By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) – Senator Juan Edgarco ‘Sonny’ Angara on Monday urged government authorities to immediately address the worsening traffic conditions in Metro Manila as studies have…
PNP lowers alert status as INC voluntarily calls off protest actions Monday
By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has lowered the alert status of all its Camp Crame-based units and offices…
CA upholds dismissal of ex-CHR commissioner for misconduct
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld a ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) dismissing from service a former Commission on…
President Aquino leads National Heroes’ Day rites
MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III led on Monday the commemoration of National Heroes’ Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Upon his…
Magnetic gates at LRT-2 to be removed on Monday –LRTA
MANILA, Aug. 30 (PNA) — The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2’s magnetic gates will be completely removed on Monday, National Heroes’ Day, the LRT Authority (LRTA) said in an advisory. LRTA…
PEMC reports more violations of the must-offer rule
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 30 (PNA) — Electricity-market operator Philippine Electricity Market Corp. has reported it is investigating more violations by generation companies on the must-offer rule at the Wholesale…
COA rejects MR filed by Malampaya consortium for tax case
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, August 30 (PNA) – The Court of Appeals has rejected the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by the Malampaya consortium for its tax case, which decided they…
MNLF technical working group to revisit GPH-MNLF peace accord
By Funny Pearl A.Gajunera DAVAO CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) -– The tripartite technical working group of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is set to revisit the 47-year-old Tripoli Peace Agreement with…
Trader busts suspect in circulating fake money
By Eduard M. Casulla CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, Aug. 30 (PNA) — An “ukay-ukay” (second hand items) trader busted a 33-year-old man believed to have been circulating fake money…
Crime volume in Cebu drops by 3 percent due to APEC security
CEBU CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) — Crime volume in Cebu dropped by three percent since the start of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit senior ministers meetings in Cebu on Aug. 22,…
Salceda’s latest plan: to run for Albay’s 2nd congressional district
By Mars S. Arguelles PASAY CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) — Governor Joey Salceda announced Sunday here that he is withdrawing his plan not to run for any elective post and instead declared…
8 die in Tacurong City highway accident
By Edwin O. Fernandez TACURONG CITY, Aug 30 (PNA) — About eight persons were killed and more than a dozen others hurt when a loaded passenger jeepney collided with a 10-wheeler truck…
7,000 join Galing Pook Unity Walk in MOA
By Connie B. Destura PASAY CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) — At least 7,000 representatives of various local government units, schools, non-government organizations and civil society organizations joined the Galing Pook Unity Walk…
DSWD eyes lowering to 60 the age of indigent senior citizens qualified to receive social pension in 2016 budget
MANILA, Aug. 30 (PNA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon J. Soliman said on Sunday they are proposing to lower to 60 years the age of indigent senior…
CBCP head calls for prayers for the immediate resolution of the INC protestby Ferdinand G. Patinio
MANILA, Aug. 30 (PNA) — In the midst of the ongoing protest of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members along EDSA-Shaw Blvd. in Mandaluyong City, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)…