MANILA, Feb. 8 (PNA/Xinhua) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived Sunday afternoon in the Philippines for his introductory state visit. Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario…
PHL must include Science, Technology in curriculum to be competitive with other APEC member economies, says official
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Angeles City, Feb. 7 (PNA) — The Philippines lags behind with other countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of education, especially in areas of science and technology, and…
Malacañang keeps faith on the power of diplomacy
MANILA, Feb. 7 (PNA) — Malacañang is keeping its faith on the power of diplomacy amid fresh allegations of ramming and poaching that developed off the disputed Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales…
PHL initiatives garner support during APEC meetings in Clark
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Angeles City, Feb. 7 (PNA) — APEC senior officials, gathering in the First Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) here in Clark, have set the momentum for future discussions significant to…
Scientists discover organism that hasn’t evolved in two billion years
MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (PNA/Sputnik) — The international team of scientists responsible for the discovery published their findings Friday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The team examined microscopic sulfur bacteria…
President Aquino calls on nation to fight for peace
MANILA, Feb. 7 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III, rallied on Friday the Filipino public to “the fight for peace,” as a tribute to those who have fallen in Mamasapano, Maguindanao….
Japan university PPP team proposes medical scholarship to Cebu Capitol
CEBU CITY, Feb. 7 (PNA) — A team from the Asia Public-Private Partnership Institute (APPPI) of Toyo University in Japan has suggested to the Cebu provincial government to grant scholarships to medical…
Cebu Capitol, NGO sign MOA for building Php 106 M worth of classrooms
CEBU CITY, Feb. 7 (PNA) — The Cebu provincial government has entered into agreements with a non-government organization for the construction of multi-storey school buildings costing Php 106 million in 10 identified…
DOLE earmarks Php 15.5M for Buttoms-Up Budgeting projects in Region 1
VIGAN CITY, Iloos Sur, Feb. 7 (PNA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) allotted Php 15. 5 million from its Bottoms-Up Budgetting (BUB) fund to projects benefiting the marginalized sector…
Palo, Leyte wants to be informal settlers-free town
PALO, Leyte, Feb. 7 (PNA) — This town is eyeing to secure the informal settlers-free status through an ordinance up for approval this year. Declaring their town as informal settlers-free is part…
Renewable Energy Corp pours love to victims of typhoon in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY, Feb. 7 (PNA)– Residents of Ilocos Norte thanked the Northern Luzon Renewable Energy Corp. (NLREC) for the Php6.2 million worth of support assistance it has given early this year to…
DA says PHL agriculture can sustain its gains
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Feb. 5 (PNA) — After successfully putting Philippine agriculture back on track last year following the ravages brought by several calamities in 2013, most notably typhoon Yolanda,…
Appointment of a new PNP chief not that easy –-Coloma
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Feb. 5 (PNA) — A Malacanang official said on Thursday that naming a permanent head for the Philippine National Police (PNP) at this time is not possible because…
Fallen elite cop from Catanduanes prefers to serve Mindanao in quest of peace
By Rhaydz B. Barcia VIRAC, Catanduanes, Feb. 5 (PNA) — His body was mutilated but his bravery and will to fight until the last drop of his blood are very much etched…
BFAR: Red tide, fish kill inter-related
DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PNA) — Red tide, caused by harmful algal bloom during sunny months when the salinity of water is unusually high, is closely related to fish kill. This was…