Brunei News Gazette

Day: October 10, 2024

NFA, PNOC ink partnership for green, sustainable energy use

Manila: The National Food Authority (NFA) on Thursday inked a partnership with the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) to advance green and sustainable energy.

‘The NFA goes green. Mag-i-install sila ng mga (They will install) solar panels to powe…

MARINA eyes building maritime industrial park in Bataan

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is considering building a maritime industrial park (MIP) with a one-stop shop for shipbuilding and ship repair in Bataan.

The establishment of a MIP was discussed during a meeting between MARINA Administrator …

Aquaculture firm eyes 300 hectares for N. Samar expansion

TACLOBAN CITY – A giant aquaculture firm is seeking 300 hectares of coastal area in Northern Samar to support its production of farm-raised seafood.

The Northern Samar provincial government reported on Thursday that Nortberto Chingcuanco, Fisher Farm…

Add’l 60K to 80K jobs in PEZA zones eyed this year

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) targets to add 60,000 to 80,000 jobs this year within its ecozones across the country.

In an interview with Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon Thursday, PEZA Director General Tereso Panga said the investment promoti…

Judge in De Lima case appointed Sandiganbayan justice

Manila: Muntinlupa Judge Gener Gito, who acquitted former Senator Leila de Lima in her last drug case, has been appointed Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.

Gito’s appointment was announced by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in a so…

BIR-Eastern Visayas bares P183-M losses from smuggled tobacco

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has recorded PHP183.36 million losses in taxes due to trading of illegal cigarettes in Eastern Visayas since 2018.

BIR-Eastern Visayas Director Edith Yap said the amount represents unpaid excise taxes from smuggle…

DMW extends help to kin of Filipino executed in Saudi Arabia

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured government assistance to the family of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) recently executed in Saudi Arabia.

At a Palace briefing on Thursday, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac offered condolences to the…