Manila, (PNA) –The Philippines and South Korea have signed a cooperation agreement to facilitate trade and tourism between the two countries and curb smuggling. The agreement was signed by the customs chiefs…
Year: 2013
Tuna canners eye 64% hike in EU exports next year
By Allen Estabillo GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — The country’s canned tuna exports to the European Union (EU) are seen to increase by about 64 percent by next year once it gains…
Majority of Americans support Obama’s stance on Syria
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Itar-Tass) -– The majority of respondents in the U.S. supported Barack Obama’s stance on Syria, which was voiced during a video address to the country Tuesday night, according to a poll…
Businessman escapes attempt on life in a foiled shooting incident in Dumaguete
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– A businessman escaped unharmed after two men riding tandem on a motorcycle opened fire at him while he was driving his car at a busy section along the…
No ceasefire with rogue MNLF members – AFP
MANILA, (PNA) — With the third day of the stand-off between the military and rogue members of the Moro National Liberation Front, the Armed Forces (MNLF) of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday…
BI field offices can now accept visa petitions
By Guillermo A. Abad, Jr. MANILA, (PNA) — FIELD offices of the Bureau of Immigration nationwide have been authorized to accept and process applications for immigrant and non-immigrant visas in line with…
Bacolod City mayor urges Bacolodnons to pray for fellowmen in Syria, Zamboanga
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) –- Mayor Monico Puentevella urged his constituents Wednesday to earnestly pray for their fellowmen who are caught in the middle of the unrest in Syria and the siege in…
Negros Occidental provincial gov’t drafts investment code
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The provincial government of Negros Occidental is drafting its investment and incentives code as part of its efforts to attract more investments to the province. However, 11 towns…
Cannabis production rises in Afghanistan despite decline in cultivation: UN report
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/APP) –While the total area of Afghan farmland used for cannabis cultivation fell by 17 percent in 2012, there was still an eight per cent rise in the overall production…
PhilRice shifts to new direction, methods to enhance competitiveness
SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija, (PNA) –The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is set to make fundamental shifts in scope and direction of its work to carry out its new advocacy:…
Lingayen asked to strengthen its dairy industry
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)–The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) is now discussing a novel proposal seeking to strengthen the dairy industry of the town. The proposal of the Samahan ng Maralitang Magsasaka led by Renato…
Cyprus to set up fund to compensate for Russians’ deposit losses
NICOSIA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has confirmed the readiness to compensate for part of Russians’ deposits they have lost as a result of the three Eurogroup creditors’ decision to…
TESDA allots 20 scholarship vouchers for trainer’s training in E. Visayas
By Perla Lena TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has allotted 20 scholarship vouchers for the “Train the Trainer” in English program in Eastern Visayas that seeks…
Senate passes SK election postponement on second reading
MANILA, (PNA) — The Senate has passed on second reading a bill postponing the holding of the Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) elections on Oct. 28 to give way to the needed reforms to the…
De Lima refuses to confirm report on lawmakers to be rapped with plunder
MANILA, (PNA) — Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Wednesday neither confirmed nor denied a published report about senators and congressmen allegedly included in the first batch to be charged with…