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ASEAN Defense Chiefs sign joint declaration for regional security

October 24, 2017
US, ASEAN defense ministers discuss security cooperation in Philippines

October 24, 2017
Whole country on full alert for security preparations of ASEAN Summit

October 24, 2017
Duterte lauds Air Force for its invaluable contributions to nation-building in PAF change of command ceremonies

October 24, 2017
Australia to train Philippines in urban warfare to combat spread of Islamic extremism

October 24, 2017

National

Duterte lauds Air Force for its invaluable contributions to nation-building in PAF change of command ceremonies

October 24, 2017

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday lauded the Philippine Air Force for its invaluable contributions in keeping the country safe. In a speech during PAF change of command ceremonies at Clark airbase in Pampanga, President Duterte said “we have made significant headway in ridding the country of criminality, terrorism…corruption,” counter-insurgency, among others, because of the PAF’s help. With the ceremonies, the air force is now headed by Lt. Gen. Galileo Kintanar, chief of […]

Commissioner Christian Robert Lim named acting Comelec chair

October 24, 2017

(Eagle News) — Commissioner Christian Robert Lim has been named the acting chief of the Commission on Elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said this was after Lim, the most senior commissioner, garnered a “unanimous vote” from commissioners who voted for their temporary head during the poll body’s weekly session. Lim’s designation comes after the Palace announced President Rodrigo Duterte had accepted Comelec Chair Andres Bautista’s resignation “effective immediately.” In his resignation letter, Bautista had requested […]

Trillanes charged with libel by DOJ over corruption allegations vs Binay; Former VP says he felt vindicated

October 24, 2017

(Eagle News) – Former Vice-President Jejomar Binay feels “vindicated” after the Department of Justice filed a libel case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV over his allegations that he and his family were involved in corruption. The DOJ filed the libel case on Monday against Trillanes before the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC), citing media allegations the senator made in 2015 alleging that Binay and his family were involved in a “P100 million racket […]

UPDATED: De Lima files motion to cite former MMDA chair Tolentino in contempt

October 24, 2017

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The camp of Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to cite former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino in contempt following his interview with the media about his electoral protest against her. In a five-page motion filed by her lawyer, Teddy Rigoroso, De Lima–who finished twelfth in the latest senatorial elections– noted that Tolentino violated the sub judice rule when he granted the interview […]

Palace allocates initial P5 billion fund for Marawi rehab

October 24, 2017

(Eagle News) — Malacanang is allocating an initial P5-billion fund that will be spent until the end of the year for the rehabilitation of Marawi City, as efforts to build 1,100 transitional shelters are targeted to be completed within the year. Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima said a big chunk of the fund would be allotted for the relief efforts. “Ang priority diyan ay ‘yung patuloy nating pagbibigay ng relief sa ating IDPs (internally […]

Metro

Dating Transportation. Sec. Abaya at iba pa, sinampahan ng reklamong graft ng DOTR

October 23, 2017

(Eagle News) — Sinampahan ng reklamong graft ng Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTR) si dating Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya dahil sa palpak na serbisyo ng Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3). Batay sa 29 pahinang reklamong inihain ng DOTR sa Ombudsman, nasa kabuuang 649 service interruptions ang naitala ng MRT-3 sa taong 2016. Binanggit din sa complaint ang maintenance service provider ng MRT na Busan Universal Rail Incorporated (BURI) kung saang sinabing baguhan lamang […]

MRT, maagang nagka-aberya dahil sa diaper na nakasabit sa kawad ng kuryente

October 23, 2017
MPD identifies at least 8 Aegis Juris frat members, 3 sister sorority members who participated in Castillo hazing rites

October 20, 2017

Agila Pilipinas

Life begins returning to war-torn Marawi City

October 24, 2017

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Residents of a southern Philippine city where Islamic State supporters waged a brutal five-month battle began returning home on Tuesday, but gunfire greeted them as soldiers scoured devastated neighborhoods for remaining militants. Defense chiefs announced on Monday that the fighting, which claimed more than 1,100 lives and left the eastern half of Marawi in ruins, had ended following a final clash in a mosque in which dozens of gunmen were killed. […]

Sundalong galing sa Marawi City, patay matapos pagbabarilin sa Pagadian City

October 24, 2017
Isa sa dalawang nawawalang mangingisda sa Puerto Princesa, natagpuan na

October 24, 2017

ASEAN IN FOCUS

ASEAN Defense Chiefs sign joint declaration for regional security

October 24, 2017

Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) on Monday, October 23, signed a joint declaration during the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Clark, Pampanga reaffirming their common commitments and goals to promote defense cooperation “The joint declaration being signed embodies the collective sense of the ASEAN Defense Ministers on the Regional Security Environment. More importantly, it contains the ministers’ shared thrust and specific undertakings to address the security challenges […]

US, ASEAN defense ministers discuss security cooperation in Philippines

October 24, 2017
Whole country on full alert for security preparations of ASEAN Summit

October 24, 2017

ASEAN Perspectives

Mattis to discuss N. Korea threat on Asia trip

October 23, 2017

CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Monday that curbing military threats from North Korea would be high on the agenda on his Asian tour this week, ahead of a visit by Donald Trump. Tension has been high on the divided peninsula for months with Pyongyang staging its sixth nuclear test and launching two ICBMs that apparently brought much of the US mainland into range. Trump and the North’s leader Kim […]

President Duterte acknowledges S. China Sea dispute remains a “challenge” Asean has to face

