PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, (PNA) -– Governor Antonio Cerilles has launched a humanitarian campaign calling on the residents in this province to extend help to the families displaced by the standoff…
Tiny Chelyabink meteorite fragment found, big one to be lifted soon
YEKATERINBURG, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– While removing silt in an effort to fish out a huge chunk of meteorite from the bottom of a lake in Russia’s Urals, divers recovered a smaller meteorite…
mEducation supports “Abot Alam” project
MANILA, (PNA) — Mario Deriquito, undersecretary of Department of Education, said in an interview on Wednesday that the “Abot Alam” project will be supported by mEducation. mEducation (Mobile Education) gives teachers and…
(Lead) We have been singled out and tried by publicity – Estrada
By Jelly Musico MANILA, (PNA) – Sen. Jinggoy Estrada cried trial by publicity, saying he and three other senators have been singled out in the Commission on Audit special audit report on…
Chinese fund takes stake in embattled Russian fertilizer giant
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– A Chinese sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 12.5 percent stake in Uralkali, the Russian fertilizer giant currently embroiled in a highly politicized dispute with its Belarusian counterpart,…
Russia expects resolution on Syria settled within Geneva Accords
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia expects that a UN Security Council resolution on Syria will be fixed within the scope of the Geneva Accords, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated here on Wednesday….
TESDA ties up with telcom giants for use of mobile technology in training
MANILA, (PNA) –The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has lifted the veil on its fresh collaboration with key partners to advance technical vocational education and training (TVET) in the country…
SP ex-officio member wants plastic bags banned in public markets
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, (PNA) — A Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) ex-officio member wants to ban the use of plastic bags in public markets to avoid future consequences of improper plastic waste disposition. SP…
Vietnam faces volatile birth rates
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — Ten years on from the implementation of the Population Ordinance project, the country faces a number of new challenges including volatile birth rates across different provinces and cities, gender…
TKS Petron Inter-Club Karatefest announces photo contest
DAVAO City, (PNA) -– Action shots will have the chance to win in the photo contest during the 2013 AAK Inter-Club Karatedo Age-Group and Seniors Championships set on Sept. 28 at the…
Guingona belittles Ombudsman’s advice not to subpoena Napoles
MANILA, (PNA)– Senator Teofisto Guingona III on Wednesday belittled the advice of the Office of the Ombudsman not to subpoena controversial Janet Lim Napoles in the ongoing Senate inquiry into the alleged…
Somalia to send 1 million children to school
MOGADISHU, (PNA/Xinhua) –Mohmoud Jama is one of the lucky Somali children who go to school this year thanks to a government campaign to get one million kids back to education, following two…
Third of single women want to be full-time housewife in Japan
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua)– About 34.2 percent of single women aged 15 to 39 years old are willing to be a full-time housewife, local media reported Wednesday. At the same time, only 19.3 percent…
Classes resume in 149 schools in Zamboanga City
MANILA, (PNA) — With fighting between the military and surviving Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters now on its 17th day, classes in 149 schools in Zamboanga City finally resumed on Wednesday…
DENR-NCR raises awareness for anti-illegal logging
MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR) is conducting its anti-illegal logging campaign in the universities. The DENR spread this awareness among students inclusing in the…