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Philippines, South Korea seek greater bilateral cooperation

President Benigno S. Aquino III and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye expressed their willingness to boost their cooperation, during a bilateral meeting held on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on Wednesday. According to Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., the Philippines is keen to increase bilateral trade, encouraging South Korean companies to invest in shipbuilding, automotive manufacturing, food production, food processing and agribusiness, electronics, energy and renewable energy, finance and banking, infrastructure […]

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Philippines thanks Canada for its increased bilateral assistance

President Benigno S. Aquino III met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in furtherance of their countries’ bilateral ties. Keeping reporters apprised of the meeting, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the Philippines thanked Canada for making it one of the 25 ‘countries of focus’ that will receive 90 percent of its bilateral official development assistance. The Philippines and 24 other […]

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Aquino and Xi hold one-on-one meeting on APEC sidelines

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Benigno Aquino held a meeting on Wednesday (November 18), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Manila. Tensions have simmered the past month between Manila and Beijing over disputes in the South China Sea. A few weeks ago, an arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled that it was able to hear some claims filed by the Philippines against China over contested parts of […]

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Unity and sportsmanship seen on INC members in their “Songs of Faith, Love and Hope” district finals

Unity and sportsmanship were seen with the Iglesia Ni Cristo or INC members during their district finals in Macau — entitled: “Songs of Faith, Love and Hope”. Members of the Church of Christ from Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen, China were gathered in Aldrich bay, community hall, Hong Kong to hold solo singing competition “Songs of Faith, Love and Hope” district finals. Cheryl Tuazon of Hong Kong East was declared champion. Arvin Bandong of Macau […]

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Thoughts on the “laglag bala” issue

QUEZON City, Philippines (November 19) – They say “it’s more fun in the Philippines”. Our country is considered as a tropical country, which means that we have wet and dry seasons, and during the wet season, it means that we have to bring our umbrella everywhere, even inside the airport due to the leaks found in the ceiling,ready to greet airline passengers. Of course, the issue of leaky ceilings is small fry compared to what the […]

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Trending in Manila: Who is the #APECHottie?

While leaders of Pacific Rim nations discussed trade and economy issues at a meeting in the Philippines this week, netizens of the host country had a debate of their own: Who is the handsome ‘Hottie’ of the summit? A twitter poll with the hash tag #APECHottie, one of the most trending on social media, pitted new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for the best-looking leader at the Asia-Pacific Economic […]

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Anonymous declares “war” VS Islamic State

The Anonymous hackers’ collective is preparing to unleash a fresh wave of cyber attacks on Islamic State, following the attacks in Paris last week that killed 129 people, it said in a video posted online. In a video uploaded onto a social media website on Saturday (November 14), a man wearing a guy Fawkes mask said the Islamic State militants who claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks were “vermin” and Anonymous would hunts them down. […]

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Russia’s Medvedev says terrorism a global challenge

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, November 18 that terrorism was a global challenge requiring a global response. Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister said that the terror attacks that Russia and France have just faced affected the whole world. The terrorism expansion is indeed a global challenge, a challenge to the entire civilized world. And it requires a united response – coordinated, fully concerted action.” Earlier on Wednesday, Medvedev said the west’s boycott […]

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China urges U.S. to “stop hyping up” South China Sea issues

China on Wednesday urged the united states to cease “hyping up” the South China Sea issue after President Barack Obama said Beijing must stop land reclamation in the disputed waters and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to the defense and security of the Philippines, one of the parties to the dispute. “China’s construction activities on some islands and reefs of Nansha Islands are completely within china’s sovereign rights, which are reasonable and legitimate and it does not […]

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Facebook announces new tools to help nonprofit organizations raise money

Social media giant Facebook announced on Wednesday (November 18) a new tool to improve the donate feature for non-profit organizations raising money through their Facebook pages. The new donate button allows users to donate to a charity or nonprofit without leaving their Facebook news feed. The tool also allows nonprofits to create individual pages for specific campaigns. The new pages will allow nonprofits to share a campaign story and visibly track donation progress towards a […]

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Gabby Concepcion attended the “Felix Manalo” premiere in Hawaii

Gabby Concepcion, the actor who played the role of Brother Eraño G. Manalo in the film “Felix Manalo”, attended the premiere night in Hawaii. Gabby paid a surprise visit to the delight of the members of the Church of Christ. The movie, Felix Manalo was shown in Honolulu, Hawaii, in dole cannery regal cinemas 18. Some also purchased tickets online ahead of time to avoid the long lines. Some of them flew from the other […]

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Suicide bombers kill at least 12 and injure dozens in Nigerian city of Kano

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday (November 18), killing at least 12 people and wounding around 60 others, a Red Cross official and police said. “They’re ongoing, I may not be able to speak in detail until I secure the environment. What we know from eyewitness accounts is that the vehicle came with six people, all of them dressed in […]

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