Tag: Israel

Palace defends Duterte’s decision to include retired police, military officials in PHL delegation to Israel in September

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Aug. 28, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to bring retired police and military officials with him in his trip to Israel in September. “For security personnel, a trip to Israel would entail collaborating and mingling with security forces of Israel in order for our men in uniform to benefit from the experience of Israel, particularly in their drive against extremism and terrorism,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Earlier, President […]

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Alejano: I don’t need to go to Israel to prove the President is healthy

(Eagle News)–Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Tuesday, Aug. 28, said he did not need to go to Israel to prove the chief executive was healthy. Alejano made the statement in response to a statement by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go that he do the same following the congressman’s remark the President would go to Israel for health reasons. Duterte denied this, saying he only wanted to visit the Overseas Filipino Workers there in […]

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Pagbiyahe ni Pangulong Duterte sa Israel, walang kaugnayan sa kanyang kalusugan

(Eagle News) — Mariing itinanggi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na pagpapagamot ang layunin ng kanyang biyahe sa bansang Israel at Jordan. Sinabi ng Pangulo na may kinalaman sa kapakanan ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) ang sa Israel at Jordan ang kanyang pagbisita sa Israel at Jordan na magsisimula sa September 2 hanggang September 5. Environment Sec. Cimatu, may gagawing misyon sa Israel at Jordan Ayon sa Pangulo, bibigyan niya ng dagdag na trabaho si […]

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PepsiCo to buy SodaStream for $3.2 bn

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – PepsiCo said Monday it plans to buy SodaStream, an Israeli maker of carbonation products, for $3.2 billion as the beverage and snacks giant makes further inroads with in-home goods. The cash deal will see PepsiCo pay $144 per share for SodaStream’s outstanding stock, a 32 percent premium over its average price of the past 30 days. SodaStream offers consumers “the ability to make great-tasting beverages while reducing the amount […]

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President Duterte to visit Jordan, Israel

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Jordan and Israel soon. The Palace said the President will be in Israel from Sept. 2 to 5, upon the invitation of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The President and the Israeli prime minister will talk about issues on trade, agriculture, counterterrorism, labor, tourism, and security and law enforcement. He will also meet Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, and is expected to meet the Filipino community there. After […]

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Israel donates portable water purifier to Red Cross; Pasig river water tested with device

(Eagle News) — The Israel embassy and a group called “Pass it Forward” donated to the Philippine Red Cross a mobile water purification system that can purify up to 20,000 liters of sea water a day, and 80,000 liters of brackish muddy or contaminated water, turning these into water fit for drinking. It was tested on waters from the Pasig River, particularly on the Libertad Channel.  PRC chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, led the guests and […]

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President Duterte confers order of Sikatuna on outgoing Israel envoy

  President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of Sikatuna on outgoing Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ephraim Ben Matityau during his farewell call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace. The Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Grand Cross (Datu), silver distinction, was conferred on the Israel envoy for his significant role in strengthening and deepening the cordial relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the State of Israel. President Duterte […]

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Pangulong Duterte, bibisita sa Israel

(Eagle News) — Bibisita sa bansang Israel si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Setyembre. Siya ang magiging kauna-unahang lider ng Pilipinas na bibisita sa Israel. Ayon kay Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go, ang detalye sa Israel trip ng Pangulo ay isinasapinal pa. Isa aniya sa layunin ng Pangulo sa pagbisita sa Israel ay ang paglalatag ng pangmatagalang solusyon sa problema sa iligal na droga. Ayon pa kay Go, magkakaroon aniya ng joint official […]

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Bamboo canvass: Celebrating Israel-Philippine friendship

Caesar Vallejos, Eagle News Service The Philippine bamboo, a versatile material known for its variety of economic uses, from handicrafts to musical instruments, served as the centerpiece to celebrate Israel and Philippine friendship. Anat Heifetz, a Manila-based Israeli artist “combined ideas from two worlds, actually many worlds using bamboo,” Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines Ephraim Ben Matityau said. “This is unique,” the Ambassador stressed, also noting that the art using bamboo as canvass will […]

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UN Palestinian refugee agency struggles to meet deficit

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency needs more than $200 million to fund projects until the end of the year, with extra pledges so far unable to minimize a massive slash in donations from the United States. “Schools may not be able to open on time in August,” Miroslav Lajcak, the president of the General Assembly, told a pledging conference for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian […]

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Britain’s Prince William in Jordan for historic Middle East tour

by Mussa Hattar Agence France-Presse AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) – Prince William flew in to Jordan on Sunday at the launch of a Middle East tour that will see him become the first British royal to pay official visits to both Israel and the Palestinian territories. He was greeted at Amman’s Marka military airport by Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, hosting William for the two-day visit in Jordan. The 36-year-old Duke of Cambridge’s Royal Air Force […]

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Israel mum on US claims it hit Iraq militia in Syria

JERUSALEM,Undefined(AF) —Israel declined to comment on Tuesday on a weekend air strike against an Iraqi paramilitary base in eastern Syria after its US ally implicated it in the attack. The Sunday evening strike against the Al-Hari base on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq came less than 24 hours after Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would strike Iran’s “proxies” anywhere in Syria. Fighters of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force, mainly composed of Iran-trained […]

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