This photo taken on January 29, 2019 shows a general view of the skyline of the financial district of Makati in Metro Manila. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP) (Eagle News)– Business leaders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have pledged more than $4.26 billion in investments in the Philippines, …
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Malacanang on Friday announced that the Philippines has secured $4.26 billion worth of investments from four agreements in Saudi Arabia. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is in Riyadh to attend the ASEAN-GCC Summit there, said the agreements were reached at a meeting with Saudi business leaders a day before the …
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Rafah, Palestinian Territories – Trucks of international aid for Gaza should be rolling “in the next day or so,” the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after sustained bombing from Israel, still reeling from its bloodiest-ever attack. Some 175 lorries crammed with vital medicines, food, and …
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) confiscated hundreds of illegal campaign materials Friday as the poll body launched the first day of “Operation Baklas” against election violators ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. The nationwide effort, which will run until Oct. 27, will remove campaign …
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US, Biden broker pact to send 20 trucks from Egypt; 80 Pinoys waiting to get out US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately needed humanitarian aid to enter war-torn Gaza, where 1 million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air strikes. Some 80 …
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President Ferdinand Marcos JR. arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening and vowed to push for better cooperation on energy issues and the enhancement and protection of the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), among others, in a meeting with Gulf country leaders. The President will join other leaders in …
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The Israeli government has given notice to nations to be prepared for the possible opening of the Egyptian border crossing from war-torn Gaza, where many foreign nationals—including 131 Filipinos–are hoping to exit, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. However, it was not yet clear who would initiate the …
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: The US worked to break a deadlock over delivering aid to millions of increasingly desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip, which has been besieged and under assault by Israel since a brutal attack by Hamas militants, as US President Joe Biden prepared to head to the …
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TEL AVIV—A strike on a Gaza hospital compound which health officials there said killed at least 200 people has provoked outrage and condemnation from around the world, with protests on the streets of Amman, Tunis, Beirut, and Tehran. The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which runs the territory, accused Israel of …
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday met with the family of caregiver Paul Castelvi, who was slain during the assault of the militant group Hamas in Israel, to extend his sympathies and deliver P500,000 in cash assistance. At the same time, two separate teams from the Office of the …
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