The Vietnamese prime minister is now in the Philippines for a three-day working visit at the invitation of President Aquino. He will also attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
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Indonesian President Yudhoyono, also arriving in Manila
The Indonesian president will arrive in the Philippines for a two-day state visit and he will also attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
Comelec disqualifies Laguna governor E.R. Ejercito
By Ferdinand G. Patino MANILA, May 21 (PNA) — Voting 7-0, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed the disqualification of Laguna Governor Emilio Ramon “E.R.” Ejercito for overspending during the May 2013 elections. In a 21-page resolution released on Wednesday, the Commission en banc upheld the decision of the poll body’s First Division last September 26, that found Ejercito spending beyond his Php 4.5 million campaign spending limit or Php 3 for each of […]
Teachers will not have salary hike this year
According to the Department of Education, the requested hike on teachers’ salary will not be granted this year because the budget was already set, but it could be possibly granted on 2015.
Napoles experiences internal bleeding
According to her attorney, Janet Lim Napoles unexpectedly experienced internal bleeding, thus obliging them to once again file a motion to the Makati Regional Trial Court to stay at the Ospital ng Makati, inspite of the court’s prior decision denying Napoles’ early request to stay at the said hospital.
DOLE mulls deployment ban to Thailand
According to the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldos, said department is studying the necessity of implementing a deployment ban on Thailand after the declaration of martial law in the said country.
President Aquino presides over the 23rd World Economic Forum East Asia
Today marks the start of the 23rd World Economic Forum in East Asia with President Aquino presiding over the said event which will be attended by 600 delegates from the business, finance and civil society sectors from 30 countries.
Suspected hold uppers, arrested
Arrested in Lawton, Manila are three suspected hold-uppers after victimizing the passengers of a public utility jeep.
Successive explosions in Nigeria result in hundred deaths
The Nigerian president condemns the three successive explosions that resulted in 118 deaths.
China confronts U.S. envoy over cyber-spying accusations
(Reuters) – China summoned the U.S. ambassador after the United States accused five Chinese military officers of hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets, warning Washington it could take further action, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The U.S. Ambassador to China, Max Baucus, met with Zheng Zeguang, assistant foreign minister, on Monday shortly after the United States charged the five Chinese, accusing them of hacking into American nuclear, metal and solar companies to steal trade secrets. […]
Floods affect over 1 million in Balkans, destruction ‘terrifying’
(Reuters) – Bosnia said on Monday that more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory, comparing the “terrifying” destruction to that of the country’s 1992-95 war. The extent of the devastation became apparent in Serbia too, as waters receded in some of the worst-hit areas to reveal homes toppled or submerged in mud, trees felled and villages strewn with the […]
Probe begins on fatal collapse of a warehouse wall
Authorities have begun their investigation regarding the collapsed wall in Quezon City.
