GENEVA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Swiss National Council Monday approved the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), requiring Swiss banks to report the holdings of their U.S. clients to U.S. tax…
Year: 2013
BFP awaits siren to kick off curfew hour in Tacloban City
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here is still waiting for the siren it has requested from the city government of Tacloban that will be used to signal the…
U.S. Senate delays test vote on Syria amid breakthrough in int’l diplomacy
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The U.S. Senate delayed a test vote Monday on authorizing a limited military strike on Syria, amid signs of a possible breakthrough in international diplomacy to seek a political…
CAAP: Commercial flights to and from Zamboanga City remain suspended
MANILA, (PNA) — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said that all commercial flights to and from Zambanga City continue to be suspended on Tuesday due to security reason as the…
New LPA spotted off Mindanao to enter PAR today
MANILA, (PNA) — The potential cyclone spotted east of Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine territory on Tuesday but the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) continues to bring cloudy skies with light…
Traders, LGUs decry long brownouts in NorCot
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) –Sectional brownouts currently carried out in North Cotabato province have caused big losses to commerce and operations of local government units. For one, Mayor Joseph Evangelista here said daily…
Multinational naval exercises underway in Colombia
BOGOTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — A multinational naval drill, codenamed Unitas Naval Operation, kicked off in the Colombian Caribbean Monday, Colombia’s navy said. In a statement issued by the navy, Colombian Defense Minister Juan…
PAF choppers fly over MNLF-held barangay in Zamboanga City
MANILA, (PNA) — With the hostage crisis in Zamboanga City now on its second day, Philippine Air Force (PAF) helicopters early Tuesday morning fly over Barangay Sta. Barbara, one of the villages…
Oil firms implement mixed fuel adjustment Tuesday
MANILA, (PNA) — The country’s major oil companies implemented mixed price adjustment on their petroleum products on Tuesday. This week’s movement on pump will include a price increase on gasoline products worth…
13 rebel returnees receive livelihood assistance
ALBUERA, Leyte, (PNA) — The Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) recently released livelihood assistance to 13 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) as part of the…
Singapore’s NUS ranked top university in Asia
SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — The National University of Singapore was ranked the No. 1 university in Asia for the first time, overtaking the University of Hong Kong, according to the World University Rankings…
Cebu Pacific flight Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila cancelled due to technical problem
MANILA, (PNA) — Cebu Pacific Air has cancelled its Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila flights on Tuesday due to “aircraft on ground.” According to Ninoy Aquino International Airport flight information service, flight 5J-504 Manila to Tuguegarao…
U.N. chief may propose plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons
NEW YORK, (PNA/Kyodo) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Monday said he is considering asking the Security Council to back a possible proposal to demand that Syria destroy its stockpile…
Puerto Princesa airport upgrade with US$ 79-M budget
By Clarinda I. Catimpo PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) — The upgrade and expansion of the Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPIA) will soon take place as Korean construction firms bid for a design-build…
Brunei’s Bolkiah congratulates new Pakistani president
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah has sent a congratulatory message to Mamnoon Hussain on the occasion of his inauguration as the President of the Islamic Republic of…