MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russia is an “integral and organic” part of Asia Pacific, the country’s Foreign Minister wrote ahead of an upcoming regional summit, and the priorities it proposed for the…
DSWD 6 releases P5-B for health, education of children
ILOILO City, (PNA) — The Dept. of Social Welfare and Development here has released a total P5 billion for poor households covered by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Western Visayas which ensures…
BRP Benguet departs for Zamboanga City relief mission
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that the BRP Benguet (LT-507) has left its Sangley Point, Cavite base Saturday morning to carry relief supplies to Zamboanga City which was badly…
TNB subsidiary wins 2 ASEAN energy awards
KUALA LUMPUR, (PNA/Bernama) — Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, TNB Janamanjung Sdn Bhd, recently bagged two awards at the prestigious ASEAN Energy Awards 2013 held in Bali, Indonesia. The company, in a…
Moody’s says stable funding conditions helped PHL earn new credit upgrade
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA) — Moody’s Investor Services said Saturday the Philippines’ stable funding conditions was one of the reasons the global credit watchdog upgraded the country’s sovereign rating recently. In an interview…
DSWD 7 lists over 240-T 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas this year
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — The Dept. of Social Welfare and Development 7 has served more than 240,000 households in Central Visayas this year in its flagship program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program…
DOE exec: no overpricing of fuel prices in Dumaguete
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Energy has assured the public there is no overpricing of fuel prices in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. DOE Region 7 Director Antonio Labios disclosed during…
Biazon reports lack of personnel in the BOC
MANILA, (PNA) — Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon reported Saturday they lack 6,000 personnel — majority of them in ports nationwide. “If we could fill all the unfilled positions which is (sic) about…
Viet President to attend Bali APEC meet
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — President Truong Tan Sang will attend the 21st Economic Leaders’ Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which will take place from October 6-8 in Bali, Indonesia. According…
LTFRB sets mandatory age limit for school bus service to 15 years
MANILA, (PNA) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory (LTFRB) is re-imposing the mandatory age limit for school bus (SB) transport service to 15 years, as stipulated in the Memorandum Circular 2004-012…
(Nightlead) APEC ministers call for regional economic integration
By Sayo Sasaki NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (PNA/Kyodo) — Ministers of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Saturday called for further economic integration in the region in their joint statement as talks…
Gist of APEC ministers’ joint statement
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (PNA/Kyodo) — The following is the gist of the joint statement adopted Saturday by the trade and foreign ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at their meeting in…
ARMM gov’t offices urged to emulate DPWH-ARMMs feat
COTABATO CITYI, (PNA) — Gov. Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has directed government line agencies to emulate the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-ARMM) which gained…
Japan to take up S. Korea’s import ban on marine products at WTO
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The Japanese government plans to take up the issue of South Korea’s import ban on fisheries products from some parts of Japan at a committee meeting of the World…
Pope Francis to deliver message for evangelization confab delegates on Oct 18
MANILA, (PNA) — Pope Francis will be addressing the attendees of the Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) to be held at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on October 16-18, 2013….