MANILA, (PNA) — As the territorial dispute between the cities of Makati and Taguig has worsened, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano on Sunday extended the hands of peace to Makati Mayor Junjun Binay…
Year: 2013
Floods submerge 13 villages in Maguindanao
By Edwin O. Fernandez SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao, (PNA) — Thirteen villages here were submerged by flood waters spawned by heavy down pour Saturday night, dislocating hundreds of villagers, officials said. The flash…
India to launch its maiden Mars mission in November
NEW DELHI, (PNA/Xinhua) — India is all set to launch its maiden mission to Mars this November, a top official has said. “Hectic preparations are on to launch Indian Space Research Organization’s…
Army trooper wounded in IED blast in Maguindanao
MANILA, (PNA) — A trooper was hurt after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded along the highway of Datu Paglas, Maguindanao Sunday morning. Col. Dickson Hermoso, 6th Infantry Division spokesman, said the…
Tagle urges Filipinos to unite with other countries in praying for peace in Syria
MANILA, (PNA)–The head of the Archdiocese of Manila on Sunday urged Filipinos to join other countries in praying for peace to reign in Syria. “It is time for us, Filipinos, to be…
Iran to send 2nd monkey into space: official
TEHRAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — Iran plans to send its second monkey into space onboard the home-made rocket named Pishgam ( Pioneer) II within 45 days, Iran Space Agency director Hamid Fazeli was quoted…
PAF in need of additional ‘Huey’ helicopters
MANILA, (PNA) — Major Gen. Raul Dimatatac, Philippine Air Force (PAF) vice commander, announced Sunday that they are in need of additional Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopters. He made this statement after noting…
Malacanang underscores importance of gathering concrete evidence of PDAF misuse, pork barrel abuse
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang underscored the importance of gathering complete, concrete and reliable evidence against conspirators and co-conspirators who allegedly misused the priority development assistance fund for their benefit in order for…
Canada adds more jobs in August
OTTAWA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Canada added 59,000 new jobs in August, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.1 percent, Statistics Canada announced Friday. The number of new jobs is by…
Russia, Norway target collaborating on quality control for Norwegian fish products
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Monitoring Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) together with Norwegian colleagues plan creating a joint electronic system to control quality of Norwegian fish products supplied to Russia…
Chicago agricultural commodities rise across the board
CHICAGO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chicago agricultural commodity futures were traded higher Friday, mostly supported by positive export sales. The most active corn contract for December delivery rose 7.25 cents, or 1.57 percent, to…
U.S. capable of cracking most encryption used online
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) developed the ability to crack encryption technologies widely used to protect Internet communications, using various methods including supercomputers, technical trickery and behind-the-scenes persuasion, The…
2nd LD Writethu: Shuanghui, Smithfield say merger deal passes U.S. national security review
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. and Smithfield Foods announced Friday evening that they received clearance on their proposed transaction from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)….
Putin, Obama leave G20 talks with unwavering views on Syria – Putin
ST. PETERSBURG, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his meeting with US leader Barack Obama was “constructive,” but added that they held by their opinions on Syria. “Our…
Russian senator accuses U.S. leaders of pressuring congressmen
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– U.S. Congress members would not have rejected a meeting with Russian parliamentarians without pressure from the U.S. leadership, a senior Russian senator said Friday. “A number of American…