DUMAGUETE CITY, August 18 (PNA) -– The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Oriental has subpoenaed the chief security of the state-run Negros Oriental Statue University (NORSU) to answer a charge…
53rd Lucena Day kicks off with tribute to Apolinario Mabini
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Aug. 18 (PNA) –- The 53rd Charter Day Celebration of Lucena City on August 20 kicked off Monday with an essay writing contest about the life and heroism of…
DOH predicts Filipinos with HIV/AIDS to hit 32,000 by end of 2014
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Aug. 18 (PNA) — The number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit…
Oil companies to rollback diesel prices by 40 centavos per liter
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 18 (PNA) — Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC), Petron Corporation, Chevron Philippines Incorporated (CPI) and PTT Philippines will rollback their diesel prices by 40 centavos per…
HIV/AIDS forum for Dumaguete clergy, religious set Tuesday
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) – Members of the clergy and religious organizations of the Diocese of Dumaguete will be attending a forum on Tuesday to increase awareness on the human immune system disease…
5 Libyan Islamist militants killed in Tripoli airstrikes
TRIPOLI, (PNA/Xinhua) — An unknown warplane bombed Islamist militants in Libya’s volatile capital of Tripoli on Monday, killing five and injuring several, according to sources. The fighter jet launched airstrikes on some…
3 dead, 13 missing in Tibet bus plunge
LHASA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Three people died and 13 others are still missing after a bus carrying 45 people plunged into a river in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region Monday morning, local authorities…
(Update) LPA exits PAR; southwest monsoon brings rains over western section of Luzon
MANILA, (PNA) — Except in the western section of Luzon, the country is expected to experience gradual weather improvement as the low pressure area (LPA) off the Ilocos region has already left…
Government striving to create highly remunerative jobs for Filipinos, Palace says
MANILA, (PNA) — The government is striving to create highly remunerative jobs that will showcase the talents and ingenuity of the Filipino workforce, a Palace official said on Monday. “Patuloy na sinisikap…
President Aquino visits Our Lady of Piat in Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III visited on Monday the miraculous Our Lady of Piat enshrined at the Basilica Minore of Piat during his trip to Cagayan province. While…
Draft Bangsamoro Law to be submitted to the President within the week: Palace
MANILA, (PNA) — The government peace panel and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are preparing the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) for submission to the Office of the President within the…
World Humanitarian Day: WHO calls for protection of health workers in conflicts, disasters
MANILA, (PNA) — As major emergencies around the globe increase in scale, complexity and frequency, the World Health Organization is calling for an end to the targeting of health workers in conflicts…
DOH predicts Filipinos with HIV/AIDS to hit 32,000 by end of 2014
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, (PNA) — The number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit 32,379 by…
Israel, Palestine resume Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Israel and the Palestinians have resumed peace talks a day ahead of the deadline for yet another ceasefire in Gaza, Spain’s EFE news agency reports. A member of…
Obama authorizes airstrikes on IS insurgents to help retake control of Mosul Dam
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) militants in order to help Iraq to recapture the country’s largest dam, located in the northern city…