In this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, US President Donald Trump is seen talking to President Rodrigo Duterte from afar during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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LOOK: President Duterte talks to US President Trump, Australian PM Turnbull
In this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen talking to US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
UPDATE: Cambodia, Myanmar leaders arrive for ASEAN Summit in PHL
(Eagle News) — Leaders from other countries have begun arriving in the Philippines in time for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings. Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen was the first leader to arrive, his plane landing at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga at 1:26 p.m. He was welcomed by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrived minutes later. […]
LOOK: President Duterte interacting with other leaders in Vietnam
These pictures courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go show President Rodrigo Duterte with other leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vietnam.
UPDATED: Former President Aquino posts bail for cases filed vs him over botched Mamasapano operation
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday posted a P40,000 bail bond for the cases filed against him in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. This was after the cases for graft and usurpation of authority were raffled off to the Sandiganbayan third division, which was expected to issue a warrant of arrest against him. The division is chaired by Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, who is an Aquino appointee. Aquino, who […]
UPDATED: Jinggoy Estrada gets court approval to travel to Singapore for father’s medical appointment
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to go to Singapore but subject to certain conditions. In a two-page resolution made public on Friday, the fifth division, where Estrada is facing a complaint over the alleged pork barrel scam, granted the former senator’s motion that he be allowed to accompany his father, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, in his appointment with Dr. Premkumar Pillay of the Singapore Brain-Pine Nerves Center at Mount […]
Cases filed vs Noynoy Aquino over botched Mamasapano operation raffled off to division chaired by his appointee
(Eagle News) — The cases against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation that saw over 40, mostly members of the Special Action Force, killed in 2015 have been raffled off to a Sandiganbayan division chaired by an Aquino appointee. The cases for graft and usurpation of authority are now under the third division led by an Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang. In indicting Aquino, Assistant Special Prosecutor Reza Casila-Derayunan said Aquino, […]
Customs officials who resigned after being dragged into corruption mess in BoC appointed to handle security matters in DoTR, CAAP
(Eagle News) — Two Bureau of Customs officials who resigned after they were dragged by a fixer into corruption in the BoC have been appointed to other agencies, but only to handle security matters. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Milo Maestrecampo, former BoC Imports and Assessments director, as assistant director general II of the Department of Transportation-attached Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, and former Customs Deputy Commissioner Gerardo Gambala, as director IV of the DoTR’s […]
UPDATED: PAGASA lifts all tropical cyclone warning signals; “Salome” to exit PAR on Saturday
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Services Administration on Friday lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals as Tropical Storm “Salome” moved farther away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 10 a.m., the center of “Salome” was seen 175 kilometers west west of Subic, Olongapo. “Salome” is forecast to move west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour, and is expected to exit PAR on Saturday […]
Tropical Storm “Salome” moves away from land; to exit PAR early Saturday
(Eagle News) — Rains are still expected in several parts of the country as “Salome,” now a tropical storm, nears the West Philippine Sea and moves away from land. As of 5 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was spotted 55 kilometers west southwest of Subic, Zambales, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gustiness of 100 kph. “Salome” continues to move west southwest at 20 kph, and is expected to […]
Governor, 18 mayors stripped of police power
(Eagle News) — The National Police Commission has stripped 19 govenment officials—a governor and 18 mayors—of their police power either because of alleged drug links or abuse of authority. The powers of Zamboanga del Sur Governor Antonio Cerilles; Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental Mayor Crisinciano Mahilac; Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental Mayor Donjie Animas; Concepcion, Misamis Occidental Mayor Juanidy Viña; Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental Mayor Michael Gutierrez; Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental Mayor Jason Almonte; Concepcion, Tarlac Mayor Andres Lacson; Angeles, Pampanga Mayor […]
President Duterte laments Southeast Asia brain drain due to globalization in APEC CEO summit
DA NANG, Vietnam (AFP) — Globalization has pressed the brightest workers from poor Southeast Asian countries to move overseas in a brain drain that must be reversed if real development is to be achieved, President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday. In an impassioned speech to chief executive officers gathered in Vietnam ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit, Duterte said the efforts of poorer countries to rise up the value chain are being undercut by mass […]
