I might have had Gene Wilder’s song “Pure Imagination” from the movie *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* in mind when I got up at 3 a.m. in my room at the Temenni Evi, a charming cave hotel in Cappadocia in central Türkiye. But I rose from bed like the Wizard on a hot-air balloon, which...
A total of 228 winter tents will be shipped by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to Türkiye on Saturday, Feb. 18, for the victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country and its neighboring state, Syria. Two hundred eighty-eight winter tents were transported from PRC Warehouse in...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received a P10 million donation from the House of Representatives in response to its call for help for Türkiye-Syria earthquake victims. media PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon received the aid on Feb. 14 at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon...
In the wake of the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye and its neighboring country, Syria, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it is reviewing its disaster preparedness protocol in case the same disaster happens in the country. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross In a statement on...
The Philippine Embassy in Türkiye said it has been receiving calls from distressed Filipinos across the country after it was struck by a destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake. In a statement on Tuesday night, it said will “act swiftly on all confirmed reports” amid the many “varying level of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has thanked the Turkish government for its support in strengthening the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as he led the ceremonial blessing of two helicopters in Malacañang on Friday, December 9. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the ceremonial...
By MEVLÜT ÇAVUŞOĞLU Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye On the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the government of my country. Their aim was to establish a radical,...
