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By Richard Cowan | PALM BEACH, FLA. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said telecommunications group Sprint Corp (S.N) and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will bring 8,000 jobs to the United States, and the companies said the positions were part of a previously disclosed pledge by Japan’s SoftBank Group[…]

Iloilo City cements position as MICE destination in 2016 By Perla G. Lena ILOILO CITY, Dec. 28 (PNA) — Upbeat economic activity was felt in this city this 2016, triggered by the opening of all sorts of attractions and with Iloilo City cementing its position as meetings, incentives, conventions and[…]

Palace welcomes SWS survey showing 95% of Filipinos to welcome 2017 with hope MANILA, Dec. 29 (PNA) — Malacanang on Thursday welcomed a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing 95 percent of the Filipinos are entering year 2017 with hope rather than with fear. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said the[…]

34 hurt in Leyte town plaza blast By Elvie Roman Roa & Roel T. Amazona HILONGOS, Leyte, Dec. 29 (PNA) — At least 34 persons watching an amateur boxing bout were injured in an explosion at the town plaza here Wednesday night. Leyte police provincial director Supt. Franco Simborio said[…]

PNP chief warns vs. indiscriminate firing, targets zero casualty on New Year revelry MANILA, Dec. 27 (PNA) — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, on Tuesday warned against indiscriminate firing as the PNP targets to achieve “zero casualty” in welcoming the New Year. ”We want zero[…]

Batangas port resumes operations; 7 still missing from capsized boat CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Dec. 27 (PNA) — One of the CALABARZON region’s largest ports — the port of Batangas in Batangas City — has resumed operations Tuesday with no more stranded passengers and vessels, according to the latest report[…]

NGCP restores power lines in Batangas, Quezon provinces CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Dec. 27 (PNA) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday announced the restoration of power lines in the provinces of Batangas and Quezon in the Calabarzon region which were cut-off at the height of Typhoon[…]

2016 a year of triumph, blessings for Bulacan By Emil G. Gamos MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, Dec. 27 (PNA) — The year 2016 — the year of the Fire Monkey — is when efforts are greatly rewarded. For the province of Bulacan, 2016 is a year of many triumphs and remarkable[…]

Health dept records 48 fireworks-related injuries since Dec. 21 MANILA, Dec. 26 (PNA) — The Department of Health on Monday reported 48 fireworks-related injuries since its monitoring began on December 21. According to the department’s ‘Aksyon Paputok’ Injury Reduction (APIR) 2016 report, the figure is 56 percent lower compared to[…]

Power out in 5 provinces due to ‘Nina’ MANILA, Dec. 26 (PNA) — The provinces of Albay, Batangas, Camarines Sur, Quezon and Sorsogon have suffered power outages due to the onslaught of Typhoon Nina. In an advisory issued Monday, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) noted that in[…]