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MANILA, Jan. 13 – President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, January 12 witnessed the signing of several agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries. First is the exchange of notes for the grant of economic and social development program. This note involves the grant of 600 million yen for high-speed boats and other counter terrorism equipment for the Philippine Coast Guard. A Memorandum of Cooperation on the low […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Vietnam on Thursday for an emotional first stop on his final tour before stepping down as Washington’s top diplomat. Kerry fought in Vietnam as a naval officer before returning to the United States in 1969 to become a prominent opponent of the war, his first foray into public life. Later, as a US senator, he worked to mend ties between the former foes […]
(Eagle News) — A ranking official of the Police Regional Office 11 on Monday announced that at least 3,000 security personnel will be deployed to ensure the safety of statesmen who will attend the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN 2017 at the SMX Convention center to be held in Davao City on Sunday, January 15. “Our task force is [composed of] around 3,000 composed of the Philippine National Police, members […]
MANILA, Jan. 6 – The government of Singapore has expressed interest in further increasing its investments in the Philippines, as well as adding more flights to Manila in anticipation of increased demand in air travel between the two countries. In a recent meeting with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Singaporean Ambassador to Manila Kok Li Peng said Singapore’s private sector would like to explore new growth opportunities in the Philippines, particularly in the retail, transportation, […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday (January 5) that the country’s relations with Australia remained “good”, despite an earlier announcement that military cooperation had been suspended between the two countries. “Our relationship with Australia remains in good condition, the problem has to be clarified first at the operational level so the situation does not heat up,” Widodo told reporters in Jakarta, adding that his defence minister and military chief had […]
Associate professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Rowaldo R. Del Mundo said that the Philippines must lower its electricity rates if it wants to compete with countries inside the ASEAN region. Del Mundo said that Philippines must lower the current cost of electricity by at least 30 % (percent) to be competitive in the region. The professor also said that the power rates in the Philippines have registered increases higher than the inflation […]
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday (December 27) said that the PNP targets to achieve “zero casualty” in relation to illegal discharge of firearm and indiscriminate firing in welcoming the New Year. In a press conference, Dela Rosa said that he has already instructed all policemen nationwide to conduct patrols in the streets and to their area of responsibilities and to strictly implement their campaign against indiscriminate firing from […]
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Duterte administration will look “closely” at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), given its new policy of moving the country swiftly towards economic integration with its fellow-members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and major trade partners in Asia and the Pacific. “I personally would like to look at RCEP closely because that’s the 10 ASEAN countries, I think. That one, we are more open to,” Dominguez said […]
(Reuters) Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State planned to attack a police post on New Year’s eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said on Monday. The plot was broken up after police arrested two of the would-be attackers who led them to their hideout, where police shot dead their two co-conspirators on Sunday after police said they tried to attack officers with machetes. “The four of them were planning to attack a police […]
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City Dec. 26 (PNA) — Due to typhoon Nina’s flogging of the Calabarzon Region overnight Sunday to Monday, around 876 passengers were stranded in the Batangas and had to spend Christmas Day at the ports. Reports from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 4-A on Monday said port and coast guard authorities had suspended ports operations in Batangas City as Nina headed toward the region over the weekend. […]
(REUTERS) At least 400 victims of Asia’s 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday. The 9.15 magnitude Dec. 26 earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history. Thailand, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka were among the worst hit countries. Some 5,395 people were killed in Thailand, among them about 2,000 foreign tourists. “Since the 2004 […]
(REUTERS) A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier has passed through waters south of Taiwan and is heading southwest, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Monday of what China has termed a routine exercise. The ministry said the aircraft carrier the Liaoning, accompanied by five other vessels, had passed 90 nautical miles south of Taiwan’s southernmost point on Monday morning via the Bashi Channel, between Taiwan and the Philippines. “Staying […]
