MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) – Although she has not declared her plans for the 2016 elections, Senator Grace Poe continues to draw support from various sectors, with the Magdalo Group expressing intention…
Php10-M worth of illegal drugs found in abandoned shoes in NAIA
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Abandoned shoes in the Lost and Found section of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 were discovered to be concealing Php10-million…
PA now using social pressure to beat rebel threat
MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Aside from focused military operations, the Philippine Army (PA) is now using “social pressure” as part of its efforts to totally neutralize the insurgency threat in the…
PHL raises alert Level 1 for Bangkok
By Michaela del Callar MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has placed Thailand under Alert Level 1 after Monday’s bomb attack near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok,…
Typhoon signal no. 2 still hoisted over Batanes Group of Islands, and Cagayan; Signal no 1 in Region 2
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Typhoon “Ineng” maintained its strength as it moved toward extreme Northern Luzon and threatened the Province of Batanes, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical…
Kabataan solon asks Belmonte to back probe on COMELEC’s new lease deal with Smartmatic
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, August 19 (PNA) — Kabataan Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon on Wednesday appealed to House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte to support the proposed investigation on the new lease deal…
Senator Poe pushes affordable drug rehab treatment for PhilHealth beneficiaries
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) – Senator Grace Poe pushed on Wednesday for the passage of a bill providing an affordable drug rehabilitation for beneficiaries of the Philippine Health…
15 ASG bandits killed in Sulu clash
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Fifteen Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits were reportedly killed during an encounter with Joint Task Group Sulu units at Sitio Marang, Barangay Buanza,…
8 firms interested in building and operating five regional airports
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Aug 17 (PNA) — Eight firms on Monday submitted pre-qualification documents to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for the Development and Operations and Maintenance (O&M)…
PSEi falls for 4th day to 7,300 level
MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Philippine equities extended their losses to a fourth day on Monday on the absence of new leads as investors unloaded with the first-half earnings season nearing its…
LRWC profit hits PhP 454-M in H1
MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) grew its first-semester profit by 50 percent to PhP 454 million on the back mainly of robust growths of online and…
LRTA: Beep cards usable in all LRT-2 stations, all southbound LRT-1 stations
MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — A transport official clarified on Monday that while beep cards are currently available and usable in all Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) stations, the cards are…
Oil firms hike kerosene prices by 20 c/ltr and diesel by 35 c/ltr
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) – Oil companies will raise prices of kerosene by 20 centavos per liter and diesel by 35 centavos per liter effective Tuesday. In separate…
Hawkeye-1 well off Palawan not commercially viable
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) – Australian-listed Otto Energy Ltd, operator of service contract no. 55 off Palawan, said on Monday it found Hawkeye-1 well was not commercially viable….
Angeles City govt distributes PhilHealth cards to 1,313 indigent residents
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The city government distributed on Monday PhilHealth point-of-care (POC) cards to 1,313 beneficiaries from the city’s 33 villages. City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, together with local…