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MANILA, Philippines – According to Ambassador Elizabeth Buensuceso, Philippine permanent representative to the Association of South East Asian Nations, the terrorist group Islamic State plans to establish a base in the ASEAN. She added that counter-terrorism in the region is one of the topics to be tackled in the United States – ASEAN summit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warns the public to expect stronger storms as the data they have gathered show that La Niña will start earlier this year. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) scheduled another mock elections on April. Said mock election will test the sending of results thru satellite connection and subscriber identification module or SIM cards. The Malacañang gave importance to the mock election held last February 13, with Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma saying that it disseminated information regarding the election process and revealed possible defects. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
MANILA, Philippines – In the latest pre-election survey conducted by the Social Weather Station, Vice-President Jejomar Binay led with 29% while Senator Bongbong Marcos and Senator Chiz Escudero lead among the vice-presidential candidates with 26%. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is set to attend the Association of South East Asian Nations leaders’ meeting with United States President Barack Obama in California. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, the top agenda of said meeting will be maritime security, especially with the continued rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
MANILA, Feb. 15 — Malacañang said President Benigno S. Aquino III is expected to tackle political and security concerns, particularly the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue, in the United States-Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Sunnylands, California this week. President Aquino is set to leave on Monday to attend the two-day special summit between the leaders of the ASEAN and the US to be hosted by President Barack Obama. ”Expected to be […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A top ruling party official called Monday for South Korea to develop its own nuclear deterrent to combat the growing nuclear and missile threat from North Korea. Support for a nuclear-armed South Korea is a minority voice in the country, but one that grows louder after every nuclear test by the North. US tactical nuclear weapons were withdrawn from South Korea in late 1991, though the country remains under the […]
By Mari Pangestu University of Indonesia (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — Despite its economic and strategic importance, the United States has not given priority to ASEAN until recently. There was hope that this would begin to change with the US pivot to Asia in 2009. But up to November 2015, the progress of this ‘pivot’ seemed to be more of a ‘pirouette’. There was little in the way of results except general statements and US […]
FREMONT, California (Eagle News) – Thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo members showed up here in Fremont, California early Saturday, February 13, to attend the special worship service officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, as the brethren here reiterated their commitment to remain united with the Church Administration. The Fremont house of worship was filled to capacity while the gigantic overflow tent beside it was standing room only. The members of […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The 65th NBA All-Star Game was a love-fest for Kobe Bryant, who teamed with the Western Conference’s best in a record-shattering 196-173 victory over the Eastern Conference in the annual mid-season exhibition in Toronto. In a free-wheeling offensive showcase, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Bryant scored a modest 10 points in his 18th and final turn as an All-Star before he retires at the end of the season. Oklahoma City Thunder guard […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Chronic infections, smoking and pollution have contributed to skyrocketing cases of cancer in China, with an estimated 4.3 million new diagnoses last year and 2.8 million deaths, researchers said Tuesday. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in China, said the report published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and led by Wanqing Chen of the National Cancer Center in Beijing. The report described cancer as a major […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people around the world each year, with over half of those deaths occurring in fast-growing China and India, researchers said Friday. And the number of premature deaths will continue to climb in the years ahead unless more aggressive measures against pollution are adopted, scientists warned the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in the US capital. “Air pollution is the fourth […]
