2nd Nokia Pilipinas Youth Invitationals on Nov. 5-8 in Cebu
October 13, 2009 9:46 pm· Comments Off
The 2nd Nokia Pilipinas Youth Invitational Basketball Championship on Nov. 5 up to 8 at the University of San Carlos Gym in Cebu City was announced at the PSA forum by head coach Eric Altamirano (third from left). Assisting Altamirano were (from left) assistant coach Joey Guanio, Nikka Abes, Nokia corporate communications manager,Noli Eala Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas(SBP)executive director Noli Eala, Rotary Club Cebu Fuente president Rady Abarintos, team manager of Nokia Pilipinas men’s under-16, Joel Lopa and assistant coach Mon Jose. (PNA photo by Boy Antonio) LOR
Timex Run 2009 fires off Nov. 15
October 13, 2009 9:45 pm· Comments Off
Timex coach Rio de la Cruz(second from left)expects a huge field vying for top honors in the 3k,5k,10k and 21k runs at the Bonifacio High Street in Global City, Taguig come Nov.15. Supporting the first part of the The RunRio Trilogy from left are Avinash Uttamchadani, general manager Newtrends International Corp., B. Austria, senior admininstrative manager of Robinson’s Land Corp. and Ms. Tess Miranda, national advertising and promo manager, Robinson’s Land Corp.(PNA photo by Boy Antonio) LOR
Sec. Razon turns over OPAPP flag to Undersecretary Tan
October 13, 2009 9:41 pm· Comments Off
Secretary Avelino I. Razon Jr. relinquishes his post as the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process during a simple turn over ceremony on Monday in Pasig City. Undersecretary Nabil Alfad Tan has been named by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the new Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process. The ceremony was attended government officials led by Presidential Management Chief and former OPAPP Head Secretary Hermogenes Esperon. /V3/(PNA photos by Boy Antonio)
Essay contest on "interfaith" launched for NAM's December meeting
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Oct. 14 —- Essays are being solicited from high school students for a nationwide contest on the theme “Interfaith initiatives: what it means to me and my country.”
UK in top spot as world's leading financial center
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Oct. 14 — The United Kingdom is now the world's leading international financial center among 55 ranked systems, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Financial Development Report released recently.
Dagupan hospitals not spared by Pepeng's flood
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
By Leonardo V. Micua
DAGUPAN CITY, Oct. 14 -— Owners of hospitals whose equipment and facilities were destroyed as a result of the flood that submerged Dagupan City from October 9 to 11 are seeking help from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Army condemns killing of Lumads by terrorists
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
CAMP APOLINARIO, Panacan, Davao City, Oct. 14 -– The army hierarchy condemned to the strongest terms possible the killing of our Lumad brothers by local terrorists (NPA) in their pursue of massive orchestrated oppression of the masses particularly the indigenous peoples of Davao region and nearby areas.
UN lends a hand to community efforts to adapt to climate change
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 — With small communities the least equipped to cope with climate change, a United Nations- backed pilot project is helping to boost their resistance to coastal erosion, sea-level rise, increasingly erratic rainfall, and other effects of global warming.
Magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, says USGS
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred off the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Obama vows to decide on troops deployment in Afghanistan soon
October 13, 2009 9:35 pm· Comments Off
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 — President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the United States' principal goal in Afghanistan remains to "root out" al-Qaeda and its extremist allies, and that he would make a decision on whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan in "the coming weeks."