ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Agriculture has allayed fears of mass lay-off by landless farm workers due to rapid mechanization in the rice producing areas of Western Visayas. DA Regional…
Year: 2013
Indian American winning Miss America title, great: Carney
WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — An Indian American crowned with the Miss America title is great, a top Obama Administration official has said. “I think it’s great, personally. I haven’t spoken about it with…
BI detains 14 cyber crime suspects
By Guillermo Abad Manila, (PNA) — The Bureau of Immigration has detained 14 foreigners arrested by the police last month for involvement in cyber crimes. BI Officer-in-Charge Siegfred Mison disclosed the bureauarrested…
No. of travelers to Japan hits August record
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The number of foreign visitors to Japan in August broke the record for the month, rising 17.1 percent from a year earlier to 907,000, on the back of the…
PDBF to form dragon boat club in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) – The Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) is now currently looking for the possible backers that will also help form the dragon boat club here with the assistance of…
Storms-triggered death toll rises to 80 in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, (PNA/Xinhua) — The death toll from two storms ravaging Mexico in recent days had risen to 80 in seven states by Wednesday, government officials said. Of all the fatalities, 48…
Urgent: 5.4-magnitude quake hits near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea — USGS
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 20:53:31 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey…
DENR exec says Nueva Vizcaya eco-park zoo illegal
BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, (PNA) — An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) has dubbed the Lower Magat Eco-Tourism Park(LMETP) mini-zoo illegal. The LMETP mini-zoo in Barangay San Luis in…
VFA promotes rice sector tie-ups
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -— The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has urged its members to strengthen links with rice cooperatives and farming groups to gradually develop their own sources to buy…
Caloocan City businessman rapped with P18.4-M tax evasion
MANILA, (PNA) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) an P18.4-million tax evasion case against a Caloocan City businessman. Charged was Lamberto T….
OIC urges MNLF Sema group not to join Misuari group in Zamboanga attacks
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) — The influential Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) WHICH MEDIATED THE FORGING OF THE 1996 GPH-MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT PEACE AGREEMENT HAS ASKED THE MNLF-SEMA FACTION TO REMAIN CALM…
PPA seeks to optimize use of berths at North port
By Genevi Facto MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said vessel berthing will be ‘on a first come-first served basis’ to ensure smooth movement at the North port. PPA General…
15 MNLF fighters surrender in Zamboanga City
MANILA, (PNA) –Fifteen Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters surrendered to authorities in Zamboanga City Thursday morning. Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc 7th Civil Relations Group commander, said the 15 surrendered to the…
Lady senator wants equality on crimes of adultery, concubinage
MANILA, (PNA) — Senator Nancy Binay has filed Senate Bill No. 1648 seeking to ensure the equality of men and women on crimes of chastity, specifically adultery and concubinage. In the proposed…
Orchestrated cleanup of adopted water bodies in E. Visayas Sept 21
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — An orchestrated cleanup of all adopted water bodies in the region will be observed on Sept 21 in observance of the annual International Cleanup Day pursuant to Presidential…