MANILA, (PNA) –- The Dept. of Social Welfare and Development disclosed Friday a total P92.22 million worth of assistance has been provided to the Zambo evacuees as of Sept 27, 2013. According…
Year: 2013
Taiwanese poacher pays 50k USD fine
TUGUEGARAO CITY, (PNA) –A Taiwanese fisher who was recently apprehended for poaching in Batanes province has paid an administrative penalty amounting to US$ 50,000 to settle his administrative case filed before the…
Neg Or hosts final leg of Suzuki RBW drag race
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Negros Oriental will host the final leg of the Raider Breed Wars (RBW), 250 Meters “Battle of the Kings” of Suzuki Philippines in Bayawan City on Sept. 29….
IAEA inspectors to meet new team of Iranian nuclear negotiators in Vienna
VIENNA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The following 11th in two years negotiations round of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with Iranian representatives is beginning in the Austrian capital on Friday. Over…
BSP, Aklan Provincial gov’t. launch Aklan Credit Surety Fund
MANILA, (PNA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Provincial Government of Aklan, participating cooperatives and donor institutions, through the initiative of Rep. Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr., formally launched today the…
Boeing, WestJet announce order for 65 737 MAX airplanes
KUALA LUMPUR, (PNA/Bernama) — Boeing and WestJet announced on Thursday that they have completed an order for 65 737 MAX airplanes, fulfilling the carrier’s letter of intent to purchase the airplanes announced…
UN GA high-level meeting participants call for prohibition of nuclear tests
NEW YORK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A world without nuclear weapons is a goal to be pursued by the international community. The most important step to achieving it would be the prohibition of nuclear…
Bohol, Cebu tankers shine in Batang Pinoy Visayas leg
MAASIN CITY, (PNA) — Tankers from Bohol Province and Cebu City dominated majority of the events Thursday in the swimming competition of the 2013 Batang Pinoy Visayas leg held at Tacloban City….
Water resources linked to tourism in Vietnam
HANOI, (PNA/VNS)–The tourism sector could help protect water resource, said Deputy Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Manh Cuong. Speaking on Thursday at a celebration of World…
BSP holds 2013 Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for stakeholders in Cabanatuan City
MANILA, (PNA) — As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will hold the 2013 Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for stakeholders in Region III on 2…
HK to celebrate 64th Nat’l Day
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — A series of celebration activities will be held in Hong Kong on Oct. 1 to mark the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,…
SP regulates PUJs, cargo trucks, trisikads in Lapuz district
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Sangguniang Panlungsod has enacted an ordinance regulating the public utility jeepneys, cargo trucks and trisikads in the district of Lapuz in this city in a move to…
Russia’s tourism workers to compete for award in travel business
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russian tourism’s best workers, chosen by television viewers and internet users, will be honoured in a competition promoting excellence and achievement in the travel business. It’s an initiative of…
Trade deficit increased 76% in a month
MANILA, (PNA) – As the country’s offshore trade performance grew in July 2013, trade deficit also went up by 75.6 percent to US$ 649.07 million from June 2013 US$ 369.60 million. According…
Moran Foundation to hold fund-raising drive for handicapped football players
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) — Handicapped Filipino football players who will compete in the Special Olympics in Australia late this year will USA will get funding from the Henry Moran…