MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — Globe Telecom on Saturday said 75 percent of its network in Visayas have already been restored amid continuing efforts of the company to fast-track restoration. Globe has…
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DOT hands out bookmarks in airports to thank foreign tourists for visiting PHL
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov 16 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) has come up with a modest way of thanking foreign tourists for visiting the Philippines despite the recent…
Pentagon chief welcomes Egypt’s ending emergency law, curfew
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (PNA/Xinhua) –U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday phoned his Egyptian counterpart Abdul Fatah al- Sisi to welcome the end of the emergency law and curfew imposed by the…
DSWD steps up relief goods distribution to typhoon victims in 40 Leyte towns
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has said it is completing this Saturday the distribution of relief goods to all 40…
EU praises PHL coordination efforts in Yolanda’s aftermath
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 16 (PNA) — The European Union (EU) praised the Philippine government’s initial response to the devastation of supertyphoon “Yolanda,” saying Filipino authorities were able to coordinate all efforts…
Gov’t creates special working group on eGovernment Interoperability Framework
MANILA, Nov. 15 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology announced on Friday the creation of a body to fast-track the development of an e-government framework that will ensure the “interoperability”…
Researchers find promising way to treat parasitic hookworm infection
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers on Friday reported preliminary success using genetically engineered probiotics against hookworms, an intestinal parasite that infects millions of poor people, particularly pregnant women and children,…
DOH, forsenic experts set up quick management system for ‘Yolanda’ victim-corpses
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov 15 (PNA) — Since a large number of bodies retrieved in typhoon ‘Yolanda’-hit areas remain unidentified, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday established a quick…
Imported relief goods exempted from import duties if consigned with DSWD – Biazon
MANILA, Nov. 15 (PNA) — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday reiterated the exemption of relief goods from abroad from import duties but stressed that this must be consigned with the…
Japan to deploy 3 SDF ships to crisis-hit Philippines, triples aid to 30 million USD
Tokyo, Nov. 15 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Japanese government said Friday it would deploy three Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels to the typhoon-ravaged Leyte island in the Philippines, with as many as 1, 000…
Foreign aid continues to arrive at Mactan, Cebu
MACTAN AIR BASE, MACTAN, Cebu, Nov. 16 (PNA) — Air traffic in Cebu was at its heaviest Friday as aircraft of various shapes and sizes continue to arrive to ferry tons of…
UNICEF sends out life-saving supplies for Filipino children in typhoon-hit areas
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) — United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has dispatched critical life-saving supplies for Filipino children in typhoon-ravaged areas of Tacloban, Ormac and Roxas, an UNICEF official said here…
Death toll from supertyphoon ‘Yolanda’ rises to 3,633 –NDRRMC
MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — The partial, official death toll from supertyphoon “Yolanda” hit the 3,633-mark as of Saturday morning, with the amount of damage reaching P9.46 billion, according to the National…
DepEd allows ’emergency transfers’ from ‘Yolanda’-stricken schools
MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro has directed public elementary and high school officials to accept “emergency transferees” from areas affected by supertyphoon “Yolanda.” “This directive…
Passi City pleads for help
By Edwin L. Torrecampo ILOILO CITY (PNA) — Six days after super typhoon Yolanda struck Northern Iloilo, Jesry Palmares is a mayor on edge, a burly man who towers over average Filipinos,but…