YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) — World-known fashion designer Junko Koshino will introduce her fashion collection and traditional costumes of Myanmar national races for the 27th SEA Games, official media reported Wednesday. Koshino will feature…
Spanish professors on study tour of Legazpi City
By Emmanuel P. Solis LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) -– Three professors of the University of Oviero in Spain are now here to study the city’s implementation of its Ecological Solid Waste Management Program…
Unfair practices in pharma sector under CCI scanner
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — Emphasising that pricing aspects of pharmaceuticals are critical for the general public, CCI Chairman Ashok Chawla has said that some cases of probe into alleged unfair practices in…
Obama cancels PHL visit due to US shutdown
By Michaela del Callar MANILA, (PNA) -– US President Barack Obama canceled his first-ever visit to the Philippines scheduled on Oct. 11 to 12 due to the US government shutdown, the Dept….
Support rate for Abe Cabinet rises to 63.3%: Kyodo poll
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet stands at 63.3 percent, up from 61.8 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday, despite the government’s recent…
Sweden is best place to grow old
STOCKHOLM, (PNA/Xinhua) — Sweden was ranked as the best place for people over 60 years old in the Global AgeWatch Index 2013, local media reported on Tuesday. Covering 89 percent of the…
NM Villanueva in joint 2nd place finish at Hong Kong Int’l Open Chess C’ship
MANILA, (PNA)– Philippine National Master Nelson Villanueva on late Tuesday accumulated seven points for a joint second place place with Spain’s International Master Marcos Llaneza Vega and Singapore’s Grandmaster Wong Meng Kong…
President Aquino says drastic shifts in Bureau of Customs leadership are already in place
MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino said drastic shifts in the Bureau of Customs (BoC) leadership, personnel, and processes are already in place, as a result of the administration’s comprehensive reform…
Thousands of Laguneños swarm Capitol, rally support for Gov. ER
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna (PNA) -– “Gusto kong ipabatid sa lahat na ako pa rin ang Gobernador ng Laguna. Walang mababago sa pamamahala at tuloy-tuloy po ang paghahatid natin ng tunay na serbisyong…
PNP recalls 49 trainor cops detailed to PPSC
By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine National Police has recalled 49 police personnel who are currently serving in various capacities with the Philippine Public…
Efforts to include cpo and rubber on APEC list fail
JAKARTA, (PNA/Antara News) — Indonesia’s efforts to include crude palm oil (CPO) and rubber on the Environmental Goods List (EG List) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have failed yet again. “Although…
42 schools confirm participation in 18th FilOil UniGames
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Forty-two schools have initially confirmed participation in this year’s 18th FilOil University Games (UniGames) slated on Oct. 20-28 at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) here. UniGames…
Community cooperative groundbreaking for P20-M branch building in Tanjay City
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) – A three-story building of the Perpetual Help Community Cooperative, costing P20 million, will soon rise at a 378 square meter lot located along Nonong Limbaga Drive in Tanjay…
CDO dad wants regulatory board convened
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– The City Council’s committee on education urged the city mayor to convene the regulatory and complaint board to address plaints of parents and school officials involving…
Mom’s weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Women who gain excessive weight in pregnancy are more likely to have overweight and obese children, a study showed Tuesday. The findings, published in the U.S. journal PLoS Medicine,…