MANILA, (PNA) — Shell Philippines and Petron Corporation imposed oil price hike effective 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. In separate text advisories, Shell and Petron increased 35 centavos per liter for diesel while an…
Year: 2013
(AsiaNet)NTT Communications Launches Cloud Service for Japanese Language Education
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet) — NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), ICT solutions and international communications business within NTT (NYSE: NTT), announced this week the launch of a cloud-based Japanese-language educational service, “Visual Learning…
New park manager wants PPUR territorial coverage enlarged
By Celeste Anna R. Formoso PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) -– Fresh from Corsica, France, where she was invited to attend the UNESCO Marine World Heritage Convention in October, new Puerto Princesa Underground…
Strict garbage collection key to successful waste management in Leyte town
PALOMPON, Leyte, (PNA) –Leyte board member Mesias Arevalo attributed the successful waste management program of Palompon town to the strict implementation of the garbage collection. Arevalo, who was vice mayor of Palompon…
Medvedev approves list of precious rare animals, birds and fish put on Red Book
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved the list of precious wild animals, birds and fish, which are put on the Red Book or are protected by the Convention…
More villagers evacuated after volcano eruption in Indonesia
JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The number of evacuee has increased to 1,681 as the local authority declared a seven-day emergency period after Mount Sinabung in Karo district of North Sumatra erupted on Sunday,…
About 1,000 people leave homes due to eruption of Sinabung volcano in Indonesia
BANGKOK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — About 1,000 people on the Indonesian island of Sumatra had to leave their homes due to a new eruption of Sinabung Volcano, Indonesian media reported on Monday. According to…
ILO supports earthquake victims in the Philippines
BOHOL, (PNA) –Thousands of workers were badly affected when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Central Visayas, Philippines in mid-October. The deadly earthquake destroyed livelihoods and damaged houses, roads, bridges, schools, century-old churches…
Fed fears further drag PHL stocks lower
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, (PNA) –- Persistent fears that the Federal Reserve may quicken tapering sent Philippine stocks lower for a second day on Monday. The benchmark Philippine stock exchange index…
Cooper inks pact with Union, awaits Apollo response
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — US-based Cooper Tire has reached tentative agreements with worker unions of its manufacturing facilities aimed at helping it close the USD 2.5 billion merger agreement with Apollo Tyres….
Roundup: gov’t board recommends 77 pct wage hike for Bangladeshi garment workers
DHAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — A Bangladeshi government board on Monday recommended 5,300 taka (about 68 U.S. dollars) as the minimum monthly wage for the country’s four million garment workers, nearly a 77 percent…
Passage of fiscal incentives, mining bills to shore up gov’t revenues
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, (PNA) — The passage of fiscal incentives and mining bills will allow the government to generate more revenues. Filomeno Sta. Ana III, coordinator of Action for Economic…
NLEX-southboud heavy, SLEX light; rest of transport terminals have normal passenger volumes
MANILA, (PNA) — Portions of the southbound direction of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) on Sunday experienced heavy traffic flow as vacationists trooped back to Metro Manila after spending “Undas” in the provinces….
Concerned gov’t agencies remain on alert to ensure safety of people on their way home after ‘Undas 2013,’ Palace says
MANILA, (PNA) — Concerned government agencies are continuously monitoring the situation to ensure the safety of people on their way home after the observance of “Undas 2013,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary…
AlMaSor goes to London for Bicol’s global tourism promo
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — The Albay-Masbate-Sorsogon (AlMaSor) tourism alliance is now in London promoting in the annual World Tourism Market (WTM) the travel industry wonders of these three…