BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The 34th MassKara Festival kicks off Tuesday, October 1 with Mayor Monico Puentevella leading the opening rites in the morning at the Bacolod plaza. The 20-day festival, organized…
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Filipino priest invited to a conference on peace in the vatican
MANILA, (PNA)–An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will be attending a conference on peace in the Vatican. Fr. Edwin Gariguez, executive secretary of the CBCP National Secretariat…
Sen. Villar asks onion growers to brace for global competition
BONGABON, Nueva Ecija, (PNA)–Senator Cynthia Villar has challenged the onion farmers here to be globally competitive considering that the country’s integration to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) IN TWO YEARS’ TIME IS…
Syria an eerie parallel of Iraq, says former Iraq war planner
By Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — History could see a re-run in Syria, as the situation in the war-torn country eerily parallels aspects of the U.S. war in Iraq, Ted Spain, a…
Peso gains vs dollar on Japan’s bid to increase sales tax
MANILA, (PNA) — The peso strengthened against the dollar Tuesday partly on news that Japan will increase sales tax in 2014. It finished the day at 43.325, better by P0.215 from the…
Ateneo closes on women’s badminton crown
By Lily O.Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– Ateneo’s Blue Lady Eagles moved just one win away from clinching the UAAP Season 76 women’s badminton crown after a 3-1 victory over De La Salle in…
Roundup:Partisan deadlock forces 1st U.S. govt shutdown in 17 years
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) –Congress’s failure to agree on a funding bill has pushed the U.S. government into a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years, hitting many public services and forcing…
Fukushima 1 NPP resumes operation of radioactive water treatment system
TOKYO, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — After another failure, the operation of the radioactive water treatment system at Japan’s nuclear Fukushima Daiichi (Fukushima 1) nuclear power plant, partially resumed on Monday. Operations stopped last August…
ATOP 14th national confab kicks off in Legazpi
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — Over a thousand delegates from across the country will gather here on Wednesday for the national convention of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) on…
NGCP cuts power to CASURECO III
By Joann Santiago MANILA, (PNA) – The Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative III (CASURECO III) was disconnected from the power grid about 12 noon Monday due to unpaid debt to San Miguel Energy…
1 domestic flight diverted to Clark, 4 more cancelled
MANILA, (PNA) — A Philippine Airlines Express flight Cagayan de Oro to Manila was forced to divert to Clark International Airport on Tuesday afternoon due to congested air traffic at the Ninoy…
Niger marks int’l older persons day
NIAMEY, (PNA/Xinhua) — Niger marked the International Day of Older Persons by calling for greater attending to the elderly population in the West African country. The call was made by Nigerien Population…
MakinaSaka: Achieving food self-sufficiency through agricultural mechanization
By Cielito M. Reganit LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA) – Agriculture officials on Tuesday highlighted the need to improve the country’s level of agriculture mechanization if we are to attain and sustain food self-sufficiency…
Gunmen cut short students’ dream in Nigeria college raid
By Olatunji Saliu ABUJA, (PNA/Xinhua) — A Nigerian college reopened for education 13 days ago but the door to a bright future of dozens of students was shut permanently when gunmen cut…
OSG’s motion to lift TRO vs. pork barrel, Malampaya Fund opposed
MANILA, (PNA) — A group of petitioners Tuesday opposed the motion of the Office of the Solicitor General and the Congress seeking to lift the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme…