MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang has reiterated that the Department of Justice will file cases against those who misused and abused the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) that will stand scrutiny in courts…
UN report puts pirate ransoms at over $ 339M in 7 years
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Xinhua) — Pirates off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa have made between US$ 339 million and US$ 413 million in ransom profits, fueling a wide range…
Revival of Oversight Committee can defeat future scams
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — The revival of the Congressional oversight committee which is task in promoting transparency and accountability in the government can defeat future scams, Leyte Rep. Ferdinand…
Government dispatches relief assistance to victims of Typhoon Vinta in Northern Luzon
MANILA, (PNA) — The national government has provided P743,100 worth of relief for Region II and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as a response to the devastation of Typhoon Vinta in those…
Palace says government ready to bring home Filipinos affected by ‘Saudization’ policy
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang said the Philippine government has been providing shelters to Filipinos undergoing repatriation process as the Saudi Arabia government’s November 3 deadline against illegal workers expires. Deputy Presidential spokesperson…
More than 7M girls in poor countries give birth before 18 each year, UNFPA report
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State of World Population…
President Aquino satisfied with transport terminals security preparations
MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S Aquino III on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the security preparations in the country’s passenger terminals as he led ranking government officials in inspecting the Manila North…
Typhoon Vinta continues to intensify after landfall in northern Cagayan
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Typhoon “Vinta” has intensified further before making landfall over the Northern Cagayan Area, a state weather forecaster said on Thursday. In a interview, PAGASA…
EU provides P148-M aid to earthquake-hit Central Visayas
By Michaela del Callar MANILA, (PNA) -– Europe is providing € 2.5 million or about P 148 million in humanitarian aid to those affected by a powerful quake that devastated Bohol and…
U.S. monitors mails, phone calls in the Netherlands: minister
THE HAGUE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Dutch Minister of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Wednesday night revealed he received a letter from the United States National Security Agency (NSA) confirming the…
BFAR intensifies registration of fishing boats in Eastern Visayas
By Perla G. Lena TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will put the full force of the law against any commercial fishing company operating without proper…
Transcript of President Benigno S. Aquino III statement on PDAF, DAP (Oct. 30) in English
By LLilybeth G. Izon MANILA, (PNA) — My beloved countrymen, good evening. Over the past few months, a few topics have come to be the focus of public discourse. With the cacophony…
Iran’s saffron exports 7 % down in 6 months: report
TEHRAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — Iran’s saffron exports fell 7 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- Sept. 22) compared with the exports in the same period last…
Bangladesh customs seizes 170 gold bars
DHAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Just one day after seizing 146 gold bars, customs officials in Bangladesh’s main airport in capital Dhaka on Wednesday morning again seized 24 gold bars weighing about 3 kilograms…
Budget deficit down by 43% in Sept
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, (PNA) – The National Government has narrowed budget deficit for September 2013 by 43 percent to P18.6 billion from P32.8 billion deficit in the same month last…