October 19, 2017
Three Southeast Asian nations launch joint air patrol

October 13, 2017

International

South Korea, Japan and U.S. kick off two-day missile tracking drill

October 24, 2017

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s military said on Tuesday (October 24) that South Korea, the United States and Japan started a two-day missile tracking drill in preparation for any missile or nuclear threats from North Korea. Deputy spokesman for South Korea’s defence ministry, Lee Jin-woo, said that the exercises will be held in waters off the coasts of South Korea and Japan during a regular news briefing. The drills have been taking place […]

EU vows to aid Sudan for ‘as long as it takes’

October 24, 2017

by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France-Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Even as global donors reduce their aid offerings to war-torn Sudan, the European Union has vowed to provide the African country with humanitarian assistance for “as long as it takes.” On Monday, the EU offered a new 106-million-euro ($124 million) aid package to Sudan at a time when the United Nations has managed to raise only 39 percent of its overall 2017 aid appeal […]

Tillerson heads to Pakistan as US warns over Taliban havens

October 24, 2017

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was to arrive in Islamabad Tuesday as Washington turns up the heat on Pakistan for allegedly providing “safe havens” for Taliban militants. Tillerson’s visit, his first to Pakistan since becoming secretary of state, comes weeks after US President Donald Trump angrily accused the nuclear-armed country of harboring “agents of chaos” who can attack NATO-led forces in neighboring Afghanistan. It follows on the heels of an unannounced stop […]

Singapore to freeze number of cars on its roads

October 24, 2017

SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, has announced it will freeze the number of private cars on its roads from next year but vowed to expand public transport. The growth cap for all passenger cars and motorcycles will be cut from 0.25 percent a year to zero with effect from February, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said. The affluent city-state of 5.6 million people […]

Technology

Bitcoin, the virtual currency

October 24, 2017

Bitcoin is not generally recognized as a proper currency — lacking a home country, central bank or treasury — although its real world use is constantly increasing. Its community of users control and regulate it via the block chain, a shared public ledger on which the entire Bitcoin network relies. FRED. GARET, KATHERINE LEVY SPENCER / AFP VIDEOGRAPHICS / AFP

Latest design may help eliminate traffic jams in the future

October 23, 2017
Latest design may help eliminate traffic jams in the future

October 23, 2017

Sports

Boxing: Filipino fighter dies after sparring match — GAB

October 24, 2017

(Agence France Presse) — A Filipino boxer who was involved in a recent scandal over faked brain scans has died after a sparring session, sports officials said Tuesday. Jeffrey Claro fell into a coma and later died after being knocked down in the second round of his match on Friday, said Dioscoro Bautista, head of the boxing division of the Games and Amusements Board. The board is looking into the incident. Some 150 Filipino boxers, […]

NBA: Aussie Simmons hits triple double in Sixers win

October 24, 2017
Baseball: Astros carry Harvey-ravaged Houston hopes in World Series

October 24, 2017

Business

Toshiba boss sorry as shareholders blast $18 bn chip sale

October 24, 2017

by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France-Presse CHIBA, Japan (AFP) — Toshiba’s president Tuesday apologized “sincerely” over the $18-billion sale of its prized memory chip business, as shareholders demanded answers over the deal seen as pivotal to the survival of one of Japan’s best-known firms. Bowing deeply at the start of a tense shareholders’ meeting, Satoshi Tsunakawa said: “We sincerely apologise for causing problems and worry.” More than 600 investors poured into the meeting as they voted in favour […]

Hong Kong stocks open lower

October 24, 2017

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Shares in Hong Kong fell again at the open on Tuesday following a retreat from record highs in New York and in line with a broad sell-off across Asia. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.26 percent, or 73.26 points, to 28,232.62. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index inched down 1.49 points to 3,379.21, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, was 0.30 percent, or 5.99 points, lower at 2,006.06. […]

Green Company of the Year recognized at the 2017 Asia CEO Awards

October 23, 2017

First Gen Corporation was recognized as the “Green Company of the Year” by ADEC Innovations at the 2017 Asia CEO Awards at the Marriott Grand Ballroom held last October 17, 2017. ADEC Innovations Chief Operating Officer for Asia, David Young and General Manager for Asia, Jurgen Tanpho were present at the ceremony to honor the winner. Now on its fourth consecutive year, the ADEC Innovations Green Company of the Year award recognizes corporate and non-corporate […]

Entertainment

Pink’s ‘Beautiful Trauma’ tops Billboard, becoming one of 2017’s biggest debuts

October 24, 2017

(Reuters) — Pop star Pink soared to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday (Oct. 23) with one of the year’s biggest album sales debut, beating out new albums from rapper Gucci Mane and rocker Beck. “Beautiful Trauma,” Pink’s seventh studio album, sold 408,000 album units in its first week. This comprised sales from albums and songs and streaming consumption, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The strong first week sales […]

Katy Perry makes surprise appearance at US couple’s wedding

October 24, 2017

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Pop star Katy Perry made a surprise appearance at an American couple’s wedding over the weekend, taking photos and dancing with the newlyweds at their reception in St Louis. Perry was in the midwestern city for a concert, when she and her entourage surprised newlyweds Hayley Rosenblum and Blonie Dudney at the Four Seasons Hotel on Saturday night. “She actually asked the bride and groom if she could come in […]

US director James Toback accused by 38 women of sexual harassment

October 24, 2017

by Veronique Dupont Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Hollywood sexual abuse scandal widened Monday after 38 women were said to have accused US film director James Toback of unwanted sexual encounters over a period of decades. Toback reeled them in with boasts about his movie career and connections, as well as claims he could make them a star, according to their accounts to the Los Angeles Times. But in meetings framed […]

Headlines

South Korea, Japan and U.S. kick off two-day missile tracking drill

EU vows to aid Sudan for ‘as long as it takes’

Bitcoin, the virtual currency

YOUNG VOICES SPEAK: Stop hazing!