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Malacanang claims it is “determined” to rescue remaining hostages in Mindanao

  (Eagle News) — Malacañang claimed it is exerting “determined efforts” to rescue and secure the safe release of the remaining hostages in Mindanao. Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a recent statement that “government continues to exert determined efforts to bring about the safe release of the kidnap-for-ransom hostages through a combination of law enforcement and military operations.” President Aquino met with the security cluster at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coloma said […]

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300 passengers evacuated from Korean Air plane at Tokyo airport

    TOKYO, Japan (AFP) –About 300 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a Korean Air Boeing 777 at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after one of the engines caught fire, officials said Friday. TV footage from the airport showed the plane, which was bound for South Korea’s Gimpo International, surrounded by red fire trucks and with the area around its left wing doused in foam. The plane’s inflatable emergency evacuation slides had all been deployed. […]

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Philippines’ gold dream fades as Pacquiao rules out Rio

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said Friday he would skip the Rio Olympics even if professionals were allowed to compete, knocking out the Philippines’ best chance of winning its first gold medal. Pacquiao, who was this month elected to his nation’s Senate and harbours dreams of becoming president, said he wanted to instead focus on his political career. “I have decided to prioritise my legislative duty as I owe it to the […]

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Trump lays claim to Republican presidential nomination

by Ivan Couronne BILLING, United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Donald Trump claimed victory Thursday in the Republican nomination race, while shrugging off criticism from the man he aims to replace, President Barack Obama, who blasted the billionaire’s ignorance and arrogant attitude. Trump vaulted past the threshold of 1,237 needed to win the party’s primary race when a group of unbound delegates from North Dakota said they would back him. The accomplishment caps an […]

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Obama to make history with Hiroshima journey

by Shingo Ito HIROSHIMA, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama is set make history on Friday as he travels to Hiroshima — becoming the first sitting US leader to visit the site that ushered in the destructive power of the nuclear age. The trip comes more than seven decades after the world was first shown the potential keys to its own destruction when an American plane, the Enola Gay, dropped its payload, dubbed “Little […]

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WHO to better respond to emergencies

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Member states of the World Health Organization have agreed a long-awaited reform of the agency so that it responds more quickly and effectively to emergency situations. Accused of having wasted months before declaring war on the Ebola virus in west Africa, the WHO have developed a program to better cope with disease outbreaks and health emergencies. “WHO member states today agreed to one of the most profound transformations in the organisation’s […]

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Duterte: West PHL Sea, Sabah territories belong to Philippines

INCOMING President Rodrigo Duterte maintained that the Philippines would assert its claims over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea and Sabah. China has been maintaining that the disputed areas fall within the “nine-dotted line” which it asserts as its territory. But the Philippines has challenged this claim in the international tribunal for the law of the sea, and said that China violated the United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, […]

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G7 says ‘concerned’ by situation in East, South China Seas

ISE-SHIMA, Japan (AFP) — The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Friday said they are worried over rising maritime tensions in Asia and called for disputes to be resolved without resort to force. “We are concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas, and emphasise the fundamental importance of peaceful management and settlement of disputes,” they said in a statement at the end of a two-day summit, though refrained from […]

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Peace-talks sa mga rebelde, isusulong ng Duterte government

Isusulong ni incoming president Rodrigo Duterte ang  dayalogo sa mga rebeldeng grupo, kabilang ang Communist Party of the Philippines o CPP at Moro National Liberation Front o MNLF. Sinabi ni Duterte na nakipag usap siya kay Fidel Agcaoili, tagapagsalita ng National Democratic Front o NDF  kagabi sa Davao City. Nagkasundo aniya sila sa framework kung paano itutuloy ang usapang pangkapayapaan. Una nang nagpahayag ng kahandaan si duterte  na maka-trabaho ang mga komunista sa pamamagitan ng […]

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Energy stocks jump in Asia as oil passes $50 a barrel

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Energy stocks jumped in Asia Thursday after oil surged past $50 a barrel for the first time this year, providing a bright point as regional bourses generally took a breather. Oil prices, which have been edging towards the psychological barrier as global supply disruptions mount, were buoyed by data showing a fall in US crude inventories that put another dent in a stubborn glut. Canada’s central bank also announced that […]

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Canadian PM Trudeau congratulates Duterte

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called him to congratulate him in his victory in the May 9 elections. According to Duterte, he and Trudeau discussed in the nine-minute conversation the death of one of the Canadian hostages in Mindanao. Duterte said that he apologized for the incident and added that they also talked about protecting human rights. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]

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