ILOILO CITY, (PNA)-Avid football enthusiasts and spectators alike cheered triumphantly after the Philippine national team Azkals was declared back-to-back champion in the recently concluded 2013 Philippine Peace Cup hosted by Sugarlandia city….
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SCJ Sereno guest of honor at 1st PACE Palarong Pambansa opening on Wednesday
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, (PNA)— Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ma. Lourdes P. A. Sereno will be the special guest of honor Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Philippine…
8th Southern Phils. BJJ & Grappling championships set Oct. 27 in Davao City (Sports)
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — The 8th Southern Philippines Brazilian JiuJitsu and Grappling Championships is set on Oct. 27 at the 5th level of the Gaisano Grand Citimall on Ilustre St. here. “We’re…
Roxas assures enough supply of rice, other items in Bohol
By Lloyd Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday assured residents of earthquake-ravaged Bohol of enough supply of rice and other basic commodities and called on them to avoid…
De Venecia: R1MC now world-class hospital after getting ISO certification
By Leonardo Micua DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) is now a world-class hospital after being awarded ISO certificate by the International Organization for Standardization based in Geneva,…
4 Pinoy boxers begin campaign in AIBA World tilt
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, (PNA) — Amidst the chilly fall weather that ranges between 2 and 10 degrees centigrade in this former Kazakh capital, 457 boxers from 100 countries qualified after the official weigh-in…
Laylo draws with Spain’s Vasquez in 2013 Indonesian Chess Open
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) — Grandmaster Darwin Laylo drew with Spanish GM Renier Igarza Vazquez to tow along compatriots GMs Oliver Barbosa and John Paul Gomez and International Master Rolando…
PSC Chairman’s Baseball Classic on Nov.9-17
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– The death of longtime Philippine Amateur Baseball Association’s leader Hector Navasero has spawned more interest in baseball with more and more prominent people like former male…
Aquino confers Order of Sikatuna on outgoing US envoy Thomas
MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III conferred the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Grand Cross, Silver Distinction (Datu, Katangiang Pilak) on outgoing United States Ambassador to the Philippines…
Sereno asks De Lima to probe existence of “Ma’am Arlene”
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. Aranal Sereno has asked Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima to investigate the alleged existence of an influential fixer…
Gorbachev-linked Tycoon becomes ‘investigative journalist’
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — A Russian businessman known for ties to the last Soviet president, as well as brawling skills on camera, said he is trading entrepreneurship for journalism. “From Monday I…
Japanese Deputy PM assures Pakistan support for major projects
WASHINGTON, (PNA/APP) –Finance Minister Ishaq Dar called on Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and discussed Tokyo’s support for major Pakistani projects. During the meeting that took place on the margins of…
5 killed as severe cyclone ‘Phailin’ slams India’s Odisha, north AP coast
NEW DELHI, (PNA/IRNA) — Powerful cyclone Phailin, the worst since the disastrous super-cyclone of 1999, pounded the Odisha coast on Saturday, bringing in its wake torrential rains and wind speeds of over…
Tajik PM praises President Rouhani for his political, religious insight
DUSHANBE, (PNA/IRNA) –The Tajik prime minister said on Saturday that the noble Iranian nation chose a president in June 14 presidential elections who possesses high political and religious insight. In a meeting…
Russian presidential adviser: Ukraine’s signing of AA with EU to lead to default
KRASNOYARSK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Ukraine will lose sovereignty in the trade and economic policy if it signs the Association Agreement with the EU, Russian presidential economic adviser Sergei Glazyev said. In an interview…