BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — The two-day APEC ministerial meeting concluded here Saturday calling for joint efforts in advancing the three priorities set up to ensure robust economic growth and resilience in Asia…
Construction of Baybay City diversion road not affected by scrapping of PDAF
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The construction of Baybay City Diversion road will not be affected by the scrapping of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) because it is funded directly from the…
MGB promotes scholarship program
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is urging interested students to pursue a course in Geology to avail of their scholarship program. MGB regional director Alilo Ensomo said…
ING eyes BSP to keep rates steady longer
By Joann Santiago MANILA, (PNA) — ING Bank does not see any movement in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rates in the near term given the lesser need to help…
Biazon on the 20-day TRO extension
MANILA, (PNA) — The 20-day extension issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court stopping the implementation of Custom Personnel Order No. B-189-2013 would likely prolong the uneasiness in the Bureau of Customs….
2 buses burned by 5 armed men in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)–Five unidentified armed men barged inside the terminal of Five Star Bus Company in Barangay Tempra Guilig in San Fabian town at about 6:50 p.m. on Oct. 4 where they…
Taiwan’s ex-Vice Pres. Siew meets Chinese Pres. Xi at APEC
By Ko Shu-ling TAIPEI, (PNA/Kyodo) — Former Taiwan Vice President Vincent Siew met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum annual meeting in Bali, Indonesia on…
ITCZ to bring rains over Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, (PNA) — Most parts of the country, except Luzon, will experience cloudy skies with light rains due to intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the state weather forecaster said on Sunday. Weather Forecaster…
CEO Summit bridges business, policymakers in boosting growth
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — As top business leaders and the heads of state gathered in Bali, a lot of messages could be delivered among them that were expected to help settle problems…
Caraga gears up for skills competition
MANILA, (PNA) –Technical-vocational institutions in the Caraga (Region XIII) have their sights trained early on capturing slots in the Skills Competition at the national level by holding their own competition next month….
International experts get down to destruction of Syrian chemical arsenals
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — International experts have gotten down to the destruction of Syrian chemical weaponry arsenals, Agence France Presse said in a report quoting sources in the expert mission. All components of…
Iraq bombings condemned
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — Deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs on Sunday condemned the Saturday bombing in Kadhimiya, Iraq, killing at least 50 and injuring 70. Hossein Amir Abdollahian said certain…
NorCot evacuees return home
M’LANG, North Cotabato, (PNA)–About 50 families or 250 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from a remote village here forced to evacate by a recent encounter between government troopers and members of the Bangsamoro…
Moscow airport police detain brawler aboard jet bound for Egypt
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Police at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday detained a brawler aboard a jet of the Severny Veter airline that was bound for Sharm al-Sheik, Egypt, a spokesman for the…
Zamboanga tourism promotions could mean a lot to reshape its image – DOT
MANILA, (PNA) –Whatever happened to the image Zamboanga had of its colorful vintas? Its pink sand beaches? Its Chavacano-speaking people? Sadly, Zamboanga is now notorious for being a military area and a…