MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — A Senate-House of Representatives leaders’ meeting held on Thursday has identified a short list of priorities for the next five weeks, bannered by the proposed 2016 PhP3-trillion…
Government studying options in anticipation of El Niño
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — A Palace official assured the public on Thursday that the government is studying options on how to deal with the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon….
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia
GENEVA, Sept. 3 (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission in the human population. The WHO said in a statement that Liberia’s ability…
Cebu sees more foreign investment from APEC hosting, says Gov. Davide
CEBU CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Cebu’s provincial government is planning to create more economic zones and is drawing up strategies to enhance port facilities, as it gears up for increased foreign…
DTI pushes trade pacts with Asia-Pacific nations to address dwindling tuna catches
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for more cooperation with other Asia-Pacific states in a bid to address the declining domestic tuna…
House energy committee forms TWG to look into impact of Bio-fuel Act
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — The House committee on Energy on Thursday created a technical working group (TWG) to look into the performance and impact of the Biofuels…
Globe posts Php 15.8-B postpaid revenues
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Globe Telecom remains the dominant player in the country’s mobile postpaid segment after posting postpaid revenues of Php15.8 billion during the first half of the year on…
BOC chief says gov’t is losing PhP3 to PhP5-B yearly to balikbayan box
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Alberto Lina told the Senate inquiry on Thursday that the government is losing at least PhP3 to PhP5…
PSEi ends higher on Wall Street gains
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Local share prices snapped out a two-day slump, closing near the 7,100-level on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s lead. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 26.30…
PNP says provincial capital is Sorsogon’s ‘most dangerous’ place
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) – Sorsogon’s provincial capital, Sorsogon City, is the most dangerous place in the province, according to the police. The Philippine National Police (PNP)…
Big impact on Iloilo City economy with APEC hosting
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Iloilo City’s July and September hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will ultimately bring two-pronged benefits to the metropolis. Former financial analyst Jose Rey Delfin,…
Phase II of TPLEx substantially completed
DAGUPAN CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA)–The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has announced here that Phase II of the four-lane Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) from Rosales to Urdaneta City was already substantially…
Japan to turn over training center to Bangsamoro Development Agency
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Japanese Embassy officials and officers of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) will turn over Friday “The Project for the Construction of a Training Center for Bangsamoro”…
One Good Vote launched in Negros Oriental; youth urged to vote in 2016
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) –- As the country girds up for the upcoming 2016 presidential polls, calls are being sounded off by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and church-based groups for…
New mall to rise in Dagupan this year
DAGUPAN CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) — A Manila-based company is investing some P200 million in a new mall to rise in Dagupan City soon, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. She said the…