By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, (PNA) — Philippine Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic announced Sunday that trainings for the maintenance, avionic, and flight crews of the three AW-109 “Power” helicopters of…
Year: 2013
Sec. Coloma recommends appropriate recognition for Eastern Samar’s Balangiga encounter
BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar, (PNA) — Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio E. Coloma Jr. will recommend for an “appropriate recognition” to the historic Balangiga encounter as it marked its 112th anniversary…
Drilon willing to adhere if majority decides to subpoena Napoles
MANILA, (PNA)–Senator President Franklin Drilon has expressed willingness to respect if majority of his colleagues decide to support the request of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to subpoena Janet Lim Napoles in…
Special equipment accidents kill 10 in Aug.
BEIJING, (Xinhua) — Accidents caused by special equipment, such as elevators and boilers, killed 10 people and injured another 10 in August of 2013, according to official data issued on Sunday. The…
Pakistan slowly embracing an organic lifestyle
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/PTI) — From pesticide-free wheat and rice to organic fruits and vegetables to free-range eggs, there’s a new trend in town where Pakistanis are saying no to hormone- pumped food and…
Lebanese FM: Promotion of Iran-US ties promising for region
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, (PNA/IRNA) — Visiting Foreign Minister of Lebanon Adnan Mansour welcomed telephone conversation between presidents of Iran and US calling it a new chapter in Iran-US ties which could…
IRNA should work to promote ideals of Islamic system, official
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — New Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khoddadi said the body should work to promote the ideals of the Islamic system. Making the remark in…
US space freighter Cygnus to dock with ISS
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A new U.S. space freighter Cygnus, which has been orbiting already for ten days, is to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The docking will begin…
DOT chief seeks newly appointed Asec to craft tourism policies for Mindanao
MANILA, (PNA) — The Dept. of Tourism has a new assistant secretary and the tourism chief has already laid out plans for future projects together, starting with Mindanao tourism. Former Tourism Director…
CA junks PEP coalition’s petition vs. damage suit
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed a petition filed by officers of Parents Enabling Parents Coalition Party in connection with a complaint for damages…
Ex-village chief gunned down in Samar’s Catbalogan City
By RJ Bautista CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, (PNA) — A former village chief was gunned down shortly before noontime Sunday in Purok 2, Brgy Lagundi, Catbalogan City. Police identified the victim as Felomino…
Food firms now more aggressive on nutrition inclusion in product dev’t
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) has warned Davao consumers about the dangers of eating processed food, although it admitted that some food companies have now become…
Car bomb in Pakistan’s crowded market kills 30
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/IRNA) -– A powerful car bomb blast killed at least 30 people‚ including women and children‚ in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday. Dozens of shops and vehicles caught fire…
PHL minister to Malaysia assures Malaysians that PHL is ‘safe to visit’
MANILA, (PNA) — Despite recent clashes in Zamboanga, the Philippines is still a safe place to visit for Malaysians, according to Philippine minister and consul general to Malaysia, Medardo Macaraig. Macaraig said…
NegOcc to culminate Peace Month with ‘guns for peace,’ declaration of peace community
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Province of Negros Occidental will culminate the observance of the National Peace Consciousness Month during a program Monday morning at the NOMPAC Activity Center here. The program…