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JUNE 16, Manila — The Philippines is set to argue its case against China’s claim over almost the entire South China Sea at the Hague this July. Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose said the Netherlands-based United Nations court is scheduled to conduct a hearing from July 7 to 13 on a case lodged by the Philippines against China in 2013. Jose said Philippine officials and diplomats, assisted by lawyers from the United States, will represent […]
JUNE 16 — Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohager Iqbal said the MILF’s handing over of its weapons and fighters to an independent panel shows the group is sincerely pushing for peace in Mindanao In an interview before the turnover rites, Iqbal said Tuesday’s event is a symbolism that sends a strong signal that the MILF meant business. He also said that the MILF would decommission more of its former fighters, and turn […]
MANILA (Eagle News Service) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) turned over its first batch of arms on Tuesday, June 16, as the first phase of the decommissioning program began, in ceremonies witnessed by President Aquino and foreign observers. This aims to put the arms and forces of the rebel group beyond use as agreed by the Parties under the Annex on Normalization of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). In simple ceremonies […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma assured to the public that the government is fully prepared to contain Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) if it ever enters the country. Some of the preventive measures utilized by the government include contact-tracing and other infection-prevention protocols. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1IzCBznwoBA
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero confirmed that he will meet with President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III regarding the 2016 presidential elections but denied that he have plans to run for the presidency, adding that he does not have the necessary funds and machinery. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 16 (Eagle News) — President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III is present at the formal decommissioning ceremony of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which is part of the ongoing peace process. (Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 16 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocked Saranggani, Davao Occidental past 5:00 in the morning. (Saranggani, Davao Occidental) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — According to Health Secretary Janette Garin, public and government hospitals have the ability to contain Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), contrary to what some groups were saying. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/r8rEAfH6TKA
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — The Manila government conducted a demolition operation at the Barangay 600, Zone 59 in Sta. Mesa, Manila with the residents conducting self-demolition. The residents are still hoping for a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Atty. Salvador Panelo denied reports that his client, Andal Ampatuan Sr., is already dead. He added that his client is confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute due to liver cancer. Ampatuan is the main suspect in the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — South Koreans went online in increasing numbers for their shopping in early June, an economist and online data showed amid the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the country. South Korean high street spending fell dramatically in the first week of June as fears over MERS kept shoppers at home, but online purchases rose, government estimates on June 10th showed. South Korea’s health ministry reported four new cases of MERS […]
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — Hospitals across Chad’s capital struggled to treat 100 people injured in dual attacks on Monday (June 15). At least 27 people were killed, including four suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters. At the Liberte hospital, the closest to the scene of the blast, some injured people could only be treated on the blood-covered floor as space had run out. Many of the injured were believed to have been at the police training […]
