Why Papa?
Catholics cannot accept gay marriage Pope Benedict XVI said on Saturday the Catholic Church could not accept gay marriage and urged young people to root out evil in society and…
20 domestic flights cancelled due to “Pedring”
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- As of 10:30a.m. Monday, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) announced that 20 domestic flights were cancelled due to bad weather spawned by tropical storm Pedring.…
Classes Suspended in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines --The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the suspension of all afternoon classes in Metro Manila starting 12noon Monday including kinder, elementary and high school levels. The announcement…
PHL will not tolerate sex tourism — DOJ
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- The Philippine government will not tolerate sexual tourism as it intensifies its campaign against any and all forms of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The government…
9 Areas in Luzon placed under storm warning
MANILA, Philippines -- At least nine areas in Luzon were placed under public storm warning signal Sunday, as tropical storm "Pedring" (international name: Nesat) threatens to make landfall over Isabela-Aurora…
PAL trims domestic, international flights on Oct. 1
By Osias T. Osorio MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- Philippine Airlines (PAL) will reduce the number of selected domestic and international flights for a limited period as the flag carrier prepares…
15 killed as troops clash with militants
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Suspected Muslim militants attacked government troops guarding a school construction site in a rebel stronghold in the southern Philippines on Sunday, igniting a clash that killed…
PCSO settles P3.5-B tax debts
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has agreed to settle more than P3.5 billion in tax debts with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR Commissioner Kim…
Storm Coming!
MANILA, Philippines - A tropical depression was expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last night or this morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)…
‘Hello, Japan!’
MANILA, Philippines - By JC BELLO RUIZ • MADEL R. SABATER MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III leaves this morning for a three-day working visit to Japan that…
Aquino declares Sept. 27 special non-working holiday in Malvar, Batangas
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Sept. 27, 2011 as a special non-working day in the municipality of Malvar, Batangas in celebration of the 146th…
Refund for water consumers pushed
MANILA, Philippines - A party-list congressman has asked the government to act swiftly in pushing the refund for water consumers allegedly overbilled by the two private concessionaires of the Metropolitan…
Organic agriculture vs climate change?
MANILA, Philippines - Win over climate change by engaging in organic agriculture. Dr. Victoria Espaldon, professor and dean of the School of Environmental Management of the University of the Philippines…
Proposed salary hike for gov’t workers will have to wait
MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang is not inclined to give the proposed P6,000 increase in the minimum salary of government workers due to limited resources. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte acknowledged…
BACK HOME
PNoy returns with bagful of investments, sets trip to Japan By GENALYN D. KABILING MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino is back home with a bagful of investment prospects from American…
White elephant?
MANILA, Philippines - FROZEN in time. This was how Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael E. Seguis described the old Philippine Embassy building in Baghdad, Iraq when he visited the abandoned structure…
