By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr. ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)-Zamboanga City chapter has warned against impostors roaming around aboard a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) using PRC flag as…
Russia-US agreement on Syria to favour peaceful settlement of crisis – Chinese foreign minister
BEIJING, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The US-Russia framework agreement on elimination of Syria’s chemical weapon has opened new options for use of peaceful methods in settlement of the problem with the Syrian chemical weapon,…
Zambo business group leader favors military actions against ‘Misuari-faction’ rebels
By R.G. Antonet A. Go ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– An official of the business community supports continues military actions instead of giving safe passage “to these criminals” as the standoff enters the…
Baghdad denies Syria moving chemical weapons to Iraq
BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Iraqi government on Saturday rejected a Syrian opposition general’s claim that the Syrian government moved parts of its chemical weapons to Iraq. “Part of the Syrian opposition claimed…
Pope Francis names his second appointee in the catholic hierarchy in the country
MANILA, (PNA) — The third bishop to head the San Carlos diocese in Negros Occidental has been named by Pope Benedict on Saturday. The Holy Father announced in Rome at 12 noon…
Private-sector-participation scheme of management wins in Aleco referendum
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) – With total votes of 5,506, the private- sector-participation (PSP) option won over the coop-to-coop (C2C) scheme, which garnered 3,491 votes, in Saturday’s referendum among member-consumers of the debt-ridden…
Brillantes says Comelec cannot prevent aspirants in barangay, SK polls from displaying posters until start of campaign period
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, (PNA) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes said that Comelec cannot prevent aspirants in the October 2013 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to display…
Update: 26 killed, 81 wounded in Iraq’s violence
BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — Up to 26 people were killed and 81 wounded in a series of bombings, including 12 car bomb attacks, across Iraq on Sunday, police said. Two car bombs struck…
LGUs’ best ICT projects to be recognized in ‘Jesse Robredo Award of Excellence’
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The country’s best local government projects using information and communications technology (ICT) to effectively deliver public service will be recognized during the 2nd eGOV Awards for Local Government…
Roundup: Int’l community welcomes U.S.-Russian deal on Syria’s chemical weapons
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The international community hailed the progress on the Syria issue, after the United States and Russia reached a framework agreement Saturday on eliminating the country’s chemical weapons. According to…
Habagat continues bring rains over Luzon, Visayas until Monday
By Christropher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Due to enhanced tropical storm outside the country, the Southwest monsoon or hangin Habagat will continue to bring light to moderate rains over Luzon…
Bargain hunters to flock to Divisoria, Baclaran as Christmas Season fast approaches
By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA/News Feature) — With the “ber” months now at hand and the Yuletide Season just a few knocks away, Filipino bargain hunters…
1,643 Electrical Engineers, 773 master electricians pass licensure exams
By Paula Marie D. Navarra MANILA, (PNA) — One thousand six hundred forty three Electrical Engineers and 773 Registered Master Electricians passed the Electrical Engineering Licensure Exams taken this September 2013 in…
Tourism law to enhance cross-Strait cooperation: spokesman
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s new tourism law, effective on Oct. 1, will promote the cooperation in the travel industry across the Taiwan Strait, a Taiwan affairs spokesman said Friday. Tourism authorities of…
Syrian opposition to elect interim “prime minister”
ISTANBUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the main opposition umbrella group in exile, convened its general assembly in Turkey’s Istanbul on Friday to elect their interim “prime minister” and to…