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Duterte invites Thais to invest in “new industrial destinations” in PHL

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, June 22, urged Thai businessmen to invest in the Philippines, especially in the “new industrial destinations” of Metro Manila, Pampanga, Clark, Cebu, Bohol, and Davao. In making the invitation, Duterte guaranteed “a competitive and corruption-free business climate and a highly skilled and fast-learning workforce.” The President also thanked the Thais for their contribution to the Philippine economy. “We view this courtesy call as an affirmation of investor confidence to […]

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DFA says it is cancelling all “courtesy diplomatic passports”

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, June 22, said it was  canceling all “courtesy diplomatic passports.” The DFA made the announcement after admitting it had “revalidated” former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario’s diplomatic passport, and it knew he would use the same in his business trip to Hong Kong. The DFA said the revalidation was done on June 18 by the  DFA Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) – Diplomatic and Official Passport […]

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Trillanes dares Duterte to probe helmet deal

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Saturday, June 22, challenged President Rodrigo Duterte to probe the purchase of P3.8 million worth of Kelvar helmets. Trillanes issued the statement after Duterte tagged the senator’s mother and alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles behind what the chief executive said was an anomalous purchase. “Wagas magsinungaling si Duterte kasi natatandaan pa ng mga tao na ang mga substandard na Kevlar helmets na yan ay isa sa […]

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Philippines agree to joint China probe over boat sinking

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — China and the Philippines agreed to conduct a joint inquiry over the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in disputed waters, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Saturday. The June 9 incident, when the two boats collided in the South China Sea, has sparked public outrage. Manila has accused the Chinese trawler of abandoning the vessel’s 22 Filipino crew members — later rescued by Vietnamese fishermen — […]

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President Duterte now in Thailand for ASEAN Summit, says he will raise issue of China’s 9-dash line before summit

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday night, June 21, to attend the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit to participate in the discussions of issues affecting the region, including how to resolve disputes in the South China Sea. Before he left for Thailand, Duterte said he would raise the issue of China’s claim on the nine-dash line before the ASEAN Summit. “I will talk lengthily about […]

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Trump orders immigration sweep targeting 2,000 families: report

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump has ordered border agents to begin a mass roundup as early as Sunday of some 2,000 migrant families that have received deportation orders, US media reported Friday. The news follows the president’s announcement on Twitter Monday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials would begin deporting “millions of illegal aliens,” although he gave little detail. The tweet sped up operations that were already underway, […]

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Japan’s commitment to help PHL achieve dev’t goals highlighted in BSP-GRIPS forum in Manila

  (Eagle News) – The Indo-Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, will continue to be very important for Japan which aims to help countries in the region to achieve sustainable development. And the Philippines is one of the important countries for Japan as it continues to provide development funds and opportunities for policy research that will help the country. This was highlighted during the academic conference held by Japan government’s National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies […]

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Yellow alert in effect over Luzon grid today, June 22

(Eagle News)–A yellow alert is in effect over the Luzon grid on Saturday, June 22. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the  alert, which means reserves do not meet required levels, is in effect from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Available capacity is at 11095 MW. Peak demand is at  10300 MW. “Details on the  cause (will) be announced by […]

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Duterte says Trillanes’ mother, Napoles behind anomalous helmet deal

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has tagged the mother of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in an anomalous purchase of Kevlar helmets. In a speech in Davao, Duterte also tagged alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles in the scam. “Remember ‘yung Kevlar? It’s a helmet na matigas na hindi matamaan ng . . . kung bala hindi masyado maka-penetrate. That’s Kevlar. Ang nag-deliver noon ang nanay ni Trillanes pati si Napoles. ‘Yan ang totoo diyan,” […]

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Panelo: Duterte has accepted China’s offer for joint probe into Recto Bank incident

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s offer for a Philippines -China joint investigation into the Recto Bank incident, the Palace said on Saturday, June 21. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President “wants the creation of a joint investigating committee that shall be composed of three groups of highly qualified and competent individuals, with Philippines and China having one representative each, and a third member coming from a neutral party.” Panelo said having separate […]

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Cloudy skies to prevail in PHL today, June 22

(Eagle News)– Cloudy skies will prevail in the country today, June 22, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said CARAGA and Davao Region will also have cloudy   skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of a low pressure area affecting Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers […]

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Palace says Del Rosario may have “misused” diplomatic passport

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, June 21, said former Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario may have “misused” his diplomatic passport when he went to Hong Kong. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Del Rosario’s trip was, after all, “private in nature and is in no way related to government or foreign service.” Del Rosario was supposed to attend a shareholders meeting of First Pacific Company Limited, but he was denied entry. On May 21, former […]

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