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President Rodrigo Duterte attended a briefing on the state visits of Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia to the Philippines at the Study Conference Room in Malacañan Palace on Wednesday April 26, 2017. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia are arriving ahead of their fellow leaders for their respective state visits. They are also set to participate in the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit chaired […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, April 26 attended the final briefing on the country’s hosting and chairmanship of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace. https://youtu.be/1x1xGFMz6Fs
(Eagle News) — Mas nakararaming Pilipino ang pabor sa pagbubuhay sa parusang kamatayan sa mga karumal-dumal na krimeng may kaugnayan sa iligal na droga, batay sa pinakahuling survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Sa 1,200 respondents, 61% ang sang-ayon sa death penalty bill. Binubuo ito ng 36% ‘strongly approve’ at 24% ‘somewhat approve.’ Samantala, 23% naman ang hindi sang-ayon, na binubuo ng 16% ‘strongly disapprove’ at 7% ‘somewhat disapprove.’ Labing-anim na porsiyento naman ang hindi […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — A suspected member of the Islamic State group who was arrested in the Philippines last month has confessed to plotting attacks on targets in Kuwait, including the United States military and a Shiite religious hall, local media reported Wednesday. Judicial sources said Hussein al-Dhafiri, whose wife was also arrested, confessed to planning suicide attacks on a US military convoy and a Shiite hall, the Al-Rai daily reported. Kuwait’s […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is prepared for the two-day state visit of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, which will coincide with the Association of South East Asian Nation Summit. Some of the activities for the state visit include wreath-laying on the Jose Rizal Monument, welcome ceremonies, an expanded bilateral meeting between the Sultan and President Rodrigo Duterte, and a state dinner. Sultan Bolkiah is expected to arrive Wednesday night (April 26). […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Development Authority will temporarily suspend the number-coding scheme on Friday, April 28 in preparation for the Association of South East Asian Nation Summit. Exempted from the suspension of the number coding scheme are Makati City and Las Piñas. The agency has also advised motorists and commuters to expect heavy traffic in Manila, Pasay and Makati City for the duration of the summit from April 26 to […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Tinawag na politically motivated ni Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III ang crime against humanity na isinampa laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at dalawang senador sa International Criminal Court. Iginiit ni Pimentel na ang hindi pagkakakumbinse kina Senador Alan Peter Cayetano at Senador Richard Gordon na imbestigahan ang kaso ng umano’y extrajudicial killings ay hindi nangangahulugang pinagtatakpan nila ang pangulo. “The complainant just showed how weak his complaint is and […]
(Reuters) — Tensions in the South China Sea are expected to top the agenda at this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which will be kicking off later this week in Manila amid tight security. Negotiators from China and ASEAN have met in Indonesia and Cambodia over the last few months to try to come up with a final draft of a Code of Conduct for the waterway, which is claimed by several […]
(Eagle News) — Dinarayo ngayon sa Dasol, Pangasinan ang mga salt farm o pagawaan ng asin. Ilan sa mga motorista ang namangha sa ganda nito na matatagpuan lamang sa kahabaan ng kalsada habang ang ilang mga local government official mula sa iba’t- ibang probinsya ay dumarayo sa lugar para naman mag-aral ng pag-gawa ng asin. Ang Dasol ay mayroong sampung libong salt beds. Halos labin-walong (18) bayan nito na gumagawa ng asin ay aabot sa […]
(Eagle News) — Mahalagang ituro nang tama ang wikang Filipino ng mga guro para maging kapaki-pakinabang ito hindi lamang sa mga mag-aaral kundi maging sa pakikipagtalastasan ng lahat lalo na sa maunlad na bansa. Ito ang binigyang-diin ni National Artist Dr. Virgilio S. Almario na siya ring tagapangulo ng Pambansang Kongreso ng Wikang Pilipino na nagsasagawa ngayon ng kumperensya sa Baguio City. Aniya, mahalagang matutuhan ang tamang paraan ng pagsasalin o translation, mula sa mahirap […]
(Eagle News Service) — Authorities made their final security preparations, as the first day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit 2017 and its related meetings were set to kick off on Wednesday. In a statement, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced a rerouting scheme for all trucks with a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kilograms and above “coming from and/or bound to Roxas Boulevard” on April 27, Thursday, and April 28. The MMDA said the trucks, whether […]
The primary symbol of this year’s ASEAN Summits and the Philippine Chairmanship. All the elements were purposely selected, from the colors to typeface, to capture the vision of ASEAN 2017. (Courtesy ASEAN 2017)
