By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora Ambassador Steven J. Robinson AO and Undersecretary Raul del Rosario, Administrator of Philippines Office for Transportation Security MANILA – The Australian government has donated laptops installed with training software to help boost the skills of Filipino aviation security screeners in detecting prohibited items in air cargo. The computers and X-Ray Tutor … Continue reading
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Australia to ship P48.3-M worth of walk-in freezers to PH
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– The Australian government is set to deliver by this month eight walk-in cold storage rooms amounting to AUD1.38 million (approximately PHP48.3 million) to help Philippine provinces store their sensitive vaccines like Pfizer. The donation is part of Australia’s PHP1.25 billion aid to support Manila in its response … Continue reading
P1.3-B Aussie aid to provide support in PH vaccine rollout
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– Australia is allocating about 35.9 million Australian dollars (about PHP1.3 billion) to support Manila in its vaccine rollout, mostly through technical support and capacity-building efforts, its embassy in the Philippines said Friday. The support, initially announced last month after a meeting between senior Philippine government officials and Australian … Continue reading
Osaka beats Brady to clinch 2021 Australian Open title
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka (Anadolu photo) ANKARA (Anadolu/PNA)– Japan’s Naomi Osaka defeated American Jennifer Brady in straight sets to win her second Australian Open title on Saturday. World No. 3 Osaka beat Brady 6-4, 6-3 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to claim the fourth Grand Slam title of her career. The 23-year-old now has … Continue reading
US, Australia mobilize aid to help ‘Rolly’-hit PH
US, Australia mobilize aid to help ‘Rolly’-hit PH By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora Aerial photo of super typhoon Rolly aftermath in Catandanues. (Photo from National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Facebook page) MANILA – The United States and Australia have mobilized humanitarian assistance to support the Philippines recover from the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly last … Continue reading
ICTSI chooses Australian company 1Stop as port community and appointment system provider
News Release ICTSI chooses Australian company 1Stop as port community and appointment system provider In its efforts to limit peaks of trucks around the port area and balance their flow on city roads, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will be implementing a Container Booking System that will manage the arrivals and departures of trucks … Continue reading
Suspect in Edmonton sexual assault arrested in Australia
News Release Suspect in Edmonton sexual assault arrested in Australia Two officers from the Edmonton Police Service recently travelled to Australia to transport Nicholas Lemont, 24, back to Edmonton on charges that include sexual assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. On Friday, June 22, 2012 at approximately 1 a.m., a male suspect allegedly gained … Continue reading
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