HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) -– One person was found dead and seven others were still missing in the sea of Vung Tau after a serious collision between a Singaporean vessel and…
Students in Jordan Valley in fear on way to school
NABLUS, West Bank, (PNA/Xinhua) — Every morning, eight-year-old Palestinian girl Beesan Awad, who sits on a wheel chair, is anxious on the way to school for fear that Israeli soldiers might stop…
9 killed, 54 wounded in Iraq’s violence
BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least nine people were killed and 54 wounded in a series of shootings and bombings across Iraq on Sunday, police said. In northern Iraq, gunmen shot dead three…
19 militants killed in Afghan security force operations
KABUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — Nineteen militants have been killed and 14 wounded in two separate operations in northern and western Afghanistan, said the authorities on Sunday. At early Sunday morning, seven Taliban militants…
Maguindanao execs, Army assure Aquino most MNLF members loyal to peace accord
By Edwin Fernandez CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao, (PNA) — Local government executives and the military here have assured President Aquino Saturday that Moro National Liberation Front members in the province remained loyal to…
House to start Monday plenary debates on proposed 2014 national budget
MANILA, (PNA) — The House of Representatives will start tomorrow (Monday) its plenary debates on House Bill 2630 or the 2014 General Appropriations Bill, which proposes a P2.268 trillion national budget for…
Habagat brings rains over Luzon, Visayas
MANILA, (PNA)–Due to southwest monsoon or “habagat”, most of Luzon including Metro Manila will experience cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms in the next two to three days,…
DENR 8 promotes eco-tourism sites in E. Visayas in exhibit
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — Twelve ecotourism sites in Eastern Visayas took center stage at the ecotourism exhibit organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently. The Biri-Larosa Protected Landscape…
2 NPA rebels captured in northern Negros encounter in police custody – Army
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) captured by elite police forces during an encounter Saturday morning in Toboso, Negros Occidental have been turned over to…
DVO-DSWD holds first-ever ‘State of the Region Address’
By Carmela C. Duron DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — Consistent with its mandate of promoting good governance and transparency in public service, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold its…
5 dead in workshop collapse
HANGZHOU, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least five people were killed when a workshop collapsed in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Sunday morning, local authorities said. The workshop, in Longquan City, belonging to Oujiang…
Malacanang reiterates President Aquino’s instructions to take care of evacuees affected by ongoing standoff in Zamboanga City
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang said on Sunday that the government is working towards following the instructions of President Benigno S. Aquino III to “take care” of the evacuees affected by the standoff…
Palace allays concerns of international community on standoff ongoing in Zamboanga City
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang allayed the concerns of the international community on the ongoing conflict between government troops and the members of the Moro National Liberation Front-Misuari faction in Zamboanga City, saying…
Legislators from Visayas push creation of Visayan tourism highway
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Members of the Visayan bloc in the House of Representatives are pushing for the creation of the Visayan Tourism Highway that will allow travelers from the eastern part…
Turkey cautious about U.S.-Russian deal on Syria
ANKARA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Turkey’s foreign ministry warned that the U.S.-Russia agreement designed to eliminate the chemical weapons in Syria, though a positive step, could be exploited by the Syrian government, local media…