This photo shared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in his Twitter account shows President Rodrigo Duterte with his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña and US President Donald Trump during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gala dinner.
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ASEAN, Hong Kong sign deal in ‘vote for open trade’
Hong Kong and Southeast Asian nations signed a free trade deal Sunday, in what one minister described as a “clear vote” against protectionism, as the United States withdraws into its “America First” rhetoric. The city, a special administrative region of China, forged the agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the sidelines of a summit in Manila to be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump. The ministers were meeting […]
LOOK: Canada PM Trudeau visits a Jollibee branch upon his arrival in PHL
In this photo shared by Jollibee in its Twitter account, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen posing with the crew from the Jollibee North Harbour Branch. Trudeau arrived in the country in time for the summit on Sunday.
Duterte: US President Trump “gave me words of encouragement” on drug war, Marawi
President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he was “sure” Donald Trump would not raise human rights concerns when they meet in Manila, after the US President praised himself his drug war. Trump is due to land in the Philippines on Sunday evening ahead of two days of summits. According to Duterte, Trump had already given him “words of encouragement” during a brief encounter on the sidelines of another regional summit in Vietnam on Saturday. “He said […]
World leaders arrive in PHL for ASEAN Summit
(Eagle News) — World leaders, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and partner countries, have started arriving for the historic 31st ASEAN Summit and related summits in the Philippines. The planes carrying Malaysian Prime Minister Najon Razak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, South Korea President Moon Jae-In, Australia Prime Minister […]
Trump in Vietnam offers to ‘mediate’ on South China Sea dispute
(Agence France Presse) — US President Donald Trump told his Vietnamese counterpart Sunday he is ready to help resolve the dispute in the resource-rich South China Sea which Beijing claims most of. “If I can help mediate or arbitrate, please let me know… I am a very good mediator,” the dealmaking American leader told Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang during an official state visit Sunday. Vietnam has long courted support from Washington in its dispute […]
UPDATED: Laos, Indonesia leaders arrive in PHL
(Eagle News) — Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in the country on Sunday, in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Sisoulith’s plane landed at the Clark International Airport shortly before 11 a.m. He was welcomed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. Minutes after, Widodo’s plane landed. Widodo was accompanied by his wife. Sisoulith was named prime minister late January 2016, when outgoing prime minister Thongsing Thammavong announced […]
Duterte: “I will talk to the rebels”
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday night said he would “talk to the rebels” to ensure that there would be peace in the country. In his speech made at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport upon his arrival from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, Duterte did not say which rebels he was referring to but said he would address both the “ideological and territorial” aspects in the talks. Earlier, Duterte terminated talks with […]
Duterte: Local officials who allow corruption to “thrive” in their localities to be suspended
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday warned local government officials they would be suspended if they allowed corruption to “thrive” in their area of jurisdiction. Duterte made the announcement upon his arrival from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam on Saturday night. “I will suspend any local government official and especially appointed by me pag nakita ko na pinapahirapan ninyo (ang tao)..,” he said during a press conference at […]
Crocodile snatches child in Palawan
(Agence France Presse) — A 12-year-old girl is missing after being attacked by a crocodile in Palawan, police said Saturday, just weeks after a similar incident in the region popular with foreign tourists. The girl was fetching water in a heavily-forested area of the island Thursday when a crocodile dragged her away in front of her horrified siblings, a police report said. A search is underway but the coast guard and police are yet to […]
Three Vietnamese rescued from Abu Sayyaf in Tawi-Tawi
(Agence France Presse) — Three Vietnamese sailors held for eight months by Islamist gunmen have been rescued by soldiers, the army said Saturday, in the latest operation against the kidnap-for-ransom militants. The sailors were found in the southernmost island group of Tawi-Tawi on Friday, along with the body of another Vietnamese seaman who had died in captivity from an illness, regional military commander Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez said. “He was already dead when the troops […]
LOOK: President Duterte has a good laugh with South Korea’s President Moon
President Rodrigo Duterte is seen having a good laugh with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In in this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go.
