LAGOS, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least nine people were dead after a private jet carrying 27 people crashed near the Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos State, the country’s national…
Year: 2013
Boracay mourns death of businesswoman-environmentalist
BORACAY ISLAND, (PNA) — The local government of Malay, Aklan, Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI) and other stakeholders in this resort- island paid tribute to businesswoman and environmentalist Loubelle Cann who died of…
Innovation key to agriculture in VN
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) –A more effective application of science and technology development in agriculture is seen as a key factor in the restructuring of this crucial sector, according to experts. Minister of Agriculture…
DA 3 cites reg’l Gawad Saka winners in Central Luzon
By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Dept. of Agriculture regional office on Friday recognized the regional Gawad Saka winners in Central Luzon for their exemplary achievements in…
Russian woman linked to Libya embassy attack was professional powerlifter
NOVOSIBIRSK/MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — The Russian woman whose alleged murder of a Libyan Air Force officer prompted an armed mob to attack the Russian embassy in Libya this week was a former…
Comelec on the postponement of sk polls
MANILA, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said they already expected that the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) will be suspended. “Expected naman ito…parang Monday pa lang sinabi na ng Malacanang na ready…
DOST-PAGASA upgrades weather and early flood forecasting capability
MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or DOST-PAGASA is enhancing its current capability in weather and flood forecasting with funds from…
Russian diplomats evacuated from Libya arrive in Moscow
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russian diplomats and members of their families evacuated from Libya to Tunis after Wednesday’s armed attack by unidentified gunmen on the Russian embassy in Tripoli have arrived in Moscow….
Sarangani launches ‘No Smoking’ campaign
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — Local government officials and employees of the Sarangani provincial government led a “No Smoking” human chain on Friday to highlight its campaign against smoking in the area….
Laoag farmers ask financial help from city government
LAOAG CITY, (PNA)–The City Agriculture and Fishery Council (CAFC) asked the Laoag city government to bankroll their crop insurance premiums and to provide financial assistance to farmers for the purchase of hybrid…
DSWD calls support in rebuilding Zamboanga
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, (PNA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Dinky Soliman appealed to international humanitarian organizations, civil society organizations, and non-government organizations (NGOs) to join hands…
CEB mounts more trips to Japan with daily Manila-Osaka flights
MANILA, (PNA) — Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) offers more than twice as much flights to Japan when it begins operating daily Manila-Osaka-Manila flights on December 20, 2013. “We are proud to offer…
BOJ maintains ultraeasy monetary policy, economic assessment
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The Bank of Japan decided Friday to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, saying it is “recovering moderately” amid continuing improvement…
DOST-PAGASA builds state-of-the-art climate center
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is building its first ever National Meteorological and Climate Center (NMCC)….
Sandiganbayan has new presiding justice
MANILA, (PNA) — The Sandiganbayan has a new presiding justice. He is Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, the newest and youngest magistrate of the Anti-Graft Court for having been appointed only last…