Gem Magan
The Department of Finance said that Iran wants to import bananas from the Philippines and plans to invest in infrastructure and energy. DOF revealed on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is planning to import more bananas and explore areas of investment and cooperation in infrastructure and energy in the country. In a statement … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte and his delegation arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a four-day state visit. Straight from his state visit in Brunei Darussalam, Duterte’s plane touched down at the Beijing airport at 8:07 p.m., Tuesday. On Wednesday night, Duterte is scheduled to meet with the Filipino community in Beijing, and on Thursday, he … Read more
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) imposed a ban on bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in airports and flights in the Philippines. This is following reports that the device catches fire and some airlines worldwide have already prohibited the smartphones during flights. CAAP issued a memorandum order prohibiting Galaxy Note 7 in airport … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte said he is open to having joint military exercises with China and Russia. The President also reiterated he will no longer allow that the military forces of the Philippines will engage in a joint military exercises with the United States in the following years. Duterte made the remarks before flying to Beijing for … Read more
Eight international airlines also implemented the ban of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during flights. Additional international airlines also prohibit passengers from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during flights, after reports that the smartphone catches fire due to its battery. On Saturday, US Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration announced it is banning Galaxy Note … Read more
The Pentagon said the North Korea tested a missile but they failed. The Pentagon revealed that the US Strategic Command systems detected a failed North Korean ballistic missile launch. According to the report, the missile lauch happened on Saturday evening near the northwestern city of Kusong. “We strongly condemn this and North Korea’s other recent … Read more
World leaders have joined the Thai people in mourning on the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej who died on Thursday at age 88. Adulyadej died after 70 years on the throne and he is considered the longest-reigning monarch in the world. He was known as a unifying force in Thailand and a king devoted to … Read more
A surgeon and some hospital staff in New York City, USA have successfully separated the twin boys whose heads were conjoined. The babies were thirteen-month-old and they were Jadon and Anias McDonald. Their rare condition occurs once in every 10 million births. On Thursday (Friday in Manila), the conjoined babies were successfully separated at the … Read more
A one-year period of mourning has officially declared in Thailand following the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The 88-year-old Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, died in hospital in the capital Bangkok on Thursday due to illness. The Southeast Asian nation of 67 million people plunged into grief even the King had been in poor health … Read more
The United States donated new military equipment to the Philippine Marines Unit in the Philippines. This is despite the series of public tirades of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte against US President Barack Obama and pushing their troops to leave the country. Recently, the representatives from the US Embassy in the Philippines’ Joint U.S. Military Assistance … Read more