MANILA, Feb. 27 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday left for a two-day state visit to Malaysia where he expects to further strengthen ties between the Philippines and Malaysia….
Airport taxi driver returns AUD 1,000 left by returning OFW
MANILA, Feb. 27 (PNA) — The culture of honesty is indeed getting viral at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after a taxi driver recovered and returned AUD 1,000 left by an…
PHL stocks index hits highest close this year
MANILA, Feb. 27 (PNA) –- Share prices surged to its best level this year on Thursday, as investors remained bullish on the local equity market. The bellwether Philippine stock exchange index (PSEi)…
U.N. chief calls on Uganda to repeal anti-homosexuality bill
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (PNA/Kyodo) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for the controversial anti-homosexuality law in Uganda that authorizes punishments of up to life in prison for those accused…
Pentagon official-nominee warns against Japan-China incident
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (PNA/Kyodo) — The nominee for assistant U.S. defense secretary for Asian and Pacific security affairs urged Japan and China on Tuesday to enhance dialogue to avoid a possible incident…
Without accord, U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan this year: Obama
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (PNA/Kyodo) — The United States will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan in late December, unless the two countries can reach an agreement on the status of American forces in…
Australian NGO renovates Maguindanao classrooms
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 26 (PNA) — Almost 7,000 pupils in public schools in the towns of Ampatuan and Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao now benefit from the elementary classrooms rehabilitated by the…
OWWA-3 opens scholarship for OFW dependents
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 26 (PNA) — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) regional office is now accepting applications for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Dependent Scholarship Program (ODSP) for…
Ilocos student’s group to launch values formation program for remembering 28th EDSA 1 anniversary
By Freddie G. Lazaro LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, Feb. 26 (PNA) — A group of scholars and some students from the College of Teacher Education (CTE) of the Mariano Marcos State University…
Voting on Ukraine’s new government to be held on February 27
KIEV, Feb. 26 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) –Voting on the composition of Ukraine’s new government will take place in the morning on February 27, leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) faction in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…
Escudero urges gov’t to push through arbitration to resolve West Philippine Sea row
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Feb. 26 (PNA) – Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero on Wednesday said the government should push through arbitration to resolve the territorial dispute with China in West Philippine…
President Aquino all set for Malaysia trip before noon Thursday
MANILA, Feb. 26 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III is all set for his trip to Malaysia before noon Thursday where he will have a two-day state visit there, Malacanang said Wednesday….
Positive sentiment lifts PHL stocks above 6,300
MANILA, Feb. 26 (PNA) –- Local share prices snapped a three-day slump and bucked a regional downtrend, bolstered by positive sentiment. The benchmark Philippine stock exchange index (PSEi) advanced 27.05 points to…
Arangkada Philippines active recommendations grows on its third year
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Feb. 26 (PNA) — Active recommendations of Arangkada Philippines to achieve US$ 75 billion foreign investments that will create 10 million employment and P10 trillion in revenue…
Learning watershed information portal opens
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte. Feb. 25 (PNA) — To promote science-based information and decide critical issues based on facts, a new website featuring real-time monitoring of critical watershed areas in the Philippines…