RAMALLAH, (PNA/Xinhua) — A UN official expressed on Saturday concerns over recent clashes between Israeli soldiers and international activists who tried to aid Palestinians. James Rowley, UN coordinator for human rights affairs…
Year: 2013
Napoles lawyer wants client arraigned at Fort Sto. Domingo, Laguna
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — The camp of Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the P10-billion ‘pork barrel scam,’ will file a motion to transfer the venue of…
Cebu Pacific Air hikes by 33% its Iloilo passengers hub
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippines’ leading low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific Air (CEB), increased operations from its Visayas hubs in line with its continued push for more tourism and trade in the destinations…
Japan, Canada to boost tie-ups toward Canadian shale gas exports
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper are expected to agree to increase cooperation toward starting Canadian shale gas exports to Japan from around 2020, Japanese…
MMDA accepts part time traffic enforcers due to fund lack
MANILA, (PNA) — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant General Manager for Operations Emerson Carlos on Sunday announced that the agency is now accepting part time traffic enforcers due to shortage of…
Cebu Pacific announces 3-day special flight skeds to and from Zamboanga
MANILA, (PNA) — Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) on Saturday announced its three-day flight schedules to and from Zamboanga City after the Civil Aviation Authority lifted the ‘no-fly zone” in that city last…
Afghan forces kill 11 Taliban fighters including shadowy district governor
KABUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — Afghan security forces raided Taliban hideouts in Nejrab District of Kapisa Province on Saturday, killing 11 militants including a shadowy district governor, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a…
Villar invests P1B to beef up retail business
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, (PNA) — MBV Retail Holdings Corp. of the Villar family is going big in retailing as it invests an initial P1 billion to pursue more expansion projects….
Maldives is all psyched for World Tourism Day 2013
MANILA, (PNA) — One week is all that is left until World Tourism Day, which this year will be hosted by Maldives. With the theme “Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future”,…
‘Odettei’ grounds 9 more intl flights
MANILA, (PNA) — Typhoon “Usagi” has caused the cancellation of nine more international flights on top of the 18 earlier cancelled on Sunday. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Media Affairs Division said…
Feature: Economy booms in Iraq’s Kurdistan as other parts struggle with violence
By Jamal Hashim ARBIL, Iraq, (PNA/Xinhua) — While much of Iraq grapples with increasing violence and power struggle, raising fears that the country could slide into civil war, the northern Kurdistan Region…
Salceda to present Albay tourism strategy to world ecotourism confab
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) –Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. has invited Albay Gov. Joey Salceda to present the province’s successful tourism strategy to the 5th World Ecotourism Conference (WED) slated in…
Surrender an honorable thing, military tells surviving MNLF fighters
MANILA, (PNA) — Army units deployed in Zambonga City have stepped up their efforts to urge surviving Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters to surrender. The military added that surrendering is an…
American companies want to link up with Filipino entrepreneurs
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)–From 75 to 100 American companies are willing to link up not only with big but also small manufacturers in the Philippines, particularly in the the province of Pangasinan. This…
Gov’t earmarks P3.9B for Zambo rehabilitation
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, (PNA) –The government has earmarked a total of P3.9B for the early recovery and rehabilitation of families affected by the ruthless Moro National Liberation Front-led crisis in…