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JUNE 4 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III and Emperor Akihito paid tribute to the “deep and abiding friendship” between the Philippines and Japan and of the strategic partnership between their people during a state banquet hosted by the latter and his wife, Empress Michiko, in honor of the visiting Philippine leader at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. In his remarks during the state banquet on Wednesday evening (June 3), President Aquino […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 4 (Eagle News) – According to House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, the House of Representatives will strive to meet the deadline for passing the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BLBAR) on June 11, which is the last day of session of the 16th Congress. Belmonte added that they will adopt strict measures to ensure this. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1S_x0rkokbY
JUNE 4 (Reuters) — Philippines President Benigno Aquino addressed Japanese parliament on Wednesday (June 3), praising Japan’s post-war efforts as having gone beyond healing the wounds of World War Two, after earlier comparing China with Nazi Germany. “For your part, you have gone beyond fulfilling obligation to heal the wounds of the past, and acted with truly altruistic intentions. You rebuilt not only yourself but those of us who’ve been left further behind had it […]
JUNE 4 (Eagle News) — President Aquino told members of Japan’s National Diet that a strong Philippine-Japanese partnership would be a vital counterbalance against regional instability created by conflicting claims in the South China Sea. In his speech delivered before Japan’s National Diet, which is the country’s bicameral legislature, Aquino said the current economic and people-to-people engagement between the Philippines and Japan is a shining example of what can be achieved when peace and stability […]
JUNE 4 (Reuters) — China said on Wednesday (June 3) that it was shocked by Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s comparison between Chinese activities in the South China Sea and Nazi Germany’s expansionism, calling it “absurd” and “unreasonable”. Aquino, who is expected to agree beefed up defense ties with Japan when he meets Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Thursday (June 4), also urged Beijing to rethink its land reclamation projects in the disputed waters. […]
JUNE 4 (Reuters) — Rescuers on Thursday (June 4) cut holes into the upturned hull of the Eastern Star which capsized on China’s Yangtze River in an attempt to recover victims still within its bowels, state media showed. Divers face difficulties such as cabin doors blocked by tables and beds. There is also the fear that rashly cutting holes in the hull could burst air pockets keeping people alive. The death toll from the accident […]
JUNE 3 (Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe answered critics questioning her citizenship, saying she was fit to run for the presidency and that she was a Filipino citizen and had been a Philippine resident for the last 10 years. “Hindi po totoo na hindi ako kwalipikado. Kwalipikado po ako pero hindi pa po ako kandidato,” Poe told reporters in the Senate. (It is not true that I am not qualified. I am qualified, but […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 3 (Eagle News) — The Philippine College of Physicians expressed alarm as the age of smokers become younger with 17 million smokers below 30 years old. The Philippines is the top country in Southeast Asia when it comes to smoking. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z1fhATJXXdI
MANILA, Philippines, June 3 (Eagle News) – Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said that it is the Filipino people that will shoulder the cost of the formation of the Bangsamoro region and not only those who live in the area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/_dTGi_T0yMs
JUNE 3 (Reuters) — Sports world shocked by the news of FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, resignation on Wednesday (June 3). The 79-year-old Swiss, who beat challenger Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan in last week’s vote, resigned on Tuesday (June 2) in the wake of a corruption investigation that reportedly may include the embattled chief himself. In Japan, Kozo Tashima, the Vice President of the Japan Football Association, called for urgently needed reforms and […]
JUNE 3 (Reuters) — 29 people have been found and 14 are confirmed dead as the rescue operation is underway after a passenger ship carrying 456 people capsized in China’s Yangtze River, navigation authorities said Wednesday. Rescuers said there could be more survivors in the overturned wreckage, but strong winds and heavy rain are hampering rescue efforts. More than 420 people are still missing. The on-site rescue headquarters proposed two plans to search for more […]
JUNE 2 (Reuters) — Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport on Tuesday (June 2), starting a four-day trip to bolster the two nations’ security ties. Aquino’s visit is the latest move by the president and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to strengthen security ties between the two nations as Southeast Asian nations face China’s growing naval ambitions. China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, through which […]
