LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — Dolby Laboratories will display its newest imaging technology, believed to be a “big jump” of the field, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Jan. 7-10…
Year: 2013
PHL track and field athletes produce 4 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze medals at Myanmar SEAGames
NAY PYI TAW, Dec. 18 (PNA) –- The athletics competition of the 27th Southeast Asian Games has yet to conclude, but Philippine athletics team manager Philip Ella Juico is already giving his…
Palace congratulates newly crowned Miss International
MANILA, Dec 18 (PNA) –The Palace congratulated Bea Rose Santiago for being crowned in Japan on Tuesday as Miss International 2013, the country’s fifth win for the prestigious pageant. “She is a…
P361B needed for Yolanda recovery
MANILA, Dec. 18 (PNA) -– The Philippine government would need P361 billion for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda that wreaked havoc across the Central Visayas last…
President Aquino underscores stability as component for prosperity in the region
MANILA, Dec. 18 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III said the Philippines is not alone in raising concerns over China’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, adding…
Diving experts found blue coral possibly endemic in Boracay
BORACAY Island, Dec. 18 (PNA)–Diving experts in this resort island have expressed amazement to the so-called blue acropora as they are now considering the fact that it is only endemic to this…
Thai political turmoil raises int’l concerns
BANGKOK, Dec. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — Fifty countries have issued statements to voice their concerns over Thailand’s political tumult, chief of Thailand’s Center for the Administration of Peace and Order Surapong Tohvichakchaikul said…
49 villages in Tacloban City now with electricity
TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 17 (PNA) — Electricity is now available in 49 of Tacloban City’s 138 villages, according to the city government’s task force normalization. This was reported by Leyte II Electric…
Palace assures safety of riding public
MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — In the wake of a deadly bus accident at the Skyway, the Palace vowed to prevent irresponsible operators and reckless drivers from getting government permission to operate…
PHL welcomes visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry
MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — Malacanang welcomed on Tuesday the visit of United States Secretary of State John Kerry to the Philippines, saying this will further strengthen cooperation between the two allied…
Davao Norte to popularize flood-tolerant rice
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Dec. 17 (PNA) -– Rice paddies here will soon be teeming with climate change-ready rice varieties that can survive prolonged flooding. Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said he…
Palace: High remittances by OFWs good news for them, economy
MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — The high cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as of October is good news not only for the OFWs and their families but for the economy…
Moody’s Analytics sees PHL as among world’s fastest economies in ‘14
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — The Philippines is expected to be one of the world’s fastest economies in 2014. In a report released Tuesday, Moody’s Analytics said the domestic…
Pag-ibig in CV releases P3.84B in calamity, multi-purpose loans
CEBU CITY, Dec. 16 (PNA) — The Home Mutual Development Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) in the Visayas has released some P3.84 billion in calamity and multi-purpose loans in areas hit by an earthquake…
China explores moon for science, technology advancement
BEIJING, Dec. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) — China expects to gain a scientific understanding of the moon and develop its space technologies through its lunar program, a spokesman said in Beijing on Monday. China…