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Philippines, Israel Hold 8th Joint Commission Meeting in Manila

06 February 2015 – The 8th Philippines-Israel Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held at the Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) on February 04 with DFA Undersecretary for Policy Evan P. Garcia leading the Philippine delegation and Deputy Director General Mark Sofer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs heading the Israeli delegation. At the JCM, exchanges were made on strengthening economic, defense, labor, and development cooperation. Both sides said that they are looking forward to carrying out […]

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Australia, New Zealand prefer Ilonggo workers

ILOILO CITY, February 6(PIA) — Employers from Australia and New Zealand prefer to hire Ilonggo workers, according to the City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here. In a media interview, Ma. Elena Benitez, City PESO manager, said that the Australia New Zealand Association of Employment Providers of the Philippines, Inc. chooses to recruit Ilonggos because of their positive work attitude. “Ilonggo workers are dedicated to work and they really listen during trainings,” she said. She […]

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South African businesses suffer under rolling power cuts

South Africa’s cash-strapped state-run power company Eskom said on Thursday (February 5), it’s again implementing rolling blackouts after losing power at five of its generating units. Eskom said it needed to reduce demand by 2,000 megawatts and would be plunging large areas of Johannesburg into darkness from early morning until 2100GMT. The disruption was noticeable on the streets with traffic lights out at many major intersections, while businesses were left struggling to cope. Popular restaurant […]

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Actor Johnny Depp marries fiancee Amber Heard – reports

Johnny Depp, the star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series, married his fiancée, Amber Heard, at their home in Los Angeles earlier this week, according to People magazine. The 51-year-old actor, who met Heard, 28, when they appeared together in the 2011 film “The Rum Diary,” tied the knot on Tuesday in a small ceremony. People magazine said a bigger wedding is planned for this weekend on Depp’s private island, Little Hall’s Pond […]

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Huey helicopter rolled over a golf course in Cagayan de Oro.

A Huey Gunship helicopter of the Philippine Air Forces (PAF) crashed at the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID) Ground at Camp Edilberto Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City Wednesday. The chopper, which took off then at around 3 pm, was carrying two pilots and two crew on its way to Task Operation Group (TOG) headquarters at Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City. The accident happened when the helicopter was about 10 feet above […]

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12 passengers of TransAsia are still missing.

Authorities are still searching for the 12 passengers of TransAsia flight that fell over Keelung River in Taipei, Taiwan. TransAsia Flight GE235 has 58 passengers and that include its crew. The airplane was reeled between buildings and clipped an overpass with its port-side wing. It crashed upside down into the shallow river that slowly took off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday (February 4). TransAsia Airways confirmed that 31 were proclaimed dead that includes […]

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PNP Chief Resigns

SUSPENDED Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima tendered his resignation and President Benigno Simeon Aquino III accepted “with much equivocation,” an MST Palace source said on Thursday. News of Purisima’s resignation broke early Thursday evening, but Palace spokesman Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. could not confirm the report because he had no information about the resignation which Aquino supposedly announced in a Cabinet meeting. Purisima himself could not be reached for verification, but […]

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