MANILA, Oct. 10 (PNA) — The Central Luzon State University (CLSU) has successfully conducted the first molecular inventory of different species of commercially important Lapu-lapu through a research project with support from…
Sto. Nino Basilica execs prepare for possible Pope visit
CEBU CITY, Oct. 10 (PNA) — Officials of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño in Cebu City are preparing for the possibility of Pope Francis dropping by Cebu en route to Palo,…
Iloilo City senior citizens receive P3.8M social pension in 2014
ILOILO CITY, Oct. 10 (PNA) — A total of 648 elderlies in this city aged 77 years old and above and considered target beneficiaries in the Social Pension Program for indigent senior…
BSP to launch “Run for Coins” project in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan Oct. 10 (PNA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in coordination with the Pangasinan provincial government will conduct an activity dubbed as “Run for Coins” (RfC) on October 29…
DTI to promote Leyte as ICT destination
By Perla G. Lena TACLOBAN CITY, Oct 10 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will now include in its package of investment promotion the province of Leyte as a…
PHL’s 7-month net FDI inflows surge by 56% to USD 4-B
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct. 10 (PNA) — The country’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first seven months of the year surged by 56.1 percent to USD 4.0…
European Union, partners launch 1st EU Peace Journalism Awards
by Edwin O. Fernandez and Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, October 10 (PNA) – To further support in bringing peace in southern Philippines, the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines…
Crtically endangered tamaraws on the rebound
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Oct. 10 (PNA) — As the Philippines celebrate Tamaraw Month this October, good news is in the offing as conservation efforts have indicated that the country’s largest…
Exports up by 10.5% to USD5.47-B in August
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct 10 (PNA) — Exports of goods in August 2014 has increased by 10.5 percent to USD5.47 billion against last year’s same period of USD4.96 billion, the…
PSEi slips below 7,200 as it tracks Wall Street
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 10 (PNA) –- Local shares tumbled anew on Friday, spurred by a negative lead from Wall Street. The barometer Philippine stock exchange index (PSEi) declined 34.54…
DOH assures gov’t has put in enough preparations to manage possible EVD outbreak in PHL
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Oct. 10 (PNA) — The Department Health (DOH) assured on Friday that the government has put in enough resources to deal with the threat of the Ebola…
3 scientists share 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8 (PNA/Xinhua) — Americans Eric Betzig, William E. Moerner, and German scientist Stefan W. Hell won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on…
2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8 (PNA/Kyodo) — Two Japanese physicists — Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano — and Japanese-born American Shuji Nakamura were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 on Tuesday “for the…
Festive October in Kalibo, Aklan
KALIBO, Aklan, Oct. 9 (PNA) — This month of October is expected to be festive here as thousands of people from all over the country will be arriving in town for separate…
DavNor bags second place in Best Tourism Oriented LGU category
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Oct. 9 (PNA) — Davao del Norte bagged second place in the Best Tourism Oriented Local Government Unit (LGU) category in the prestigious Pearl Awards. The honor…