By Aurelio A. Pena DAVAO CITY, (PNA) – Jovellar Street in the city of Zamboanga where I was born, lies next to Sta. Catalina district which links up with Talon-Talon and Rio…
State university accepts entries for literary awards
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar, (PNA) — The North West Samar State University is now accepting entries for this year’s edition of Chito S. Roño Literary Awards. Harold L. Mercurio of the NWSSU’s Socio…
New U.S. private spacecraft launched to ISS
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — A new privately owned U.S. spaceship carrying food, clothing and other cargo blasted off Wednesday on a demonstration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Cygnus spacecraft, built…
Egypt shortens curfew hours
CAIRO, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Egyptian government decided on Thursday to shorten the curfew imposed in 14 governorates by two hours on weekdays and one hour on Fridays, state-run Ahram online reported. Starting…
Egyptian police storm militant hideout, 1 policeman killed
CAIRO, (PNA/Xinhua) — A senior Egyptian police officer was killed Thursday during an operation against a militant hideout on the outskirts of the capital Cairo, official news agency MENA reported. Egyptian troops…
Novel gene discovery could lead to new HIV treatments:study
LONDON, (PNA/Xinhua) — A team of researchers led by King’s College London has identified a new gene, which may have the ability to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from spreading…
TUCP to appeal the p10 wage increase
MANILA, (PNA) — The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) vowed to appeal the implementation of the P10 salary increase on minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. This as the Regional…
CA issues gag order on Fort Bonifacio property case
By Perfecto Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Court of Appeals has issued a gag order against the cities of Taguig and Makati in the case of the the Fort Bonifacio property. In…
Two new bird flu cases confirmed in Cambodia, one dies
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — Two more new human cases of avian influenza have been confirmed for the H5N1 virus in Cambodia, bringing the number of the cases to 20 so far this…
Bicol to hold Regional Tourism Summit 2013
By Connie B. Destura LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) -– The Department of Tourism (DOT) Bicol regional office will gather all tourism industry stakeholders for the Regional Tourism Summit 2013 on Sept. 26-27 at…
Ex-Pentagon chiefs criticize Obama, Putin on Syria
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates did not mince words this week when asked if he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin as Washington and Moscow negotiate a plan…
DA allays fear of farm workers due to agri mechanization
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Agriculture has allayed fears of mass lay-off by landless farm workers due to rapid mechanization in the rice producing areas of Western Visayas. DA Regional…
Indian American winning Miss America title, great: Carney
WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — An Indian American crowned with the Miss America title is great, a top Obama Administration official has said. “I think it’s great, personally. I haven’t spoken about it with…
BI detains 14 cyber crime suspects
By Guillermo Abad Manila, (PNA) — The Bureau of Immigration has detained 14 foreigners arrested by the police last month for involvement in cyber crimes. BI Officer-in-Charge Siegfred Mison disclosed the bureauarrested…
No. of travelers to Japan hits August record
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The number of foreign visitors to Japan in August broke the record for the month, rising 17.1 percent from a year earlier to 907,000, on the back of the…