By Saul E. Pa-a SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, (PNA) -– San Pablo City Mayor Loreto S. Amante confirmed on Friday that tourism organizers notified that the city’s “Coconut Festival” bagged this year’s…
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Nando intensifies into tropical storm outside PHL
MANILA, (PNA) — Tropical depression Paolo has intensified into a tropical storm and has accelerated but is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the state weather forecaster said Friday. PAGASA defines…
Curiosity rover finds ‘abundant’ water in Martian soil
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The first scoop of soil analyzed by the Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the Martian surface may contain “abundant” water, U.S. researchers said Thursday. Curiosity touched down…
China lowers ticket prices at scenic spots
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) –China has moved to lower ticket prices at 1,400 scenic spots around the country during the coming week-long National Day holiday. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in…
MB Revises Rules on Valuation of GS
MANILA, (PNA) — The Monetary Board (MB) has amended the rules that govern the valuation of government securities (GS) held by banks. The changes are meant to better reflect market valuation for…
NegOcc guv elevated to Sandugo Awards hall of fame
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) elevated Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. to the Hall of Fame of Outstanding Local Government Executives for his steadfast commitment to the…
Govt intensifies security ops at detention facility for 200 Misuari followers
MANILA, (PNA) -–The government on Friday vowed to intensify security operation, including checkpoints, along the vicinity of San Ramon Penal Farm in Zamboanga City where more or less 200 members of the…
Google Map, tourism officers to map up tourism destinations in Iloilo and Guimaras
By Annabelle J. Petinglay ILOILO CITY, (PNA) – Information Technology (IT) experts and tourism officers of the different local government units (LGUs) here are holding a one-day Google seminar-workshop to map up…
Solar panel factory in Mozambique to begin production in Nov
MAPUTO, Mozambique, (PNA/Bernama) — The first solar panel factory in Mozambique is to begin production in November, Mozambican news agency reported. The factory, located in the Beluluane Industrial Park on the outskirts…
‘Jekyll-and-Hyde’ protein offers new route to cancer drugs
LONDON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The mood changes of a “Jekyll-and-Hyde” protein, which sometimes boosts tumor cell growth and at other times suppresses it, have been explained in a new study by an international…
PHL’s Junior Gilas slip past Kazakhstan 90-88
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Junior Gilas team turned back a much-taller Kazakhstan, 90-88, in its opening campaign late Thursday night in the FIBA under-16 championship in Tehran,…
Bomb explosion rocks Zamboanga Sibugay town
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The authorities are conducting a thorough probe to unmask the people behind the Thursday night bombing of a bridge in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police said…
Plutonium shortage threatens NASA’s deep space program – reports
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– NASA’s deep space exploration program could face the ax as global supplies of the plutonium-238 nuclear fuel used to power spacecraft like Voyager and the Mars Curiosity rover…
Surgical outreach to benefit patients with cleft lip, palate deformities
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –A surgical mission for patients with cleft lip and palate deformities will be hosted by the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) this Oct. 23-25. The activity sponsored by…
U.S. to meet 2020 carbon emissions target
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The United States is on the way to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, a U.S. government report said Thursday. Average U.S….