Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and Philippines Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo arrived on Wednesday (May 18) in the Black Sea resort of Sochi for the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) – Russia summit. According to Russian media the 10 leaders of Asian states are expected to discuss bilateral ties and economic cooperation. The summit’s official website says the aggregate turnover of commodities between Russia and ASEAN members in 2014 equalled $22.5 billion. The […]
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SSS welcomes Enterprise Bank as new partner for housing and business loans
QUEZON CITY, May 19 – The Social Security System (SSS) forged a memorandum of agreement with Enterprise Bank (A Thrift Bank) as its new partner in providing housing and business loans to members and employers during ceremonies held at the Executive Lounge at the SSS Main Building in Diliman, Quezon City, recently. Enterprise Bank is the first thrift bank accredited in 2016 by the SSS as a participating financial institution (PFI) for the agency?s housing and […]
Oppenheimer blue diamond sells for record $57.5 million
GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) — A dazzling blue diamond once owned by mining magnate Philip Oppenheimer etched a record $50.6 million (45 million euros) at auction in Geneva Wednesday, auction house Christie’s said. The 14.62-carat “Oppenheimer Blue” is the largest stone in the exceptionally rare Fancy Vivid Blue category ever to go under the hammer, according to Christie’s. The anonymous buyer will have to part with a total of $57.54 million, all fees and commissions […]
Canada’s Trudeau apologizes after physical altercation in Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in Parliament on Wednesday (May 18) after he rushed across the floor to hurry one legislator to his seat, was accused of elbowing another in the chest and got into a shouting match with an opposition leader. The incident was an unusual outburst in the normally staid Canadian parliament and a rare loss of control by the telegenic Trudeau, 44, who has enjoyed high ratings in the polls and […]
Breaking News : EgyptAir MS804 heading to Cairo from Paris goes missing; disappears 10 miles into Egyptian air space: Twitter
(Reuters) Breaking News : EgyptAir MS804 heading to Cairo from Paris goes missing; disappears 10 miles into Egyptian air space: Twitter
El Paso community band together to aid wave of Cuban migrants reaching US via Mexico
Scores of Cuban migrants have crossed overland from Mexico to Texas in recent months amidst fears that a detente between Havana and Washington will see an end to the privileged position of Cuban citizens have coming into the United States. They are coming into Texas via the Santa Fe International Bridge that connects with Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican side with El Paso in Texas. The more than 10,000 Cubans who had been stuck in […]
EgyptAir MS804 heading to Cairo from Paris goes missing; disappears 10 miles into Egyptian air space
Breaking News : (REUTERS) EgyptAir MS804 heading to Cairo from Paris goes missing; disappears 10 miles into Egyptian air space: Twitter
Haitian president calls for patience amidst stalled election
Haiti’s President Joclerme Privert on Wednesday (May 18) called on the impoverished Caribbean nation to be patient amidst election deadlock amidst public frustrations over a stalled national vote. Haiti’s election was postponed in January after sometimes violent protests over allegations of fraud in the first round. An interim government has been running the country since the last president’s term ended in February. Political battles over the formation of the interim government has meant that temporary […]
Ronald Dela Rosa, hinirang na bagong PNP Chief
(Eagle News) — Matapos ang ilang araw na alingasngas, tuloy na tuloy na ang pag-upo ni Police Chief Superintendent Ronald Dela Rosa bilang susunod na pinuno ng pambansang pulisya. Ayon kay Dela Rosa, Linggo ng gabi nang kausapin siya ni Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte hinggil dito. Si Dela Rosa ay miyembro ng PMA Sinagtala Class of 1986 at kasalukuyang Executive Officer ng Human Resources Doctrine and Development ng Philippine National Police. Naging Chief of Police […]
Canada PM Trudeau apologizes for striking opposition lawmaker
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to lawmakers Wednesday after an altercation in which he accidentally struck a member of the opposition with his elbow. The incident happened in the House of Commons during discussions for a physician-assisted suicide law. Video of the incident showed Trudeau striding across the chamber toward a group of lawmakers standing on the floor and grabbing opposition whip Gord Brown by the arm, apparently to […]
Director at Cannes urges Duterte to ‘change’ Philippines
CANNES, France (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte was challenged Wednesday to stick to his promises to tackle corruption as a powerful movie exposing police graft there premiered at the Cannes film festival. “Ma’ Rosa” — by the country’s most renowned director Brillante Mendoza — tells how police extort money from a sweetshop owner in a Manila slum after they bust her for dealing drugs, forcing her family to sell everything they have to buy […]
Car bomb, clashes with IS kill 32 Libya unity govt forces: military
TRIPOLI , Libya (AFP) — Thirty-two fighters loyal to Libya’s unity government were killed in clashes with Islamic State group jihadists and a car bombing Wednesday near the IS stronghold of Sirte, the military said. “The toll of today’s martyrs reached 32, and 50 others were wounded,” the operations room set up by the new Government of National Unity (GNA) said on its Facebook page and Twitter account late Wednesday, updating an earlier toll of […]
