COTABATO CITY, (PNA) — Various agencies in the Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have initiated a relief campaign for the ongoing crisis in Zamboanga City that has displaced over 100,000 individuals. So…
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TUCP to appeal the p10 wage increase
MANILA, (PNA) — The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) vowed to appeal the implementation of the P10 salary increase on minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. This as the Regional…
CA issues gag order on Fort Bonifacio property case
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Court of Appeals has issued a gag order against the cities of Taguig and Makati in the case of the the Fort Bonifacio property. In…
DA allays fear of farm workers due to agri mechanization
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Agriculture has allayed fears of mass lay-off by landless farm workers due to rapid mechanization in the rice producing areas of Western Visayas. DA Regional…
BI detains 14 cyber crime suspects
By Guillermo Abad Manila, (PNA) — The Bureau of Immigration has detained 14 foreigners arrested by the police last month for involvement in cyber crimes. BI Officer-in-Charge Siegfred Mison disclosed the bureauarrested…
Urgent: 5.4-magnitude quake hits near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea — USGS
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 20:53:31 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey…
PPA seeks to optimize use of berths at North port
By Genevi Facto MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said vessel berthing will be ‘on a first come-first served basis’ to ensure smooth movement at the North port. PPA General…
Comelec might suspend holding of Oct polls in some barangays in zamboanga city
MANILA, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) might suspend the holding of the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan in some barangays under two districts in Zamboanga City. “The worst case scenario…
House passes bill postponing SK elections on second reading
By Cielito Reganit MANILA, (PNA) –- The House of Representatives Wednesday passed on second reading House Bill 2849 or the bill postponing next month’s Sangguniang Kabataan elections to the next synchronized Baranggay…
Binay hopes for fair probe of lawmakers implicated in pork barrel scam
By Josine Estuye MANILA, (PNA) -– Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday said he is hoping there will be no politics involved in the plunder charges filed against lawmakers involved in the…
BI issues ilbo against 35 of the 38 respondents in the cases filed before the ombudsman in connection with the pork barrel fund scam
MANILA, (PNA) — THIRTY-FIVE (35) out of the 38 respondents in the cases filed by the Department of Justice (DOH) in connection with the P10 billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or…
Free rides for MRT, LRTs on Thursday for government employees
MANILA, (PNA) –The country’s mass rail systems will offer free rides to government employees on Thursday as part of the 113th year anniversary of the Civil Service Commission. The Metro Rail Transit…
FOI bill finally gets approval from Senate panel
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — The Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, after its second and final hearing, approved the Freedom of Information bill Wednesday. It was led by…
DA allays fear of farm workers due to agri mechanization
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Agriculture has allayed fears of mass lay-off by landless farm workers due to rapid mechanization in the rice producing areas of Western Visayas. DA Regional…
DOLE holds “Lakas Sipa para sa Batang Malaya” campaign
MANILA, (PNA) –- In an effort to raise awareness and kick out child labor in the country, the National Child Labor Committee of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), with the…