ILOILO, (PNA) — Gov. Arthur Defensor described as “preposterous” and “pure harassment” the various charges leveled against Senate President Franklin Drilon, particularly those involving the programs and projects that he initiated in…
Year: 2013
(Nightlead) Hong Kong stocks end 0.55 % higher
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong stocks rose 124.62 points, or 0.55 percent to close at 22,984.48 points on Wednesday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,138.86 and 22, 933.31. Turnover…
CA stops release of P3.2-B funds to Stradcom
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Court of Appeals has stopped the release of P3.2 billion funds of Stradcom Corporation held in escrow at the Land Bank of the Philippines. In…
Zambia to issue 10 new oil exploration licenses
LUSAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Zambian government says it will issue 10 new oil exploration licenses as it targets 2017 for its first oil or natural gas well, the Post of Zambia reported…
1st LD: Chinese president meets Indonesian counterpart on ties
JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met here Wednesday on bilateral ties, relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and…
TESDA distributes livelihood tool kits to C4TP graduates
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) — Fifty fresh graduates of Cash for Training Program (C4TP) initiated by the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) – North Cotabato were awarded with free livelihood tool…
U.S. researchers develop thought-controlled ‘bionic’ leg
By Karin Zeitvogel WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– An American man has become the first person to walk using a bionic leg controlled by his own thoughts, researchers who helped develop the ground-breaking…
Russia and NATO discuss missile defense
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia’s Defense Ministry delegation has met NATO representatives in Brussels to discuss missile defense, the ministry’s press service told Itar-Tass. “NATO’s Air and Missile Defense Committee met on Monday…
MIMAROPA pushes for “Philippines’ eco-tourism star” tag
By Clarinda I. Catimpo PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) — Tourism stakeholders in the MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) are pushing to make the region the country’s ultimate eco-tourism destination to help generate…
Moscow court extends house arrest for opposition leader
MOSCOW, (PNA/RAPSI) -– A court in Moscow extended the house arrest Wednesday for a leftist opposition leader accused of plotting violent unrest across Russia. Left Front movement leader Sergei Udaltsov is now…
DA defends abolition of subsidy to hybrid, certified seeds
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has defended its decision to phase out its program giving 50 percent subsidy to hybrid and certified rice seeds bought by farmers in…
Operation vs big-scale insect infestation showing positive results – PCA
By Cielito Reganit MANILA, (PNA) — An intervention program undertaken by the Philippine Coconut Authority to eradicate scale insect infestation plaguing coconut farms in several towns of Batangas and Quezon have shown…
Mayor expresses gratitude as elite AFP forces leave Zambo
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has expressed her gratitude to the Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that was directly involved in…
Robust PHL economic forecast lifts stocks
By Leslie Venzon MANILA, (PNA) –- Local share prices rose sharply for a second session Wednesday on the back of bargain-hunting and robust 2014 economic growth forecast for the Philippines. Philippine stocks…
DA to padlock 2 corporations due to PDAF controversy
By Lilybeth G. Ison MANILA, (PNA) — The Dept. of Agriculture is set to padlock two of its corporations for being implicated in the alleged multi-billion-peso priority development assistance fund or commonly…