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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa admitted that the PNP is finding it difficult to identify the group behind the Davao City blast. According to Dela Rosa, the PNP is sure about one thing and that is the place of manufacture of the bomb used in the incident that killed 14 people and injured 67 others. The findings of the PNP point that the bomb was […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Malacañang on Tuesday, September 7, released the guidelines regarding the proclamation on the state of national emergency due to lawless violence. According to Memorandum Order No. 3 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the state of national emergency will remain in place in order to protect life and property of citizens from possible attacks from terrorist groups. The memorandum strictly reminded members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — The disputed South China Sea was in focus Thursday at a regional summit in Laos as US President Barack Obama warned Beijing it cannot ignore a tribunal’s ruling that rejected its sweeping claims to the waters. China claims most of the sea, even waters approaching neighbouring countries, based on a vaguely defined “nine-dash-line” found on Chinese maps from the 1940s. The Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations dispute this. Commentators say […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 8) skipped the ASEAN-United States Summit with US President Barack Obama, and the ASEAN-UN meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki -moon on Wednesday as well. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. represented the Philippines in Duterte’s place in both important meetings. On Wednesday, Duterte also skipped the ASEAN-UN meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he had a courtesy call on Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith. […]
by Andrew BEATTY Nicholas PERRY VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal’s ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. The dispute has raised fears of military confrontation between the world’s superpowers, with China determined to cement control of the strategically vital waters despite a July verdict that its claims have no […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) — China has confidence that it can work with the Philippines to return to a healthy relationship, Beijing’s vice foreign minister said on Wednesday (September 7), after the two countries locked horns over a recent arbitral ruling on the South China Sea. Speaking on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vientiane, Laos, Liu Zhenmin said that China and the Philippines had had “thousands of years” of good relations. “In the past […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged all parties with claims to South China Sea to exercise restraint during a meeting with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Laos on Wednesday (September 7). “Differences should be settled peacefully accordance to international law. And until they are, we will draw side to act with restrain and avoid any steps which will create or add tensions,” said Turnbull, during an opening […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — US President Barack Obama warned Thursday an international tribunal’s ruling that China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea had no legal basis was “binding”, after Beijing vowed to ignore the verdict. “The landmark arbitration ruling in July, which is binding, helped clarify maritime rights in the region,” Obama told a summit of Asian leaders in Laos. The comments are sure to draw ire from Beijing, which has taken an increasingly […]
(Eagle News)– Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Ricardo Visaya ordered a series of lectures for soldiers following President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of state of national emergency on account of lawless violence. The conduct on Troops Information and Education (TIE) would serve as guidelines, instructing soldiers on how to perform tasks related to the declaration such as the conduct on checkpoints, foot or mobile patrols, and enforcement of curfews. Under Proclamation […]
* Chinese coast guard involved in two-thirds of incidents – CSIS * Coast guards not covered by expanding communications agreements * China now has largest coast guard fleet in the world (Adds Chinese Foreign Ministry comment) By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Increasingly assertive action by China’s coast guard ships in the South China Sea risks destabilising the region, according to the authors of new research tracking maritime law enforcement […]
(Eagle News)– The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday (September 7) concluded the second oral arguments with an extension of status quo ante order (SQAO) intended for the planned burial of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The order has been extended until October 18. The first SQAO was issued on August 23 and would have lapsed on September 13. The said order blocks any preparations for the hero’s burial of Marcos. […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte was not ‘sandwiched’ by United States President Barack Obama and United Nations General Ban Ki-Moon at the ASEAN gala dinner Wednesday night, opposing the earlier announcement from his communications team. Duterte was seated beside Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Obama was seated beside Brunei’s King Hassanal Bolkiah and Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc. Ban, on the other hand, was seated before his wife, Yoo […]
