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Security forces are on full alert in Manila as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting was set to kick off on Wednesday (November 18). Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse efforts by Pacific-Rim leaders this week to boost trade and growth across a region of around 3 billion people. Philippine officials have said there has been no intelligence suggesting a […]
Leaders of Peru and Russia arrived in Manila on Wednesday morning (November 18), the first day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s plane touched down in Manila’s international airport before dawn. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived a few hours later. Medvedev was welcomed by a contingent of Filipino officials as he stepped off the plane at Manila’s international airport. Medvedev came representing President Vladimir Putin, who was originally […]
MICRO, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have huge potentials, especially in terms of creating jobs and opening more opportunities for Filipinos, President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Small and Medium Enterprises Summit held at the Green Sun Hotel in Makati City, President Aquino noted that since the country’s “strongest competitive advantage” and “most important resource” is its people, the government invested massive funds into health, education, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed two complaints filed against officials of the Iglesia Ni Cristo for lack of probable cause. The complaints lodged by expelled INC minister Isaias Samson Jr., and expelled INC member Jose Norlito Fruto before the DOJ were both dismissed in two separate resolutions dated Nov. 13. The recommendation of the DOJ panel to dismiss the complaints were signed and approved by Prosecutor General Claro Arellano. In […]
The Philippine government is on full swing for the hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit which will gather leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies on Wednesday and Thursday. The APEC Economic Leader’s Week which highlights the event is aimed at boosting trade and inclusive, sustainable growth in the Pacific Rim. Ambassador Marciano Paynor, Jr., director–general of the APEC National Organizing Committee (NOC), underscored the advantages of being a member-economy of APEC saying 80 […]
MANILA, Nov.18 (PIA) — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Security Task Force has appealed for the public’s utmost understanding and cooperation brought about by inconveniences of the stop and go scheme and road closures for the Economic Leaders’ Meeting this week. “We ask for solidarity as the nation shows the Filipino brand of hospitality,” the group said in a statement. Only authorized APEC vehicles may use the two innermost lanes of the northbound and southbound lanes […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sa botong 5-4, ibinasura ng Senate Electoral Tribunal ang petisyong isinampa ni Rizalito David na idiskwalipika sa pagka-senador si senadora Grace Poe. Mayorya ng mga bumoto sa pagbasura ng nasabing petisyon ay mga kasamahan mismo ni Poe sa senado na sina senators Pia Cayetano, Loren Legarda, Cynthia Villar, Bam Aquino, at Vicente Sotto III. Habang tatlong mahistrado ng Korte Suprema na kinabibilangan nina Senior […]
PRESIDENT Barack Obama said on Tuesday (November 17) the United States was committed to the freedom of navigation in Asian waters, but did not directly mention the row with China over the South China Sea. Speaking in the Philippines capital Manila after touring an American-donated coastguard cutter, he said: “My visit here underscores our shared commitment to the security of the waters of this region and to freedom of navigation.” “The United States has […]
Belgium’s interior ministry released more photographs on Monday (November 16) of French suspect Salah Abdeslam, who remains wanted by authorities and at large. The Belgian soccer federation said in a statement late on Monday it was calling off an international friendly due to be played against Spain in Brussels on Tuesday (November 17) for security reasons. A statement on the Belgian interior ministry’s website said it had recommended the cancellation of the match after raising […]
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Manila on Tuesday (November 17), a day before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit Leaders’ Meeting. Stepping out of Air Force One at the Balagbag private airstrip, Obama was met by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, and other Filipino officials. Later on Tuesday, Obama is scheduled to conduct a tour of the BRP Gregorio del Pilar, a decommissioned Hamilton-class cutter that […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Manila’s international airport on Tuesday (November 17) to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. Xi was greeted by an entourage of Filipino officials and Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and his wife, Regina Tong Ching-yi at the airport. This is the Chinese leader’s first visit to the Philippines since he assumed office, and it is during a time of tension between Manila and Beijing due […]
As part of the security measures implemented for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Philippine Coast Guard implemented a “no-sail” zone in the Manila Bay while the Philippine Air Force implemented a “no-fly” zone inside a 140 nautical mile-radius from Luneta. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
