TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here is taking a proactive stance to be able to readily respond to victims of disaster following the onset of…
Solon wants to declare discrimination as a criminal act
MANILA, (PNA) — A lawmaker has vowed to protect the rights of any person who is treated less favorably on the basis of race, ethnic origin, religion or religious affiliations or beliefs…
Binay hails Gawad Kalinga’s initiatives of ending poverty
By Emil G. Gamos ANGAT, Bulacan, (PNA) — Vice President and national housing czar Jejomar Binay on Saturday said that despite the armed conflicts and other controversies hounding the country, the Philippines…
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban receives Politkovskaya award
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — The Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights activist who was targeted by the Taliban in 2012 has been given a human rights defender award named after a murdered Russian…
1 soldier killed, 6 wounded in Mis Or firefight
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) — An army soldier was killed while six others were wounded as the firefight between communist New People’s Army (NPA) and government troopers in Misamis…
DAP implementation needed to ensure PHL economy growth
By Joann Santiago MANILA, (PNA) — The need to ensure continued growth of the domestic economy while addressing loopholes in government spending paved the way for the implementation of the disbursement acceleration…
Will contain CAD below USD 70-B: Chidambaram
BANGALORE, (PNA/PTI) — Asserting that the government has the capacity to overcome “this period of stress”, Union Finance Minister Chidambaram Saturday said the current account deficit will be contained below USD 70…
DTI, Philexport trade fair brings Central Luzon MSMEs products
MANILA, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Trade and Industry and Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) is set to bring products of micro, small and medium enterprises of Central Luzon in the forthcoming…
Tayag tweeted: 305 deaths, leptospirosis; 470 deaths, dengue
MANILA, (PNA) — Health ASec. Eric Tayag has tweeted the latest update on the number of leptospirosis and dengue cases in the country. Tayag tweeted that as of Sept 28, there were…
Distribution firm workers warn of possible labor strike
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — A 65-member labor union working in a local distribution firm filed a notice of strike against the management for alleged unfair labor practice. “They are very eager to…
Coalition talks in Germany starts on a positive note
BERLIN, (PNA/PTI) — The chances for a new ‘grand coalition’ between German chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) have improved following their exploratory talks here….
Multiple tornadoes hit central U.S. states
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Several tornadoes hit central U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska Friday evening, causing considerable property damage, local media reported. One tornado occurred in the northeast Nebraska town of Wayne…
Global economic outlook positive for 2014
VIENNA, (PNA/Xinhua) — On the back of 3.2 percent global economic growth in 2013, the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) expects the global economy to see an improvement to 3.8 percent…
LGBT desk in every police station pushed
MANILA, (PNA) — A lawmaker has filed a bill creating a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) desk in every police station to ensure that victims of hate or sexually oriented crimes…
4Ps beneficiaries who will win this barangay elections may be delisted
By Perla Lena TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Dept. of Social Welfare and Development here said that a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) is not prevented from running this…