NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (PNA/Kyodo) — Three Papuan activists entered the grounds of the Australian consulate in Indonesia’s Bali early Sunday to underline their call for leaders of the 21-member APEC to urge…
Year: 2013
Purisima calls on Customs officials to do part in reforms
MANILA, (PNA) — Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima urged officials of the Bureau of Customs to see and stand by President Benigno S. Aquino’s vision to reform the troubled agency. This came…
Latin American space doctor coaches Filipino astronauts
MANILA, (PNA) — The timely visit of the first Latin American space doctor, Dr. Thais Russomano, gave perfect opportunity for the two Filipino astronauts to learn about the rigors of space travel…
APEC talks crucial to WTO trade deal deadline: WTO chief
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Trade Organization (WTO) is hoping that crucial talks during APEC meetings will help it put together sweeping trade facilitation measures before a December deadline in what…
APEC ministerial meeting urges efforts in attaining 3 priorities
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — The two-day APEC ministerial meeting concluded here Saturday calling for joint efforts in advancing the three priorities set up to ensure robust economic growth and resilience in Asia…
Construction of Baybay City diversion road not affected by scrapping of PDAF
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The construction of Baybay City Diversion road will not be affected by the scrapping of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) because it is funded directly from the…
MGB promotes scholarship program
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is urging interested students to pursue a course in Geology to avail of their scholarship program. MGB regional director Alilo Ensomo said…
ING eyes BSP to keep rates steady longer
By Joann Santiago MANILA, (PNA) — ING Bank does not see any movement in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rates in the near term given the lesser need to help…
Biazon on the 20-day TRO extension
MANILA, (PNA) — The 20-day extension issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court stopping the implementation of Custom Personnel Order No. B-189-2013 would likely prolong the uneasiness in the Bureau of Customs….
2 buses burned by 5 armed men in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)–Five unidentified armed men barged inside the terminal of Five Star Bus Company in Barangay Tempra Guilig in San Fabian town at about 6:50 p.m. on Oct. 4 where they…
Taiwan’s ex-Vice Pres. Siew meets Chinese Pres. Xi at APEC
By Ko Shu-ling TAIPEI, (PNA/Kyodo) — Former Taiwan Vice President Vincent Siew met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum annual meeting in Bali, Indonesia on…
ITCZ to bring rains over Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, (PNA) — Most parts of the country, except Luzon, will experience cloudy skies with light rains due to intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the state weather forecaster said on Sunday. Weather Forecaster…
CEO Summit bridges business, policymakers in boosting growth
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — As top business leaders and the heads of state gathered in Bali, a lot of messages could be delivered among them that were expected to help settle problems…
Caraga gears up for skills competition
MANILA, (PNA) –Technical-vocational institutions in the Caraga (Region XIII) have their sights trained early on capturing slots in the Skills Competition at the national level by holding their own competition next month….
International experts get down to destruction of Syrian chemical arsenals
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — International experts have gotten down to the destruction of Syrian chemical weaponry arsenals, Agence France Presse said in a report quoting sources in the expert mission. All components of…