World premiere of Lexus UX Concept
PARIS – Showcasing Lexus’ vision for a compact SUV of the future, the UX Concept will make its world debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. Designed by ED2, Lexus’ design center in the South of France, the UX Concept represents a new step in the company’s design journey and a redefinition of the driving […]
UN Secretary-General condemns rising xenophobia, discrimination in Europe
MOSCOW (PNA/Sputnik) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the European states to stick to its core values and stop the spread of xenophobia throughout the continent. He called on the European states to “transcend their national interests” and organize a united front to resolve humanitarian crises around the world. “We live at […]
October 10 marks World Mental Health Day
On Monday, the World Health Organization will remind the world of the importance of mental health. October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, created to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world. This year’s theme is “psychological first aid,” deemed equally important as physical first aid. Key messages that will be conveyed during […]
More Fun in the PHL campaign has failed to attract more tourists, says study
By Josephine Grace Aguilo MANILA (PNA) – Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo disclosed Tuesday that her department will launch its brand new slogan during the Miss Universe coronation night on Jan. 30, replacing the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign which she said has failed to attract more tourists to the country. Teo confirmed that […]
OCA disappointed with Supreme Court’s failure to reconsider DACA, DAPA case
WASHINGTON, D.C – OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates is disappointed with the failure of the Supreme Court to rehear the case on the President’s relief programs for undocumented immigrants. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied the President’s request for a rehearing on his immigrant relief programs that would have expanded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA+) […]
Study bolsters link between Zika, Guillain-Barre syndrome
Researchers have found more evidence linking the mosquito-borne Zika virus to a neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome, but proof of cause-and-effect remains elusive, a study said Wednesday. The findings in the New England Journal of Medicine were based on research at six different hospitals in Colombia, involving 68 people with Guillain-Barre syndrome, most of […]
Panelo: EDCA a valid
MANILA (Mabuhay) – A Malacañang official on Wednesday vouched for the validity of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), a deal President Rodrigo Duterte has put under review in light of his increasingly anti-American stance. Speaking to reporters, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said documents showed former President Benigno Aquino III had authorized then-Defense […]
VA earmarks $3.4-M in funding to help the homeless
Funds will enhance services for special needs homeless Veterans WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the award of $3.4 million in grant funding offered through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program to 16 community agencies that provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans with special needs. The GPD Program promotes […]
Duterte ‘recalibrating’ PH foreign policy—Dominguez
MANILA (Mabuhay) — President Rodrigo Duterte is not changing but is just “recalibrating” the country’s foreign policy, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III told a Senate hearing on Monday. Dominguez issued this clarification during the hearing of the Senate committee on finance when its chair, Senator Loren Legarda asked about the impact of any change in […]
‘My body and mind cannot handle it anymore’: Chrissy Teigen goes private on Twitter
Chrissy Teigen has set her Twitter account to private. The model, cookbook author, TV host and wife of John Legend has switched her account settings to protect her tweets and block access to her 2.87 Twitter followers. Only those she approves can now see what she writes. Teigen is an active user of the micro-blogging […]
Watch Natalie Portman in first trailer for ‘Jackie’
The first trailer for Natalie Portman’s “Jackie” provides a sneak peek at the film which chronicles the days following the assassination of John. F. Kennedy. In the biopic, Portman portrays the First Lady, a role that is generating no small amount of Oscar buzz. The teaser is a compilation of flashbacks following the shooting of […]
AHA hosts free health and wellness day for Asian seniors Oct. 14
Event will offer free health screenings, healthy cooking demo, tai- chi and more LOS ANGELES – The American Heart Association (AHA) is teaming up with the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) and YNOT Community Services to host a health and wellness day for seniors in the Asian community on Oct. 14, 2016 at the Young […]
What breakup? KC posts photo with Aly, Sharon
Actress-host KC Concepcion posted on Instagram a photo of her with her mother Sharon Cuneta and rumored beau Aly Borromeo, amid speculations that she had stopped dating the former Azkals captain. In the image, Concepcion was all smiles with Borromeo and Cuneta, who took to Twitter afterwards and wrote: “I loved spending time with you […]
Agri fellows briefed ON PHL conditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 2016 batch of Cornell University’s LEADNY received a comprehensive briefing on the Philippines on 28 September 2016 at the Philippine Embassy. During the briefing, the twenty-two (22) LEADNY 2016 Fellows were apprised of current conditions and trends in Philippine agriculture, labor market, and trade and commerce. Snapshots of Philippine culture and politics […]
Tonga extradites US citizen to face fraud charges
LOS ANGELES – A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in Turlock, California, and Auckland, New Zealand, was returned to the United States by Tonga and is expected to appear in court today to face federal investment fraud charges. Antone Thomas Pedras, who also went by Chris Pedras, 64, arrived at LAX last Friday in the custody […]
Tourism dept. plans to redevelop Intramuros
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is finalizing a proposal to revive the walled city of Intramuros as a monument to the Hispanic period of Philippine history, director for public affairs and advocacy, Czarina Zara Loyola, has said. The plan, spearheaded by tourism Assistant Secretary Gwen Javier and Undersecretary Alma Jimenez, […]
Land-based manpower exporters appeal to DFA to fast-track passport processing
MANILA, Oct. 3 (PNA) – The association of land-based manpower exporters appealed on Monday to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to fast-track the release of passports, especially to aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The Federation of Manpower Exporters (FEDAMANEX), an umbrella organization of recruiters deploying manpower mostly to the Middle East, said passport delays […]
Melai pregnant with second child
After trying her very best to save her marriage, comedienne Melai Cantiveros announced that she is pregnant with her second child. The actress-host confirmed that she’s having a baby again with her husband Jason Francisco. “May bago kaming blessing mag-asawa ni Jason at magiging ate na si Mela. Ten weeks na akong pregnant,” Cantiveros said. […]
Duterte gives cash aid to Negrense policeman wounded in action
By Nanette L. Guadalquiver BACOLOD CITY, Oct. 3 (PNA) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday visited a policeman of the Negros Occidental Provincial Public Maneuver Company (NOPPMC) who was wounded during a shootout last week in Murcia, Negros Occidental, and gave him financial assistance. Police Officer 1 Robert John Arzaga, who is confined at Dr. […]
VA earmarks $3.4-M in funding to help the homeless – Funds will enhance services for special needs homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the award of $3.4 million in grant funding offered through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program to 16 community agencies that provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans with special needs. The GPD Program promotes the development and provision of supportive housing and […]
