NEW YORK, (PNA/Kyodo) — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to buy the mobile devices and services business of Finland’s Nokia Corp. for 5.44 billion euros, aiming to catch up in…
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New World Bank climate change report should spur SEA and world leaders into action: Greenpeace
Jakarta/Bangkok/Manila, 20 June 2013—Greenpeace today called on Southeast Asia and world governments to get serious about addressing climate change, following the release of the World Bank report Turn Down The Heat: Climate…
Save the Philippine Seas before it’s too late — Greenpeace
Manila, June 7, 2013—“Save the Philippine seas now—before it’s too late,” Greenpeace, marine experts and fisherfolk made the call today as they renewed their demand for the Philippine government to enact and…
Palanca Awards’ last call for entries
The Carlos Palanca Foundation, sponsor and organizer of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards), announces that interested participants in this year’s competition have until 12:00 midnight of Tuesday, April…
Philippines joins the global call for Arctic protection
Manila/Davao, April 20 — Filipinos showed their support for the environment by participating in Greenpeace’s Global Day of Arctic Action – a united movement that seeks to have the Arctic declared as a…
63rd Palanca Awards now accepting entries
Now on its 63rd year, the country’s premier and longest-running literary contest, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature or Palanca Awards, has once more opened its doors to both amateur and…
Celebrating partnerships in empowering dairy communities
In the livestock sector, the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) is hailed to be the leader in the national livestock biotechnology research and development program. Behind this mandate, PCC’s pillars and partners help…
Amid Series of Workplace Deaths, TUCP Urges DOLE to Hire More Safety and Health Inspectors
The series of workplace mishaps in two construction sites, a geothermal power plant, and a coal mine that caused the death of 20 workers and injured more than 20 others over the…
President Aquino urged to usher in renewables: coal plants to bring Mindanao more harm than good
Manila, 7 March 2013—Coal plants will bring Mindanao more harm than good, Greenpeace said today as they urged President Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino III to usher in clean, green renewable energy and reject…
Chiz: EDSA all about ‘daang matuwid’
Senator Chiz Escudero called on government elected and appointed to adhere to the “daang matuwid’ philosophy of President Benigno Aquino III which was also the principle behind the launching of the historic…
Chiz sounds alarm over wildlife ‘invasion’
Senator Chiz Escudero called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and environmental groups to intervene in the reported entry of alien plant and animal species to the country which…
Cardinal Santos Medical Center goes high-tech with mobile app
Cardinal Santos Medical Center goes high-tech with mobile app Adding to an already vast catalog of health services, Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) is now adapting Smartphone mobile technology to upgrade the…
Cardinal Santos Medical Center opens Hand Center equipped with robotic rehab technology
At the forefront of providing advanced medical technology, the Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) recently opened its Hand Center to cater to patients in need of comprehensive care for all hand maladies…
29 Outstanding Overseas Filipinos and Foreign Organizations Chosen for the 2012
29 Outstanding Overseas Filipinos and Foreign Organizations Chosen for the 2012 Presidential Awards In time for the celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos, President Benigno S. Aquino III will honor 29…
Absentee voter registration by Oct.30
Press Release No. 77-2012 Embassy Reminds Filipinos To Register As Overseas Absentee Voters. The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reiterates its invitation to all Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to register…