By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — Seaoil Philippines Inc. (SPI) and Eastern Petroleum Corp. will hike prices of its gasoline and diesel products effective Tuesday. SPI said in an…
Ebola virus in PHL does not affect people – Malacanang
MANILA, Sept 7 (PNA) — Malacanang on Monday assured the public that the Ebola strain in the Philippines does not affect people. In a briefing, President Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio…
SC issues writ of kalikasan vs. Payatas landfill operation
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a writ of kalikasan against the operation and widening of the Payatas Sanitary Landfill in Quezon City….
El Nino threatens Php 2.2-B palay production losses in Bulacan, Pampanga
By Catherine J. Teves MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) –Water reserve at Angat Dam was projected to dip towards a historic low by mid-2016 due to the worsening El Nino phenomenon, posing a…
Meralco power bills plunges by PhP0.57 per kWh
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday announced a PhP0.57 centavos per kilowatt-hour decrease of its power rate due to a reduction in…
Pope Francis urges European parishes to take in refugee families
MOSCOW, Sept. 7 (PNA/Sputnik) — Catholic Pope Francis said that in the face of the “tragedy of tens of thousands of refugees that flee death in conflict and hunger and are on…
SBMA net income doubles to Php 687 M
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Sept. 7 (PNA) — After hitting record highs in financial performance for three consecutive years, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has reported another 104-percent hike in net income…
PSEi falls for 2nd day
MANILA, Sept.7 (PNA) — The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) returned to the 6,900 mark on Monday as the market tracked developments in the United States and Europe after China’s revision…
City government of Ilagan eyeing P7-B solar power plant
CITY OF ILAGAN, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The city government of Ilagan is eyeing a P7-billion solar power plant that will establish the city as the solar energy capital of the Philippines…
NGCP drops Leyte-Mindanao Interconnection Project
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Sept. 7 (PNA) -– The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has dropped the Leyte-Mindanao Interconnection Project (LMIP), citing difficulties in the installation of submarine cables. Christian B….
Dabaonons told to conserve water as dry spell worsens
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Sept. 7 (PNA) — Provincial Agriculturist Dr. Anastacia Notarte asked the people of Davao del Norte to conserve water in order to mitigate the effects of the…
Senior citizens in Dumaguete City receive aid from DSWD’s Bottom-Up Budgeting program
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 7 (PNA) — Three hundred senior citizens in the city, aged 77 and above, received financial aid amounting to PHP2,000 each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development…
Comelec sets Oct. 12 as deadline for transfer of registration from absentee voters to local list
MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded overseas absentee voters, who plan to vote in the country in the May 2016 polls, that they have only until Oct….
DOT XII exec: Sox expects 2.9-M tourist arrivals this year
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Sept. 5 (PNA) — The local government of Soccskargen (Region XII) is confident that the number of tourists visiting the region will reach if not exceed its…
DTI presents PhP6.3-B budget for 2016
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Sept. 6 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has introduced a budget of PhP6.319 billion in the 2016 National Expenditure Program (NEP). DTI Secretary…