Sunday, April 28, 2019

Let's Do The News! (April 28, 2019)



- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has returned to the country after his participation in the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China. In a statement, Malacañang said that Duterte had a productive and fruitful visit to the Asian superpower.

- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is partnering with a Philippine-based Catholic movement to plant one million trees under the government’s Expanded National Greening Program.

- A Philippine Navy official said that their participation in this year's ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise 2019 in Busan, South Korea, demonstrates the Command’s commitment to work with the Philippine’s regional neighbors and partner navies in a multilateral environment.

- A 19-year-old man was in custody after a shooting at a California synagogue on the last day of Passover left at least one person dead and several others wounded, according to the city's mayor.

- The massive 500-foot Brayton Point cooling towers have been demolished despite the weather forecast.

- National Rifle Association president Oliver North was ousted by its board and its longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, a week after a joint investigation exposed hundreds of millions of dollars in questionable payments to NRA executives, contractors, and venders.

TTFN!!!

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