By Christian Edwards SYDNEY, (PNA/Xinhua) — Among the opening revelations in the historic Sydney hearing of a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse on Monday, is the systematic failure of child protection…
(Nightlead) Myanmar calls on stake holders to cooperate in census
By Feng Yingqiu YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Myanmar has called for all stake holders to cooperate in taking first nationwide census in three decades in 2014 for working out national development plan. Minister…
Update: TS ‘Odette’ remains stationary, maintains strength
MANILA, (PNA) — Expect cloudy skies with light rains in most parts of the country in the next two to three days as tropical storm “Odette” (Usagi) maintains its strength and remains…
Congress asks P1-B for school buildings
MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary said Congress has asked for a special fund of P1-billion for school buildings. They asked to set aside P1 billion for…
Joint COMELEC, military, police conference for barangay polls set Sept. 28
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Preparations for the barangay elections on Oct. 28 in Negros Occidental will be tackled during the command conference of the Commission on Elections, Philippine Army and the Philippine…
Commentary: Build on current momentum to seek permanent Syria solution
By Xinhua Writer Deng Yushan BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The UN Security Council on Monday heard an authoritative briefing on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, and now is expected to…
Region 9 police spokesman not yet confirm on MNLF men seize Zamboanga City Police Chief
MANILA, (PNA) — Region 9 police spokesman, Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca on Tuesday have yet to confirm the reports that the police chief of Zamboanga City has been taken hostage by the…
Bishop, Cagayanons appeal end to black sand maning
MANILA, (PNA) — Father Manny Catral, the representative of Tuguegarao Bishop Sergio Utleg, and advocates from Cagayan met this week with Sec. Manuel Mamba, head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, to…
4Ps mothers attend sewing, cosmetology classes in Dagupan
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)–With 28 unused but brand new sewing machines just discarded by the past city administration, some 30 mothers who are beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) here are now…
9th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime convenes in Laos
VIENTIANE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Delegates from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday gathered in Lao capital for the opening of the 9th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime. The meeting,…
House introduces new PDAF scheme
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — The House of Representatives has introduced a new scheme on how legislators can implement their projects for their constituents even with the scrapping of the…
News Analysis: Economist wants politicians to keep off Thai rail project
By Surasak Tumcharoen BANGKOK, (PNA/Xinhua) — Thai politicians should keep off Thailand’s ambitious rail project so that it will be built in a transparent and graft-free manner and devoid of any shenanigans…
Napoles camp wants bail for serious illegal detention charges
MANILA, (PNA) — The legal counsel of Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind in the P10-billion pork barrel fund scam, has filed a motion for bail at the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch…
Indian, Pakistani armies exchange fire in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, (PNA/Xinhua) — India and Pakistan’s troops Tuesday fired at each other’s positions for the third straight day on the line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said. The cease-fire violation took…
North Cotabato officials, MNLF leaders abhor violence during dialogue in Army camp
By Noel Punzalan CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao, (PNA) — Officials of North Cotabato province and leaders of three Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) state revolutionary committees in Central Mindanao pledged in this headquarters…