MANILA, (PNA) — With the third day of the stand-off between the military and rogue members of the Moro National Liberation Front, the Armed Forces (MNLF) of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday…
BI field offices can now accept visa petitions
By Guillermo A. Abad, Jr. MANILA, (PNA) — FIELD offices of the Bureau of Immigration nationwide have been authorized to accept and process applications for immigrant and non-immigrant visas in line with…
Bacolod City mayor urges Bacolodnons to pray for fellowmen in Syria, Zamboanga
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) –- Mayor Monico Puentevella urged his constituents Wednesday to earnestly pray for their fellowmen who are caught in the middle of the unrest in Syria and the siege in…
Negros Occidental provincial gov’t drafts investment code
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The provincial government of Negros Occidental is drafting its investment and incentives code as part of its efforts to attract more investments to the province. However, 11 towns…
Cannabis production rises in Afghanistan despite decline in cultivation: UN report
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/APP) –While the total area of Afghan farmland used for cannabis cultivation fell by 17 percent in 2012, there was still an eight per cent rise in the overall production…
PhilRice shifts to new direction, methods to enhance competitiveness
SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija, (PNA) –The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is set to make fundamental shifts in scope and direction of its work to carry out its new advocacy:…
Lingayen asked to strengthen its dairy industry
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)–The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) is now discussing a novel proposal seeking to strengthen the dairy industry of the town. The proposal of the Samahan ng Maralitang Magsasaka led by Renato…
Cyprus to set up fund to compensate for Russians’ deposit losses
NICOSIA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has confirmed the readiness to compensate for part of Russians’ deposits they have lost as a result of the three Eurogroup creditors’ decision to…
TESDA allots 20 scholarship vouchers for trainer’s training in E. Visayas
By Perla Lena TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has allotted 20 scholarship vouchers for the “Train the Trainer” in English program in Eastern Visayas that seeks…
Senate passes SK election postponement on second reading
MANILA, (PNA) — The Senate has passed on second reading a bill postponing the holding of the Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) elections on Oct. 28 to give way to the needed reforms to the…
De Lima refuses to confirm report on lawmakers to be rapped with plunder
MANILA, (PNA) — Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Wednesday neither confirmed nor denied a published report about senators and congressmen allegedly included in the first batch to be charged with…
DA bares support programs for Nueva Vizcaya’s organic products
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PNA) — Officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on-going projects are being implemented in various towns here to boost the production and marketing of organic products in…
UN Security Council session on Syria postponed
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Mass media reports saying the session of the U.N. Security Council scheduled for September 10 was postponed on Russia’s initiative do not correspond to reality, Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksander…
Putin to discuss ties and Syrian issue with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
MOSCOW, (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed…
Puerto Princesa to host Wildlife Management Congress
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) — In pursuit of judicious implementation of Republic Act 9147, or the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Act, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in partnership with…