga, Sept. 8 (PNA) — OceanaGold opened on Tuesday afternoon Asia’s only underground mine training facility located inside Clark Field in Pampanga. The 240-square-meter state-of-the-art facility,…
President Aquino appoints Sarmiento as new DILG chief
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Liberal Party secretary general and Western Samar Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new secretary of the…
SC orders gov’t to comment on petition seeking to rule as unconstitutional some provisions of 2015 GAA
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the government to comment on the petition seeking to declare as unconstitutional some provisions of the…
DA temporarily defers effectivity of Price Act implementing guidelines
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday it has temporarily suspended the effectivity of the administrative order signalling the execution of the…
Slight improvement of traffic flow experienced along EDSA – Palace
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) – Malacanag has received reports that slight improvement of traffic flow has been recorded along EDSA during the first day of deployment of Highway…
NAPOCOR, Benguet planters ink MOA to establish coffee plantation
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) and the Benguet’s Cobabeng Bobok Arabica Planters Association (CBAPA) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to build…
Filinvest gets Clark Green City bid
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) will be partnering with property developer giant Filinvest Land Inc. after the latter submitted a…
PHP touches 47-level vs. USD, PSEi ends Tuesday w/ losses
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The Philippine peso ended Tuesday sideways against the dollar while the local bourse finished the day on the red similar to its peers in…