By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — Pope Francis is now safely inside the Apostolic Nunciature, Taft Avenue after conducting mass at the Quirino Grandstand,…
Month: January 2015
German no-frills airliner to launch direct flights to Iran
BERLIN, Jan. 18 (PNA/IRNA) — German budget airliner Germania will offer direct flights to Tehran and Mashhad starting next month, Germania CEO Karsten Balke told IRNA in an exclusive interview. We will…
Stock markets likely to remain bullish; Q3 earnings eyed
NEW DELHI, Jan. 18 (PNA/PTI) — Stock markets are expected to remain bullish in the week ahead and corporate earnings from blue-chips like ITC and HUL would continue to dictate the trend…
Iran-China trade hit US$ 52-B in 2014
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (PNA/IRNA) — Iran-China transactions reached US$ 52 billion in 2014, indicating a growth of 35 percent year-on-year, said managing director of the Industries, Mines and Trade Ministry’s Center for…
Toshiba launches Android powered LED TVs
NEW DELHI, Jan. 18 (PNA/PTI) — Japanese electronics giant Toshiba has introduced a new range of smart LED TVs powered by Android that will allow viewers to access a wide range of…
Rational oil price in draft budget will avert crisis
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (PNA/IRNA) — An English-language paper on Sunday reflecting on the declining oil prices, wrote that if oil rates are set at US$ 40, no economic upheaval will threaten our…
China Focus: Pension reform paves way for social equalityby Xinhua writer Zhu Shaobin
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s plan to unify its two-tiered pension system is expected to improve social equality by eliminating a major disparity between public and private employee benefits. According to…
Crowds at Quirino Grandstand ballooned to 4 million
By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — Despite the rains Sunday, the number of Filipino faithfuls and those eager to see Pope Francis in person…
International negotiators begin talks on Iranian nuclear program in Geneva
GENEVA, Jan. 18 (PNA/Sputnik) — A plenary session of the so-called P5+1 group of international mediators on the Iranian nuclear program is underway without Tehran’s participation, RIA Novosti reported Sunday. The Iranian…
Masbate native wins as 2015 Sinulog Festival Queen
CEBU CITY, Jan. 18 (PNA) — The lead dancer of Tribu Himag-ulaw of Placer Masbate bested 15 others to win the 2015 Sinulog Festival Queen title. Julienne Hazel Penserga, a third year…
Close to 3,000 devotees attend pilgrim mass of Sto. Nino de Kalibo
By Virgilio L. Orquiola ILOILO CITY,Jan. 18 (PNA)- Close to 3,000 devotees attended the pilgrim mass in honor of Sr. Sto Nino de Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival 2015. Amid the cold atmosphere brought…
28 tribes join Kalibo Ati-Atihan festival contest
ILOILO CITY, Jan.18 (PNA)-The inclement weather brought about by tropical storm Amang has not dampened the performance of 28 participating tribes in yesterday’s judging day for the street dancing competition of this…
DOH lauds Catanduanes move to care for mental patients
By Danny O. Calleja DARAGA, Albay, Jan. 18 (PNA) – After counting some 300 island residents suffering from mental health disorders, the provincial government of Catanduanes is firming up the establishment of…
North Cotabato disaster team to undergo capacity training
COTABATO CITY, Jan 18 (PNA) — The North Cotabato provincial disaster units will provide training this month to volunteers to make them more effectively to emergency situations and calamitous events such as…
PTT to invest Php3-B for more gas stations
MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) -– PTT Public Company Limited (PTT PLC) will invest Php3 billion to put up 70 gas stations in the country in the next five years. Company Oil Business…