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APEC summit promises new era of growth for all

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 […]

Security Task Force appeals for public’s understanding, cooperation on traffic schemes for APEC

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 […]

Sa botong 5-4, SET ibinasura ang disqualification case vs Poe

  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 […]

Obama stresses commitment to freedom of navigation in Asian waters; says Phl can count on US as an ally

  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 […]

Disqualification case ni Senador Grace Poe dedesisyunan na ng SET ngayong araw

Dedesisyunan na ngayong araw ng mga miyembro ng Senate Electoral Tribunal o SET ang disqualification case laban kay Presidential Candidate Senator Grace Poe. Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Poe na tao lang naman siya kaya kinakabahan at nalulungkot, pero may lakas naman daw siya ng loob na harapin anuman ang maging desisyon ng SET. Kung hindi man aniya siya manalo sa kaso sa SET, iaapela niya ito sa Korte Suprema. Iginiit ni Poe na hindi siya […]

Asia Pacific businessmen cite need for new growth drivers, address rising income inequality

(MANILA) Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has finalized its recommendations for submission to the APEC Leaders to address challenges being faced by policymakers and businesses in APEC member-economies. ABAC 2015 Chair Doris Magsaysay-Ho, in a briefing Monday, said they expect their “two-fold” recommendations to generate new drivers of growth as well as address income inequality. She explained that the traditional growth drivers “are running out of steam.” “Export-led growth is […]

China’s Xi arrives in Manila for APEC summit

  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 […]

Commuters to be inconvenienced until Friday – HPG

The chief of the Highway Patrol Group of the Philippine National Police said that commuters and motorists would continue to experience inconvenience until Friday, November 20. This statement was made after thousands of commuters were stranded due to the strict security measures implemented for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/WRLXo6c5d5U

US missile destroyer visits Philippines during APEC summit

Concurrent with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit, a United States guided missile destroyer is currently in the Philippines as well after conducting a patrol in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Filipinos in France have no plans to go home

Despite the terrorist attacks, thousands of overseas Filipino workers in France reveal that they have no plans to go home soon, adding that they are confident with the stricter security measures implemented by French authorities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Authorities inspect alleged ISIS video

According to the Malacañang, authorities are already verifying the viral internet video allegedly made by the local representatives of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Said video issued threats against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. However, the leadership of the Philippine National Police said that there is no ISIS in the Philippines and said video may have been made by local bandit groups in Mindanao that are taking advantage of the situation. (Eagle News […]

Filipino activists protest against Obama’s presence at APEC

Around 300 demonstrators protested in Manila on Tuesday (November 17), a day before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. The protesters, who were blocked by riot police around 200 metres (656 feet) from the main gate of the U.S. embassy in Manila, chanted anti-imperialist slogans and waved banners decrying U.S. President Barack Obama’s participation in the summit. The demonstrators denounced what they called an interventionist foreign policy by the U.S.. “Today, Obama will arrive […]