BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — Human rights experts from China and abroad on Thursday called for a sound environment for sustainable human rights development, saying the Internet is a double-edged sword in the process….
Year: 2013
Temporary passports to be issued to Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand
YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Myanmar officials will issue temporary passports to the country’s migrant workers in Thailand, official media reported Saturday. Works for legalizing undocumented Myanmar workers in Thailand are carried out at…
PAGASA enhancing dissemination of Philippines standard time
MANILA, (PNA) -– Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) improving its nationwide dissemination of Philippine Standard Time (PST), the country’s official time. Republic Act No. 10535 (PST Act of 2013)…
NASA’s Hubble telescope finds biggest known group of star clusters
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– A team of international scientists has used NASA’s Hubble space telescope to discover the largest known group of dense bunches of stars called globular clusters, more than two…
Cebu lawmakers use P65.4M in ‘pork barrel’ funds to pay hospital bills, social services
By Eddie Barrita CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Cebuano congressmen spend at least P65.4 million in pork barrel funds this year for hospital bills and other social services in Cebu, Department of Budget…
(Lead) Chevron to cut fuel price Monday
MANILA, (PNA) -– Chevron Philippines Inc., formerly Caltex, will be implementing a roll back on oil products effective 12:01 AM of Sept 16. In an advisory, Chevron will give a roll back…
N. Korean nuclear restart would be “serious” if true: U.S. envoy
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — A visiting U.S. special envoy on North Korea said Thursday that the reported reactivation of a nuclear reactor by North Korea, if confirmed, would be a “very serious matter,”…
ECOFISH to be launched soon in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)– Gov. Amado Espino Jr. is set to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for the implementation in Pangasinan of the Ecosystems Improvement…
PAL, PAL Express cancel Zamboanga flights until Sept. 21
MANILA, (PNA) — Philippine Airlines and its affiliate PAL Express on Saturday said that all of their flights to and from Zamboanga City will be cancelled until Sept. 21 after the Civil…
Frog makes ‘one giant leap’ during NASA launch
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– It’s hard to tell what frogs are thinking if they’re thinking at all. So it remained a mystery on Thursday if a four-legged amphibian was jumping for joy…
No ceasefire if MNLF keeps firing — Gazmin
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, (PNA) — Despite the pronouncements of midnight ceasefire by Vice President Jejomar Binay, gunfire and explosion are still being heard in Zamboanga City, Department of National Defense…
Rice farming model required to reform in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -—Vietnam needs to restructure its rice production based on demand and supply and focus on improving farming techniques, procurement from farmers, and preservation. The opinion was voiced…
15th Tour of the Fireflies: “Let’s just ride together”
MANILA, (PNA) -– After the very successful Tour of the Fireflies last year (B.E.S.T – Bicycles as Environmentally Sustainable Transportation), preparations are underway for the highly-anticipated 15th Tour of the Fireflies happening…
Tech glitch delays Proton launch
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– The first launch of a Russian Proton carrier rocket after an accident in July was postponed indefinitely due to a glitch in its first stage, International Launch Services…
Ilocos-wide Career Guidance Congress set Sept 18-19
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, (PNA) -– LABOR SECRETARY ROSALINDA BALDOZ HAS BEEN INVITED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER DURING THE FIRST–EVER REGIONAL CAREER ADVOCACY CONGRESS IN THE ILOCOS REGION SLATED SEPT 18-19 AT…