MANILA, (PNA) –The public will hear on the Internet the conduct of the oral arguments at the Supreme Court (SC)on the case of the pork barrel and Malampaya Fund starting this October…
Year: 2013
Zamboanga police chief relieved from post – PNP
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Senior Superintendent Reuben Theodore Sindac, PNP-Public Information Office chief confirmed on Wednesday that the chief of police of Zamboanga City has been relieved from…
Eastern Samar solon says SK needs reform
BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar, (PNA) — Youth representation should not be abolished but instead, reforms should be instituted to address issues that have been hounding the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). This was the view…
Online outreach scheme effective for men with HIV
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -—The use of the internet as a tool for early detection of HIV cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) has proven to be effective,…
US submits list of 10 defence items for transfer to India
WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — The US has submitted a list of 10 defence technologies for transfer to India, bringing it into a small group of closest allies with which America shares such sensitive…
Comelec exec: Intervention of elected officials contribute to ‘hot’ barangay polls
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– Negros Oriental provincial election supervisor Atty. Eddie Aba on Wednesday admitted the intervention of elected officials in the barangay polls contribute to a more difficult task for the…
Garuda orders 35 ATR planes to serve medium cities
JAKARTA, (PNA/ANTARA News) — Garuda Indonesia has ordered 35 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) 72-600 planes to serve medium cities. “Garuda Indonesia has ordered ATR72-600 planes to develop and strengthen the routes…
Tension rises ahead of Italy’s confidence vote
By Alessandra Cardone ROME, (PNA/Xinhua) — International and domestic analysts looked worriedly at Italy’s crisis on Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial confidence vote scheduled in parliament on Wednesday. Prime Minister…
Australian exports rise 3 % in August: trade data
CANBERRA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Australian exports rose 3 percent to 27.1 billion AU dollars (almost 25.4 billion U.S. dollars) in August, the latest trade data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed…
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…
Comelec names five provinces with the most number of 3rd termer barangay chairmen
MANILA, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has revealed five provinces with the most number of barangay chairmen (Punong Barangays) who are on their third and last term in office. Based…
PAL flies Middle East anew with A330 airplanes
MANILA, (PNA) — Philippine Airlines returns to the Middle East starting with Abu Dhabi using its new Airbus A330-300 aircraft starting this month. In a statement, PAL said the 414-seater new generation…
(Lead) Chinese, Indonesian presidents agree to lift ties to comprehensive strategic partnership
JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono agreed here Wednesday to lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. During their talks, Xi said the…
Aquino: ADB’s 7% growth forecast achievable
By Lilybeth G. Ison MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday said the seven percent growth forecast of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Philippines is “achievable.” “I think…
Bulgaria Socialist-led gov’t survives no-confidence motion
SOFIA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Bulgaria minority government led by Socialist Party on Wednesday survived a no-confidence motion maneuvered by the opposition GERB party over its investment policy. The motion, first one for…