UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The Chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus on August 21 could have been avoided, had the use of toxic agents near Aleppo on March 19 been promptly…
(Nightlead) Roxas: Offensive in Zambo enters ‘clearing operations’ stage
By Antonet Go ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– Interior Sec. Manuel Roxas, II announced the offensive of the security forces is “now entering clearing operations” stage as the standoff enters the 10th day….
Modern English class inspires rural pupils
LAIYUAN, Hebei, (PNA/Xinhua) — Zhao Minghui, 11, is picking up English words through making faces. As a fourth grader of a rural primary school in Laiyuan County, north China’s Hebei Province, Zhao,…
Ilocos Norte ready for Business Process Management Industry
LAOAG, ILOCOS NORTE, (PNA) -– Next Wave City – Ilocos Norte is all set as an Information Technology – Business Process Management (IT-BPM) destination, officials said. Ilocos Norte was awarded as best…
GSIS-Cotabato branch now accepting calamity loan applications
COTABATO CITY, (PNA) — Members of the Government Service Insurance System in Maguindanao and Cotabato City can now avail of calamity loan with the government financial institution, the GSIS said Wednesday. GSIS…
DSWD appeals for fair and accurate reporting on Zamboanga’s evacuees conditions
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, (PNA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon J. Soliman appealed Wednesday to media to be fair and accurate with its reporting on the…
Rebellion charges readied vs MNLF forces, says Roxas
MANILA, (PNA) -– Rebellion charges are being prepared against members of the Moro National Liberation Front faction of Nur Misuari involved in the siege of Zamboanga City. At a press briefing aired…
DOLE holds “Lakas Sipa para sa Batang Malaya” campaign
MANILA, (PNA) –- In an effort to raise awareness and kick out child labor in the country, the National Child Labor Committee of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), with the…
PCA delivers around 300T of coco seedlings to farmers in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) here has already delivered around 300,000 coconut seedlings out of its 1.4 million target this year as part of its planting and replanting…
Army troops encounter suspected NPA rebels in southern Negros Oriental
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) – Government troops clashed with suspected members of the rebel New People’s Army (NPA) early Tuesday afternoon in the southern town of Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental. Soldiers of the…
Zamboanga City stand-off death toll now at 90
MANILA, (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the death toll as of 4 p.m. Tuesday for the nine-day Zamboanga City stand-off between government forces and the Moro National…
Myanmar seizes 2-M USD worth of illegal drugs
YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Myanmar Police Force have seized illegal drugs worth 2 billion kyats (2.06 million U.S. dollars in central Mandalay region in the first eight months of 2013, local media…
China urges Japan to learn from history
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Tuesday urged Japan to learn from history and adhere to peaceful development path. Wednesday is the 82nd anniversary of the “Sept 18…
ASEAN coffee, cashew training course begins
BINH DUONG, (PNA/VNS) -– Agricultural extension officials and farm owners from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are taking part in an ASEAN training course for intensive coffee and cashew farming…
Makati shares social safety nets, DRRM initiatives to Bangladesh delegates
MANILA, (PNA) — The city government of Makati shared its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) projects and initiatives and Social Safety Nets in DRRM to a delegation of government officials from…