ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — Police authorities in Capiz have intercepted an illegally transported lumber products in Poblacion Tabuc, Maayon, Capiz. P/Inspector Jesus Iglesia, chief of police of Maayon Municipal Police Station, said…
NegOcc governor says public help needed in environmental protection
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said Thursday the provincial government needs the help of the public in the campaign to save the remaining forest cover of the…
Abe visits crippled nuclear plant over toxic water leaks
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) –Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday visited the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant over its highly contaminated water leaks amid world concerns over the issue. The visit was the…
PHL gov’t finalizing draft for revenue sharing arrangement for mining sector
By Lilybeth G. Ison MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang on Thursday said it is finalizing the draft that would detail the revenue sharing arrangements for the mining sector. “There are drafts already of…
No public beach in Samal Island
By Aurelio A. Pena DAVAO CITY, (PNA Features) — If you live here in Lanang like we do in a quiet village near the Waterfront Hotel Davao, it’s only 10 minutes across…
CDO’s city council urges bid committee to explain projects
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– The city council’s joint committee urged the city’s Bids and Awards Committee to shed light on the various projects that the city government has implemented without…
China’s railway to carry record holiday passengers
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s railway will carry more than 10 million people on the peak day during the coming National Day Holiday, said the China Railway Corporation on Thursday. From September 28…
Infighting erupts between moderate, radical rebels in northern Syrian: report
DAMASCUS, (PNA/Xinhua) — Infighting flared up between moderate and radical rebels the in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, heightening tensions between the two forces that had fought together against government troops,…
MMDA, Stakeholders ink Metro Manila Outdoor Media Magna Carta
MANILA, (PNA) – Uniform size of billboards to be allotted for a landscape or vertical garden will be expected on major thorough fares in Metro Manila by next year under the new…
Military option should remain open on Syria: NATO chief
BRUSSELS, (PNA/Xinhua) — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday the military option should remain open to ensure Syria keep its promise to eliminate chemical weapons. “I think it is essential…
US Sen. McCain slams Putin in Pravda Op-Ed
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — US Sen. John McCain, well-known for his vociferous criticism of the Russian leadership, has slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime for corruption, repression and bigotry in…
DA endorses ‘payaw’ as alternative fishing method
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) introduced the use of “payaw” to fishermen as an alternative fishing method during the “no fishing season” in some other regions in the…
San Fernando’s mobile sanitarium goes to school
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, (PNA) — The city government is carrying out a project to help students of public elementary and high schools understand and appreciate more the subject of science…
Two party list solons appeal to their colleagues to make full disclosure of their PDAF-funded projects
MANILA, (PNA) — Two party list solons on Thursday appealed to their colleagues to voluntarily make an immediate full “public accounting” of their projects funded by the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund,…
OFW back from Saudi Arabia after being on death row for 13 years
MANILA, (PNA) –Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza is now back in the country after serving a jail term for killing a Saudi national who tried to sexually abuse him in August 2000. “Salamat sa…