MANILA, Feb. 20 (PNA) — Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Thursday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to assume a more active role in ensuring a peaceful resolution to the…
EU pours in P45-B on new platform for Malampaya
MANILA, Feb. 20 (PNA) — A group of European investors were welcomed Thursday at the Keppel Subic Shipyard in Subic, Zambales, the site of the fabrication activities of the Malampaya Phase 3…
President Aquino to celebrate EDSA People Power anniversary touring calamity areas
MANILA, Feb. 20 (PNA) — Malacanang is not pushing through in holding the 28th anniversary celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25 at the Palace grounds and the President…
Lingayen Fiesta, Bagoong Festival celebration entails over half a million-peso overdraft
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 19 (PNA) — The joint celebration of town fiesta and Bagoong Festival of this capital town this year has resulted in an overdraft of P598,286.51. This was contained in…
Aboitiz rolls out student scholarship program for 2014
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA)— The Aboitiz group of companies, in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), on Wednesday rolled out its student-focused activities under its “Future Talents…
Hubble space telescope capable of measuring rotation of nearby galaxy: NASA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to precisely measure the rotation rate of a neighboring galaxy for the first time, U.S. space agency NASA said…
Anti-depressant may help relieve agitation in Alzheimer’s patients: study
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — Anti-depressant drug citalopram could help significantly relieve agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease but at the cost of slightly decreasing cognitive function and increasing heart attack risk,…
DOST-FPRDI develop low-cost dryer for handicraft products
By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, Feb 19 (PNA) — The Forest Products Research and Development Institute–Department of Science and Technology (FPRDI-DOST) have developed a handicraft dryer that would ensure cheaper and efficient…
Iranian nuclear talks going into details of agenda
VIENNA, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Iranian nuclear talks on Wednesday will go into details of the agenda proposed by all sides on Tuesday, diplomats told Xinhua. The second-day session of the…
Death toll in Bangkok clash rises to 5
BANGKOK, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) –Five people, including a Thai policeman, were killed in a clash between Thai police and anti- government protesters in Bangkok on Tuesday, the latest figures released on Wednesday…
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry: Unrest in central Kiev claims six policemen
KIEV, Feb. 19 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) –The number of police, who died of gunshot wounds in Kiev’s unrest, has increased to six, Ukraine’s interior ministry says. The authority reports on its site on the…
President Aquino to discuss peace, trade with Malaysian PM during visit
MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III expects to discuss with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak several topics, ranging from the peace process to enhanced trade, during his two-day…
Cagayan Valley BFAR exec blames Casecnan dam project for ‘ludong’ extinction
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya , Feb 19 (PNA) — The diminishing supply of ‘ludong’ (Cestraeus plicatilis) fish in the territories of the Bugkalots tribe in Nueva Vizcaya has been traced to the ongoing…
Several bunkhouses in Tacloban City undergo modification
TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PNA) –Several unoccupied bunkhouses in Tacloban City are undergoing modification, incorporating suggestions of different groups, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) here. Three sites…
Gov’t okays LRT, MRT smartcards
By Lilibeth G. Ison MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) a Multi-Year Obligational Authority (MYOA), which is…