By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — With clearing operations in formerly Moro National LIberation Front occupied areas in Zamboanga City now beginning in earnest, Armed Forces…
30 villages in Negros Occidental under tight watch vs. rebel influence
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Thirty villages in Negros Occidental will be closely watched by the Philippine Army and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) during the election period leading to the Oct. 28…
BAI steps up campaign against dog meat trade
MANILA, (PNA) — The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) will stage a forum on dog meat trade in line with the bureau’s celebration of the Animal Welfare Week on October 4 at…
Manmohan Singh to hold first meeting with Sharif
By Ajay Kaul NEW YORK, (PNA/PTI) — After receiving US backing on the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Nawaz Sharif here Monday where he is…
Bacolod SP urges mayor’s office to implement CCTV ordinance
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Sangguiang Panlungsod (SP) here has asked the Office of the City Mayor to implement the ordinance seeking the installation of close-circuit television (CCTV) units in various areas…
India, US seal first commercial deal on civil nuclear power
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — Five years after India and the US signed a landmark civil nuclear deal, the two countries have clinched the first commercial agreement on civilian nuclear…
Israel arrests Iranian spy suspect in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Israeli security forces arrested an Iranian man suspected of spying for Tehran at Tel Aviv ‘s airport on Sept. 11, an Israeli court revealed on Sunday. According to…
India to seek mkt access for mangoes, bovine meat from S. Africa
By Rajesh Rai JOHANNESBURG, (PNA/PTI) — India is expected to seek from South Africa market access for mangoes, grapes and bovine meat in order to increase the country’s exports. The issue is…
More than 4,000 people awarded for fighting flood in Far East
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Awards of the Emergencies Ministry will be presented to more than 4,000 people for fighting the flood in the Far East. Among them are not only EMERCOM rescuers, but…
Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniv marked in US
CHICAGO, (PNA/PTI) — Celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda has started in the city where the saint who enlightened the western world about Hinduism 120 years ago. Tributes…
Health officials vaccinate 1,359 children at Zambo evacuation centers
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — Health officials have vaccinated 1,359 children aged six months to 15 years old to protect them from viral diseases while being sheltered at the evacuation centers in this…
Comelec gun ban nets 2 suspected robbers
MANILA, (PNA) — Two suspected taxi robbers in Parañaque City were nabbed for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban for the Oct. 28 barangay elections. Now facing charges of illegal…
U.S. gov’t shutdown would hurt ‘millions’ — Obama
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — President Barack Obama warned Friday that even a brief shutdown of the U.S. government would hurt millions of people and lashed out at opponents he accused of “grandstanding”…
Indigenous group in Diffun, Quirino gets P292,000 livelihood assistance
DIFFUN, QUIRINO, (PNA) — Some 53 Indigenous People (IP) of this town were recently provided with P292,000 worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment–Regional Office No. 2 (DOLE…
Dagupan determine to build modern new city hall
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)–A ranking city official here confirmed that the construction of a modern city hall to replace the old existing building as part of the agenda of…