MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) –The Russian government at its meeting on Thursday will consider emergency financial assistance to the flood-stricken Far East regions. The Russian cabinet’s press service reported that the funds would be…
Year: 2013
Neg Occ prov’l gov’t could have savings if SC will prohibit judges’ allowances – exec
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The provincial government of Negros Occidental could save thousands of pesos if the Supreme Court decides to prohibit judges from receiving allowances from local government units. This was…
Santiago City police strengthen ‘Oplans Sita, Kontra Boga’
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, (PNA) — The Santiago City Police Office (SCPO) is implementing an intensive operation “Oplan Sita” and “Oplan Kontra Boga.” The implementation of these oplans aimed to curb election related…
BOC files P11.15-M smuggling raps at DOJ vs 4 traders, 1 broker
MANILA, (PNA) — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday filed smuggling charges against the owners and a broker of four trading companies for trying to smuggle into the country P11.15-million worth…
US govt shutdown: No progress on stalemate
WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — The political impasse in the US Congress over budget showed no signs of easing as the first meeting between President Barack Obama and lawmakers since a budget deadlock shut…
Sensex rallies by 287 pts in late morning trade
MUMBAI, (PNA/PTI) — The S&P BSE benchmark Sensex rallied by 287 points in the late morning trade today on persistent buying, mainly in IT, metal, tech, auto and consumer durable sectors, on…
CMC asks Comelec to postpone barangay polls in Zambo
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) –The Crisis Management Committee (CMC) has passed a resolution requesting the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to postpone the holding of the barangay elections in view of the prevailing situation…
TESDA, DSWD training help Zamboanga folk start anew
MANILA, (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started recently livelihood training to the evacuees who are now temporarily seeking…
More rebels return under Solcom’s ‘Balik Pamayanan Program’
By Michelle Cedeño CAMP GEN. NAKAR, Lucena City, (PNA) — More rebels continue to return to the fold of law under the Southern Luzon Command’s (Solcom) “Balik Pamayanan Program,” according to Solcom…
Russia bans 250,000 violators of migration rules to arrive in country
NEW YORK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) –Thanks to the information system of the migration service, Russia controls and regulates the migration flows successfully. “The violators of the migration rules are banned to arrive in our…
North Cotabato teachers earlier seized by BIFF re-start classes
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, (PNA) –- A week after heavily armed men held hostage and used public school teachers here as human shields, the Department of Education (DepEd) in North Cotabato reopened the…
About 40,000 students benefit from P719.86-M SSS educational loans
MANILA, (PNA) — The Social Security System (SSS) has released a total of P719.86 million in “study-now, pay later” loans for student-beneficiaries of more than 38,000 member-borrowers who had availed themselves of…
Iloilo City mayor amenable to transfer of flyover for public safety
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) –Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he is amenable to the proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to transfer the Infante flyover in Molo District to…
3 quakes jolts in Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, (PNA) — Three moderate earthquakes struck parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, the agency said the first…
Xi proposes setting up Asian infra investment bank
BEIJIING, (PNA/APP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed to establish an Asian infrastructure investment bank to promote interconnectivity and economic integration in the region. Xi put forward the proposal Wednesday during…