COTABATO CITY, Dec. 10 (PNA) — One hundred fifty former Moro rebels, soldiers and police officers graduated Thursday from a 10-day training as members of the Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST)….
P20-M eyed to bankroll 2016 Dinagyang Festival
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 10 (PNA) -– The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) is targeting to spend around P20 million for the staging of the 2016 Dinagyang Festival slated third week of January….
Bautista denies blackmailing Supreme Court
MANILA, Dec 10 (PNA) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista denied blackmailing the Supreme Court (SC) after he stated the possibility of postponing the May 2016 elections because of…
PLDT Home, Microsoft partner for Tvolution device
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — Listed Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has partnered with global technology giant Microsoft to unveil Tvolution Stick, the country’s first device that…
PSE warns public anew on investment scams
MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has advised the public to exercise caution in dealing with individuals who are not licensed to solicit funds for stock market…
Palace hopeful lawmakers reconsider cut in proposed ’16 CCT budget
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — Malacanang is hoping that lawmakers will reconsider their decision of cutting by PhP8 billion the proposed 2016 budget of the government’s conditional cash transfer…
Standing up against Islamophobia through solidarity
By Feline Mikee Z. Cervantes MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — With the Nov. 13 Paris terrorist attacks and ensuing bombings further entrenching Islamophobia in global affairs, deep-seated prejudice and bias against Muslims…
Sen. JV Ejercito, 19 San Juan local execs charged for anomalous firearms procurement
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has found probable cause to charge former Mayor and now Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito for violation…
SC junks petition to extend voters’ registration until Jan. 8, 2016
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed for lack of merit on Tuesday the petition filed by the Kabataan Party-list seeking to extend until…
DSWD laments P8-B slash in its 2016 budget; says it will affect over 15 million 4Ps beneficiaries
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) lamented on Tuesday the Senate-initiated cut of P8 billion in the cash grants for Pantawid…
Additional benefit awaits government employees once SSL is signed into law
MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) – Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has assured government employees that once the Salary Standardization Law was signed into law, more than 1.5 million of them will…
Megaworld to speed up office space, retail projects in 2016
MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — Property developer Megaworld Corp. is accelerating its office and retail space launches next year in a bid to further build its recurring income portfolio, optimistic on the…
PSEi declines to 6,800 level
MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — Local share prices extended its losing streak to a fifth day on Tuesday, tracking a slump in the United States (US) markets amid concerns about oil prices….
Livelihood training readied for abused women in Iloilo
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The provincial government is making available various livelihood trainings to clients of the newly-opened Iloilo Province Development Center for Women and Children (IPDCWC). Iloilo Provincial Social…
Anti-violence against women campaign launched in Guimaras
JORDAN, Guimaras, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The countdown to end Violence Against Women (VAW) began Monday in the province of Guimaras, spearheaded by Provincial Governor Samuel Gumarin. Officials and the rank and…