By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Chief, Director General Arturo Cacdac Jr. said on Wednesday that operatives of the agency arrested a 25-year-old Chinese national…
‘More Fun’ campaign becomes a way for everyone to wave the PHL flag, says DOT chief
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — What everyone thought was just another marketing or advertising campaign has become a way for everyone to wave the Philippine flag. This, according to Tourism…
Trial shows malaria vaccine effectivity
LONDON, (PNA/Bernama) — The latest results from the clinical trial of the RTS,S malaria candidate vaccine, show that it protects African infants and young children against malaria, Mozambican news agency (AIM) reported….
Suspicious bag causes heavy traffic in Pasay
MANILA, (PNA) — A bag, with undetermined contents, thrown up a passenger bus roof caused heavy traffic in EDSA F.B Harrison in Pasay City, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. In its…
9 passengers injured as jeepney plunges into rice paddies in Capiz
ILOILO CITY, (PNA)– Nine passengers were hospitalized when the passenger jeepney they were riding in fell into the rice paddies somewhere in the boundary between barangays Mianay at Amaga Sigma, Capiz. Presently…
China to test its autonomous underwater vehicle
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China will test an autonomous underwater vehicle in the country’s latest scientific expedition in the eastern Pacific, the State Oceanic Administration said on Tuesday. The Chinese research vessel, “Haiyang-6,”…
PHL stocks end 6-day rally on IMF lower global growth forecasts
By Leslie Venzon MANILA, (PNA) –- The Philippine stock market tumbled on Wednesday along with other Asian bourses, weighed down by International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) reduced global growth forecasts. The barometer Philippine…
DOJ confident of raps vs. Misuari, Malik, et al.
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Dept. of Justice is confident the charges it filed against Moro National Liberation Front founding chair Nurallaji “Nur” Misuari in connection with the siege on…
Ex-minister of Bangladesh opposition sentenced to life in jail for war crimes
DHAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — An ex-minister of Bangladesh’s main opposition party has been sentenced to jail until death for war crimes including mass killings. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 pronounced the verdict in…
Bangladesh sees robust rise in Q1 exports
DHAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s export earning in the first quarter of the current 2013-14 fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014) grew 21.24 percent year on year to 7.63 billion U.S. dollars, official data…
(Lead) B’desh tribunal sentences BNP leader to life imprisonment
DHAKA, (PNA/PTI) — A special Bangladeshi tribunal today sentenced opposition BNP’s 83-year-old leader Abdul Alim to jail until death for committing large-scale killings and other war crimes during the 1971 liberation war…
WFP Executive Director urges to help Yemen to combat malnutrition
ROME, (pna/Saba) –The World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director has called for helping Yemen find sustainable solutions to combat malnutrition. Ms. Ertharin Cousin made the statement in the meetings of the 40th…
Neg Or gears up for Buglasan Festival 2013
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The provincial government of Negros Oriental is all set for this year’s Buglasan Festival, the province’s premiere socio-cultural showcase which reels off October 11 through Oct 20. The…
Investors’ fears grow as lingering US fiscal standoff erodes confidenceby Jiang Hanlu, Liu Fan
NEW YORK, (PNA/Xinhua) — Investors finally showed some nervousness Tuesday towards the ongoing fiscal wrangling in Washington, as the partial government shutdown drags on into a second week and the debt ceiling…
120-day feeding restores 300 Dagupan kids to their normal nutritional status
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — The 120-day supplementary feeding program implemented in 10 public schools here last year with the help of Kabisig ng Lahi, a non-government organization (NGO), and multinationals Unilever and…