BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Forty-two schools have initially confirmed participation in this year’s 18th FilOil University Games (UniGames) slated on Oct. 20-28 at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) here. UniGames…
Year: 2013
Community cooperative groundbreaking for P20-M branch building in Tanjay City
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) – A three-story building of the Perpetual Help Community Cooperative, costing P20 million, will soon rise at a 378 square meter lot located along Nonong Limbaga Drive in Tanjay…
CDO dad wants regulatory board convened
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– The City Council’s committee on education urged the city mayor to convene the regulatory and complaint board to address plaints of parents and school officials involving…
Mom’s weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Women who gain excessive weight in pregnancy are more likely to have overweight and obese children, a study showed Tuesday. The findings, published in the U.S. journal PLoS Medicine,…
Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russian investigators started charging a group of environmental activists Wednesday who were detained aboard a Greenpeace icebreaker during a protest at an offshore oil rig in the Arctic…
Kakanin venture of women group in Davao del Sur receive facilities from DTI
MANILA, (PNA) – A group of women under a multi-purpose cooperative in Davao del Sur has benefitted from Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) shared service facilities program after receiving free facilities…
Ordinance on convicted lawmakers may be dumped
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — The government may be all set to withdraw the controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers with the Congress Core Group poring over the matter in the wake of Rahul…
GAP hires Japanese coach for male gymnasts
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– In an effort to further fast track its grassroots program, the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, headed by former Philippine Sports Commissioner Cynthia Carreon has turned…
Gomez stays in solo lead, Frayna, Mendoza remains unbeaten in Battle of Grandmasters
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– Grandmaster John Paul Gomez bested International Master Richilieu Salcedo III in 30 moves of French defense using the black pieces late Tuesday to maintain solo leadership…
Tourists roam aimlessly in D.C., pinched by gov’t shutdown
By Wang Zongkai, Gao Pan WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Roaming aimlessly at the National Mall in Washington D.C., a family of five from Australia felt frustrated as the U.S. capital welcomed them with…
(Lead) Vice Governor presides provincial board session amidst election case
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna (PNA) — Amid the tempest brewing at the Laguna Provincial Capitol due to disqualification charges lodged against incumbent Laguna Gov. Jeorge ER Ejercito Estregan by the Comelec first division…
India keen to tie up with Dubai’s biotech industry
DUBAI, (PNA/PTI) — India has initiated a strategy to encourage and educate Indian investors to tap the potential of the UAE’s thriving biotech sector. “Economic and cultural links between the UAE with…
1 dies, 8 hurt in Paranaque Hospital construction site accident
By Lloyd Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Parañaque City police and city government officials are looking into the cause of the fatal accident in a hospital construction site in the city where an…
Ex-Comelec regional head rendered homeless in Jaro fire
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The former Commission on Elections (Comelec) regional director and his neighbor were rendered homeless by the fire that hit Brgy. Javellana, Jaro, Iloilo City early Wednesday afternoon. The…
UST draws 1st blood vs. DLSU in Game One Finals cliffhanger
MANILA (PNA) — The University Of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers relied on a late 4th quarter assault to defeat the De La Salle Green Archers, 73-72, in their Game One Showdown of…