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(Manila Bulletin) More than 50 Filipino families were evacuated to shelter in Ankara, Turkiye following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said 53 Filipinos, including their husbands and children are currently taking shelter in the Turkiye capital, while 25 Filipinos have already received relief goods as of Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11.

“They (Philippine Embassy in Turkiye) will try to give additional data on the number of Filipinos met, called, texted, emailed plus increases in number of evacuees and Filipinos given relief goods in due course,” Daza said.

She added that “the shelter referred to is a dormitory arranged by the Embassy for its evacuees.”

In a statement on Sunday, the Philippine Embassy in Ankara said “the number of Filipino families sheltered in Ankara” while kind-hearted Filipinos continue to share their own resources and time to augment the Embassy efforts amid the disaster… Read More

(Straitstimes) MANILA – Four soldiers were killed and another critically wounded after a soldier ran amok and fired at sleeping soldiers on Saturday inside an army camp in northern Mindanao, south of the Philippines, said the Philippine military. The alleged murderer was also shot dead. The incident happened at around 1.10pm inside Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro.

The four victims died instantly at the scene, the command duty officer, army Major Alden Brinas, was quoted as saying in a report.

After the initial shooting, the gunman attempted to enter another room, but two other soldiers wrestled with the attacker, seized his firearm and shot him dead, Major Brinas said.

The critically wounded soldier was undergoing treatment at a local hospital, according to the officer… Read More

(Interaksyon) Japan’s biggest power generator JERA has agreed to study ammonia co-firing options at the Philippines’ coal plants run by Aboitiz Power Corp AP.PS, it said on Friday.

JERA is expanding in ammonia, a carbon-neutral fuel, as it plans to use a 20% ammonia fuel mix at all its coal-fired power plants by 2035. In 2021, JERA began to co-fire ammonia at its Hekinan coal-fired power station in central Japan.

The memorandum of understanding signed on Friday would also study development of hydrogen and ammonia supply chain in the Philippines for the decarbonization of Aboitiz Power, JERA said… Read More

(GMA News) TOKYO— Japan will give the Philippines 600 billion yen in government aid and private sector investments to support the country’s drive to become an upper-middle income economy in 2024, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said.

At the documents exchange ceremony with Philippine and Japanese officials at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday, Kishida said the Philippines’ economic development opens “big economic opportunities” to both countries.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Kishida had discussions on bilateral cooperation on economy, security and defense, and people-to-people exchange. A deepening of cooperation was also “strongly affirmed.”.. Read More

(Manila Times) MONETARY authorities will have to continue raising interest rates after inflation spiked to a higher-than-expected 8.7 percent in January, analysts said.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policymaking Monetary Board may have to deliver another 50-basis-point (bps) increase next week instead of the 25 bps initially expected, two economists added.

This would raise the policy rate to 6.0 percent, from 5.5 percent currently, much earlier than previously forecast.

The consensus among analysts was that consumer price growth would slow to 7.6 percent, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) last week said inflation could have either dropped to 7.5 percent or picked up to no more than 8.3 percent.

The January result was the highest in a little over 14 years, or since November 2008’s 9.1 percent. It topped last December’s 2022 peak of 8.1 percent and was significantly higher than the 3.0 percent posted a year earlier… Read More

(GMA News) Young Tak is now in the Philippines, and he and his Filipino and international fans couldn’t be happier!

The South Korean trot singer, actor, and TV personality appeared on “Unang Hirit.” Fans have eagerly waited for him since 5:30 a.m.

Young Tak greeted his supporters in Tagalog.

“Magandang umaga po! Ako po si Young Tak,” he said. “Kinikilig po ako na nasa Pilipinas ako ngayon.”

He also shared the story behind his 2020 song “Jjiniya,” and why it became such a huge hit thanks to the BTS ARMY.

With the help of a translator, he said, “So nagkaroon po ng pagkakataon sa isang awarding ceremony kung saan ako po ay nakapag-perform kasama din po ng BTS.”

“At saktong sakto sa araw na ‘yun, birthday din pala ni Jin,” he said. “At dahil ‘yung kanta ko po, ‘yung chorus niya is ‘Jin Jin Jin,’ nagtataka po ‘yung BTS fans, ‘bakit ba siya kanta nang kanta ng pangalan ni Jin?’ Kaya doon nagkaroon ng interest po sa kanta ko.”

Young Tak added that with the support from fans, “it was a very thankful time.”

He was also able to teach Kapuso viewers how to do the dance steps before performing “Jjiniya” live… Read More

(Manila Times) RECKITT Philippines, one of the major fast-moving consumer goods companies in the country, received the Great Place to Work certification with employees affirming the company’s positive work culture.

Reckitt Philippines is behind powerhouse brands in nutrition, health, and hygiene — including Enfa, Lactum, Strepsils, Durex, and Lysol.

“Our work carry special meaning —we exist to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier Philippines. I’m committed to ensure our culture continues to evolve in a sustainable manner, in a dynamic environment.” says Sachin Budhraja, general manager of Reckitt Philippines… Read More

(GMA Network) The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Sunday said allowing the United States to designate four new sites for the full implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and restarting joint patrols in the South China Sea leaves the Philippines caught between the US and China should a war break out between the two powers.

CPP Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena made the remark following the recent visit of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III to the Philippines, which Valbuena called “part of the US government’s continuing strategy of preparing the war theater against China.”

“In doing so, Marcos is more and more allowing the Philippines to be used by the US as a launching pad for its provocations against China. He is practically allowing the imperialist US to drag the Philippines into a war against its own interest,” the CPP official said in a statement… Read More