PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Feb. 10 (PNA) -– All is set here for the celebration of the Love Affair with Nature on February 14, the city government’s annual Valentine’s Day offering to sustainably…
New maps locate climate change-threatened species
CANBERRA, Feb. 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — An international team of scientists produced global maps showing how fast and in which direction local climates have shifted, one of this group’s participants Commonwealth of Scientific…
Banks’ consumer loans sustain rise
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) — Consumer loans (CLs) by universal, commercial (U/KBs) and thrift banks (TBs) reached Php 702.6 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2013,…
Palace offers condolences to the family of the late SC Justice Serafin Cuevas
MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) — Malacanang on Monday extended condolences to the family of former Supreme Court Justice Serafin Cuevas who died Sunday night at age 85. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)…
President Aquino encourages all gov’t agencies to support Kabisig Expo 2014
MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has encouraged all government agencies and instrumentalities to extend their support and participate in the Kabisig Philippine Expo and Trade Fair 2014….
More than 8,000 disaster-resilient homes soon to be built for Bohol quake survivors – DSWD
MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) — More than 8,000 disaster-resistant houses costing over P700 million will soon be built for families whose houses were totally damaged by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol, the…
2014 Bangus Festival to get international flavor
DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PNA) — The 100 Ways to Cook Bangus, a regular feature of the Dagupan Bangus Festival set on April 28 at CSI Stadia, will go international with the…
P120-M loan eyed for various infra projects in Nueva Ecija
TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija, Feb. 8 (PNA) — Mayor Nerivi Santos-Martinez is eyeing a P120-million loan to finance her fledgling administration’s various projects, including infrastructure that would help solve the pestering traffic problem,…
PROCOR thanks Bontoc officials, residents for all-out support to bus mishap victims
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet, Feb. 8 (PNA) – The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) on Saturday expressed gratitude to the officials and residents of Bontoc, Mountain Province for assisting members of the Philippine…
Putin declares 22nd Winter Olympic Games open
SOCHI, Feb. 8 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi open. “I declare the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi open,” he said at…
Global economy predicted to grow 3.7% in 2014-2015
LONDON, Feb. 8 (PNA/Xinhua) — London economics think-tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Friday forecast that the world economy would grow by 3.7 percent in 2014 and 2015….
DOT: PHL thanks the world for post-Yolanda support
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Feb 8 (PNA) — Thank you messages simultaneously emerged from social media sites at 4:40 am, Saturday as Filipinos from all over the world expressed appreciation for…
Palace asks China anew to join arbitration proceeding on sea row
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Feb 8 (PNA) — Malacanang on Saturday called on China anew to join the arbitration proceeding on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Presidential Spokesperson Edwin…
Scientists create “revolutionary” prosthetic hand that “feels in real-time”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (PNA/Xinhua) — European researchers said Wednesday they have created a “revolutionary” prosthetic hand that helped an amputee who had not experienced the sensation of touch for over nine years…
300 local, foreign runners to join Ultra Marathon in western Pangasinan
By Leonardo V. Micua LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 6 (PNA) — Some 300 local and foreign runners are expected to join the first-ever 100-kilometer Hundred Islands Ultra International Marathon set on March 15-16…