A new trade agreement will remove the duty on U.S. wines exported to Korea, a growing market for California vintners. The agreement, announced this week by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, will take effect March 15. Korea’s import duty on U.S. wine is currently 15 percent. Korea is the 10th largest export market for U.S. […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 2 (PIA) — The Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCEDO) has implemented an innovative training strategy to enhance the knowledge and skills of small entrepreneurs in the province. PCEDO Head Mamerto Gatus disclosed that the provincial government sponsored a one-day cooking seminar-workshop for 20 small entrepreneurs coming from […]
MANILA — The Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has set the hearing on the reiterative petition for bail filed by the camp of Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 15. Pasay RTC Branch 112 spokesperson and legal researcher Felda Domingo said Presiding Judge Jesus Mupas set the hearing on the bail request […]
MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III has declared March 7 a special non-working day in Basilan in celebration of its 38th Foundation Day. In Proclamation 335 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on February 13, President Aquino issued the declaration to give the people of Basilan the opportunity to celebrate and participate in […]
MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday that it has not monitored any plot to oust President Benigno Aquino III from the presidency even as it reiterated its support to its commander-in-chief. In a press briefing, AFP spokesman Colonel Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos said the source of the alleged ouster plot, which […]
MANILA — A lawmaker is pushing for the passage of a bill that seeks to provide incentive cards to fresh graduates of colleges, universities and accredited institutions offering technical-vocational courses. Under House Bill 5915 or Bill of Rights for New Graduates filed by Aurora Representative Juan Edgardo Angara, new graduates will be provided incentive cards, […]
THE House prosecution panel denied Friday that the decision of its lead prosecutor to close the possibility of Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno testifying before the impeachment court has created a rift among its members. “There is no rift between me and Congressman Niel Tupas. I regret the missed opportunity. The prosecution panel must now […]
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – An unidentified foreigner was found dead with a gunshot wound in the head in Barangay San Antonio, Arayat, Pampanga, police said yesterday. Reports reaching the office of Supt. Romeo de Castro, PRO3 spokesperson, said that a village watchman in Barangay San Antonio discovered the body of a foreign national near a […]
THE Department of Education (DepEd) has started the preparations for this year’s edition of the Palarong Pambansa, which will be held in Lingayen, Pangasinan, from May 6 to 12. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the department has earmarked P136.5 million for the Palaro in which 10,000 athletes, coaches and sports officials from 17 regions are […]
THE country’s chief economist said that the improved performance of the labor market in 2011 bolsters the optimism for a better economy this year. Last year, the employment level jumped by 3.2 percent or 1.156 million, largely on the strength of the continued growth in services and the recovery in agriculture, although there was a […]