Let's Do The News! (December 27, 2017)

- The Department of Foreign Affairs denied reports that the Philippines is in talks with Israel to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

- Former Bureau of Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon was now named by President Rodrigo Duterte the new deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defense.

- Following the NCCC Mall fire last weekend, the Department of Labor and Employment is urged to enforce stricter labor inspection as demanded by the group of workers in the Business Process Outsourcing industry.

- UK's Royal Navy has escorted one of Russia's warships through the North Sea near UK waters, according to officials, despite increasing tensions between the two nations. The HMS St. Albans with 190 sailors on board was used to escort the Russian Admiral Gorshkov frigate on Monday through what British officials called "areas of national interest" on Christmas Day.

- Rebel fighters and opposition groups in Syria rejected Russia's proposed peace talks, accusing Moscow of failing to pressure its ally, President Bashar Assad, to end the conflict. In a series of statements, 40 rebel groups, including some of Syria's most prominent, as well as political opposition umbrella groups, said the talks expected next month are an attempt to "circumvent" the UN-led process, which has made virtually no progress since it began in 2014.

-A certain French children's magazine has been pulled out from newsstands after it admitted a "mistake" in writing that Israel wasn't a "real country."

- Toyota will display the Crown Modellista at next month's Tokyo Auto Salon, based on the Crown Concept as seen on the Tokyo Motor Show.



- Construction for BMW's new proving ground in Czech Republic is underway and it will be completed within the next decade.

TTFN!!!