MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russian investigators started charging a group of environmental activists Wednesday who were detained aboard a Greenpeace icebreaker during a protest at an offshore oil rig in the Arctic…
Kakanin venture of women group in Davao del Sur receive facilities from DTI
MANILA, (PNA) – A group of women under a multi-purpose cooperative in Davao del Sur has benefitted from Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) shared service facilities program after receiving free facilities…
Ordinance on convicted lawmakers may be dumped
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — The government may be all set to withdraw the controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers with the Congress Core Group poring over the matter in the wake of Rahul…
GAP hires Japanese coach for male gymnasts
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– In an effort to further fast track its grassroots program, the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, headed by former Philippine Sports Commissioner Cynthia Carreon has turned…
Gomez stays in solo lead, Frayna, Mendoza remains unbeaten in Battle of Grandmasters
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– Grandmaster John Paul Gomez bested International Master Richilieu Salcedo III in 30 moves of French defense using the black pieces late Tuesday to maintain solo leadership…
Tourists roam aimlessly in D.C., pinched by gov’t shutdown
By Wang Zongkai, Gao Pan WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Roaming aimlessly at the National Mall in Washington D.C., a family of five from Australia felt frustrated as the U.S. capital welcomed them with…
(Lead) Vice Governor presides provincial board session amidst election case
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna (PNA) — Amid the tempest brewing at the Laguna Provincial Capitol due to disqualification charges lodged against incumbent Laguna Gov. Jeorge ER Ejercito Estregan by the Comelec first division…
India keen to tie up with Dubai’s biotech industry
DUBAI, (PNA/PTI) — India has initiated a strategy to encourage and educate Indian investors to tap the potential of the UAE’s thriving biotech sector. “Economic and cultural links between the UAE with…
1 dies, 8 hurt in Paranaque Hospital construction site accident
By Lloyd Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Parañaque City police and city government officials are looking into the cause of the fatal accident in a hospital construction site in the city where an…
Ex-Comelec regional head rendered homeless in Jaro fire
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The former Commission on Elections (Comelec) regional director and his neighbor were rendered homeless by the fire that hit Brgy. Javellana, Jaro, Iloilo City early Wednesday afternoon. The…
UST draws 1st blood vs. DLSU in Game One Finals cliffhanger
MANILA (PNA) — The University Of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers relied on a late 4th quarter assault to defeat the De La Salle Green Archers, 73-72, in their Game One Showdown of…
Oral arguments on case of pork barrel, Malampaya Fund on livestreaming
MANILA, (PNA) –The public will hear on the Internet the conduct of the oral arguments at the Supreme Court (SC)on the case of the pork barrel and Malampaya Fund starting this October…
Zamboanga police chief relieved from post – PNP
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Senior Superintendent Reuben Theodore Sindac, PNP-Public Information Office chief confirmed on Wednesday that the chief of police of Zamboanga City has been relieved from…
Eastern Samar solon says SK needs reform
BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar, (PNA) — Youth representation should not be abolished but instead, reforms should be instituted to address issues that have been hounding the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). This was the view…
Online outreach scheme effective for men with HIV
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -—The use of the internet as a tool for early detection of HIV cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) has proven to be effective,…