MANILA, (PNA) — Two suspected taxi robbers in Parañaque City were nabbed for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban for the Oct. 28 barangay elections. Now facing charges of illegal…
Year: 2013
U.S. gov’t shutdown would hurt ‘millions’ — Obama
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — President Barack Obama warned Friday that even a brief shutdown of the U.S. government would hurt millions of people and lashed out at opponents he accused of “grandstanding”…
Indigenous group in Diffun, Quirino gets P292,000 livelihood assistance
DIFFUN, QUIRINO, (PNA) — Some 53 Indigenous People (IP) of this town were recently provided with P292,000 worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment–Regional Office No. 2 (DOLE…
Dagupan determine to build modern new city hall
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)–A ranking city official here confirmed that the construction of a modern city hall to replace the old existing building as part of the agenda of…
Shell, Petron implement fuel price rollback
MANILA, (PNA) -– Shell Philippines and Petron Corporation announced a roll back on fuel prices effective Sept 29. In separate text advisories to the Philippines News Agency Saturday, Shell will cut 50…
Pawar to address ASEAN-India agri-meet in Malaysia
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to participate in the third ASEAN-India ministerial meeting on farm sector. The previous meeting was held in New…
Death toll from monsoon rains rises to 31 — NDRRMC
MANILA, (PNA) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Saturday announced that the death toll from the monsoon rains and floods that struck Luzon early this week has…
DBM, ARMM officials laud region’s DPWH for multi-million savings
COTABATO CITY, (PNA) – – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman lauded Friday the region’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the prudent use of its 2012…
NPC prexy urges CAMPO officers, members to get involved
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas (PNA) — Newly-elected officers and members of the Confederation of Active Media Practitioners Organization (CAMPO) in the Calabarzon region took their oath before Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili. They…
PM invites US companies to invest in India
NEW YORK, (PNA/PTI) — Citing long-term opportunities in sectors like infrastructure and defence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday invited US companies to invest in India while asserting that concerns about the country’s…
2 OWWA scholars top engineer licensure exam
MANILA, (PNA) — Two scholars of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) made it to the Top 10 of the Licensure Examination for Registered Electrical Engineers. OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon said…
Former House solon says “reliable power” badly needed in Palawan
By Ruth T. Rodriguez PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) -– Former 1st District congressman Antonio Alvarez of Palawan does not mind if it’s a diesel- or coal-fired power plant as long as there…
New chemical attack probe in Syria ‘possible’ – chief inspector
DAMASCUS, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– The UN chemical weapons inspection team in Syria may not be able to visit all sites of the alleged chemical weapons use in the country before its mission…
Shipyard chief to be sacked after submarine fire
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — The director of a Far Eastern shipyard, where a nuclear submarine recently caught fire during maintenance operations, will lose his post next week. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry…
India, US eye five-fold increase in commerce
By Lalit K Jha and Ajay Kaul WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — Eyeing to increase two-way commerce by five times from the current level of USD 100 billion, India and the US have vowed…