CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno on Wednesday bucked inaccurate reports on the number of alleged victims of “summary killings” here in the past months….
Quedan gains strength, will exit PHL Saturday
MANILA, (PNA) — Tropical storm Quedan (international name: Fitow) gained strength but its direction may prolong its stay inside the Philippine area of responsibility and expected to be out the country by…
Comelec to deliberate on Ejercito’s motion for reconsideration
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that the commission en banc will deliberate on the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by Laguna Governor Emilio Ramon…
CD0 dads OK P7.6 M supplemental budget
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) –- The City Council on Monday approved an Ordinance to appropriate P 7.6 million supplemental budget to be taken from the city’s internal revenue allotment fund. City…
India to be world’s most populous nation by 2050: study
PARIS, (PNA/PTI) –India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2050, according to a new French study which predicts the global population to surge to 9.7 billion people by…
More bodies to be retrieved after Kenya’s mall attack
NAIROBI, (PNA/Xinhua) — Kenya’s investigators are expected to retrieve more bodies from the Westgate shopping mall which was stormed by terrorists on Sept. 21, leaving over 60 people dead and dozens others…
Gov. Espino calls for completion of Phase III of San Roque Dam project
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA) — Governor Amado Espino Jr. called for the implementation of Phase III of the San Roque Multi-purpose Dam project in order to bring more irrigation water to farmlands in…
Bill seeking creation of 3-man independent Foreign Exchange Remittance Regulatory Commission filed
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — OFW party list Rep. Roy Seneres on Wednesday proposed the creation of a three-man independent Foreign Exchange Remittance Regulatory Commission mainly to protect and facilitate…
Catholic business group backs Aquino’s reforms for transparency, stronger bureaucracy
MANILA, (PNA) — The Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) is throwing its full support to President Benigno S. Aquino III as he continues with reforms for transparency and professionalism in…
PhilHealth plans maternal, child health advocacy in Cebu, Bohol
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is planning its next advocacy activity for rural health units — this time in Cebu and Bohol. After conducting a…
NATO calls on Russia to reconsider recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
BRUSSELS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — NATO believes that the development of the state borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia hampers the settlement of the conflict in Georgia, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh…
Iloilo governor rallies behind Drilon
ILOILO, (PNA) — Gov. Arthur Defensor described as “preposterous” and “pure harassment” the various charges leveled against Senate President Franklin Drilon, particularly those involving the programs and projects that he initiated in…
(Nightlead) Hong Kong stocks end 0.55 % higher
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong stocks rose 124.62 points, or 0.55 percent to close at 22,984.48 points on Wednesday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,138.86 and 22, 933.31. Turnover…
CA stops release of P3.2-B funds to Stradcom
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Court of Appeals has stopped the release of P3.2 billion funds of Stradcom Corporation held in escrow at the Land Bank of the Philippines. In…
Zambia to issue 10 new oil exploration licenses
LUSAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Zambian government says it will issue 10 new oil exploration licenses as it targets 2017 for its first oil or natural gas well, the Post of Zambia reported…