NAGA CITY, Nov.17 (PIA) --- A disability-inclusive development geared towards making the lives of persons with disability (PWDs) easier, capped the 2-day 1st Regional PWD Summit held at Eurotel here over the weekend.

MANILA, Nov. 18 -- The Palace on Monday expressed satisfaction over the “historically high” result of a recent Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) survey, which showed gross satisfaction with the National Administration increasing to 59 percent and dissatisfaction dropping to 24 percent.

QUEZON CITY, 16 November (PIA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is making early preparations to ensure the safety of Pope Francis during his much-awaited apostolic visit to the Philippines on January 15-19, 2015.

LEGAZPI CITY, Nov 14 (PIA) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) led the 7th Bicol Organic Agriculture Congress held on November 6-7 at the Ibalong Recreation Center (ICR) here with the theme “Promoting the Well-being of Farming Families through Organic Agriculture.”

MANILA, Nov. 17 -- Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad announced that starting this week, government employees and officers will get the remaining half of their 13th month pay and cash gift before the coming Christmas.

MANILA, Nov. 14, 2014–Pope Francis will celebrate Masses in Latin during his papal visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19 next year. Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, chairman of the CBCP Commission on Social Communications, said that all the responses, however, will be in English. “The Masses will be in Latin but the responses will be in English,” Vergara said during a press conference on Friday.

MANILA, 13 Nov. (PIA)--The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will make the process of clearing and delivery of parcels and other mail matters faster and simpler

MANILA, Nov 15 -- President Benigno S. Aquino III highlighted the results of his participation in the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing, China, and the 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

MANILA, Nov 16 -- The Monetary Board (MB) has approved the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10641. The new law provides for the further entry of foreign banks into the Philippines and thus amends R.A. No. 7721, which was passed into law in May 1994, according to a press statement released Friday by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

MANILA, Nov 16 -- Malacanang extended on Saturday its condolences to the families of soldiers killed in a series of encounters in Sulu against the Abu Sayyaf Group.