NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — India’s private sector activity contracted at a fastest rate in four and a half years in September amid tighter financial conditions and heightened macroeconomic uncertainty, an HSBC survey…
Year: 2013
Bacolod City Police Office gets 204 firearms
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Bacolod City Police Office headed by Senior Supt. Edgardo Ordaniel received 204 Glock 17 Generation 4 9mm pistols from the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) in rites held…
Palace to defend DAP legality before SC
By Janice M. Cave MANILA, (PNA) — A Palace official expressed confidence the government can defend before the Supreme Court the legality of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). “We’re confident we…
Ghost projects impossible in Eastern Visayas – DPWH
PALO, Leyte, (PNA) — Ghost projects are impossible in Eastern Visayas, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways said, citing preliminary assessment report on the utilization of priority development…
Cleric advises Obama not to be influenced by Netanyahu
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) -– Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader, Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, on Friday criticized anti-Iran remarks by the US president, Barack Obama, after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, advising…
FPI issues concern on cigarette smuggling
MANILA, (PNA) — The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) issued its concern regarding the new modus operandi on cigarette smuggling in the country. A small player in the cigarette industry which used…
Rupee advances to 7-week high at 61.45 vs dollar
MUMBAI, (PNA/PTI) — The rupee advanced by 28 paise to a seven-week high of 61.45 against the dollar in late morning deals today on selling of the US currency by banks and…
Nigeria to immunize 35 M children against measles
ABUJA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Nigeria is set to immunize an estimated 35 million children against measles this month, an official said in Abuja on Thursday. The immunization exercise will be conducted in two…
Putin to meet leaders of Japan, China and Indonesia on sidelines of APEC summit
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Sinzho Abe and Chinese and Indonesian leaders Xi Jinping and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the sidelines of the…
AboitizLand buys stake in Lima Land for P1.36-B
By Leslie Venzon MANILA, (PNA) — Aboitiz Land, Inc. (AboitizLand) has closed a deal to buy Alsons Land Corp.’s (ALC) 60-percent stake in Lima Land Inc. (LLI) for P1.36 billion. In a…
PCA, provincial agri office operate bio-pest control lab in Quezon
By Saul E. Pa-a PAGBILAO, Quezon (PNA) — The Philippine Coconut Authority-Quezon and Provincial Agriculture Office formally opened Friday the operation of the biological control laboratory in Barangay Talipan, Pagbilao to solve…
WHO to organize 64th session of Reg’l Committee in Manila
MANILA, (PNA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) with ministers of health from the Western Pacific Region’s 37 countries will meet in Manila for its 64th session of Regional Committee for the…
Australian doctors develop new treatment for type 1 diabetes sufferers
SYDNEY, (PNA/Xinhua) — Australian doctors have developed a new pump for type 1 diabetes patients to avoid life-threatening seizures and comas, local media reported on Friday. Dr Tim Jones, head of the…
English-speaking Filipinos highly sought after in Indonesia
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA) — Filipinos, not only well known for our gracious hospitality and inviting smile but also for our firm grasp and command of the English language, are highly sought after…
Iran not alone in need of change in current situation: Saffar Harandi
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) -– Senior member of the Expediency Council, Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harani, said on Friday that Iran needs to engage with the world, at least because of the need to eliminate oppression…