MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Nov 13 a special (non-working) day in the municipality of Pantukan in Compostela Valley in celebration of the “Araw ng Pantukan.” The…
Palace sees nothing illegal in DOJ move to cancel passports
By Janice Cave MANILA, (PNA) — The Palace sees nothing illegal in the move of the Department of Justice to request for the revocation of passports of those facing plunder charges in…
SC takes no action on Syjuco’s petition vs. Drilon
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Supreme Court Friday took no action on the petition filed by former Iloilo congressman and erstwhile Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Augusto…
Palace encourages people to vote, choose right barangay leaders
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang asked the people to participate in the upcoming barangay election this Monday underscoring the importance of governance at the grassroots level. Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in…
Pork scam whistleblower Benjur Luy in tears while recalling threats to his life
By Lloyd Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Pork barrel fund scam whistleblower Benjur Luy Friday took the witness stand before the Makati court on the continuation of the hearing on the bail petition…
Comelec reminds voters to properly write names of candidates on ballot
MANILA, (PNA) — Three days before the barangay polls, the Commission on Elections reminded the voters to make sure that names of the candidates are properly written on the ballot so their…
(ASIANET) NTT Communications to Launch Integrated Portal for Corporate Users
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet) — Provides Customers with Convenient Integrated Control for Managing Their Networks, Clouds and SaaS – NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), a data, cloud and international communications leader within the…
9,000 cops to secure MM barangay elections Monday
MANILA, (PNA) –A total of 9,000 police officers will be deployed to secure the barangay elections in the Metropolis this coming Monday, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced on Friday….
President Aquino assures fund assistance to Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III assured Boholanos of financial assistance that would be taken from the national government savings of P20 billion to fund post-quake reconstruction of…
No immediate danger in Bohol, experts report to President Aquino
MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday advised residents in Bohol to listen to experts who allayed fears of immediate danger after the 7.2 magnitude quake wrought havoc in…
Binay, Estrada back Aquino’s refusal to apologize over hostage crisis
MANILA, (PNA) –-Vice President Jejomar Binay and former president now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Thursday expressed their support to President Benigno Aquino’s firm decision not to apologize over the deaths of…
Escudero suggests subpoena for Napoles’ written testimony in case of illness or fails to attend
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — Alleged pork barrel mastermind, Janet Napoles, may use her poor health as an excuse to skip the Senate probe next month, but a senator has one…
Transportation firm, CPAs rapped with P33.59-M tax evasion
By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr. MANILA, (PNA) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice a P33.59-million tax evasion case against a transportation company and its…
Gold price closes higher in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — The gold price in Hong Kong moved up 180 HK dollars to close at 12,370 HK dollars per tael on Wednesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver…
PCCI to submit economic resolutions to PNoy
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, (PNA) – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) will be submitting resolutions for economic reforms to President Benigno Aquino III Friday. PCCI has come up…