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News in photos: China’s President Xi starts state visit with wreath-laying at Rizal Park monument
President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China started his two-day State Visit to the Philippines with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park in the City of Manila on November 20, 2018. From Rizal Park, the Chinese President shall be accorded with an official welcome ceremony by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañang.
In photos: Family fun and bonding during Nov. 18 EBC Fun Run
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Charts on Philippine-China trade.
Tokyo stocks close down, Nissan plunges over 5%
TOKYO, Japan (AGP) — Tokyo stocks dropped on Tuesday with shares in Nissan diving more than five percent and Mitsubishi also plunging after chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested over allegations of financial misconduct. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.09 percent, or 238.04 points, to close at 21,583.12, while the broader Topix index was down 0.73 percent, or 11.94 points, at 1,625.67. Nissan shares lost 5.45 percent to 950.7 yen after dipping to a low […]
Thousands evacuated as Guatemala volcano erupts, then stops
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) — Guatemalan authorities declared a red alert and evacuated around 4,000 people Monday after the Fuego volcano erupted for the fifth time this year, sending bursts of ash and lava down the mountain before its activity decreased and then stopped. Memories are still painfully fresh of the volcano’s eruption in June, which swept away villages and left nearly 200 people dead and 235 missing. The Institute of Volcanology’s director Pablo Oliva said […]
Palace: No power can enforce arbitral ruling on S. China Sea, so far
(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Tuesday, Nov. 20, said the arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s claims in the South China Sea was “useless” so far. “There is no power on Earth that can enforce it. The United Nations cannot. The United States cannot,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, instead, “as I said we can get what we are supposed to have by negotiation.” He added if there was pressure from the international community on […]
Epekto ng bagyong Samuel nararamdam na sa Agusan del Norte; klase sa lahat ng antas suspendido na
(Eagle News) — Suspendido na ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa parehong pambupliko at pribadong paaralan sa Agusan del Norte. Ito ay upang matiyak ang kaligtasan at seguridad ng bawat residente sa maaaring maging banta at dalang panganib ng Bagyong Samuel. Kasalukuyan nakasailalim sa Signal Number 1 ang buong lalawigan ng Agusan del Norte. Maulap na kalangitan na may panaka-nakang pag-ulan ang nararanasan ngayon partikular na sa Butuan City. Samantala, inabisuhan na ng Office […]
Bagyong Samuel ramdam na ang epekto sa probinsya ng northern Samar
(Eagle News) — Nakakaranas ngayon ng tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan ang buong probinsya ng Northern Samar dulot ng bagyon Samuel. Sa ngayon ay nakataas na ang Typhoon Signal No. 1 ang buong probinsya. Maaga pa lang ay kanselado na ang lahat klase mula Elementarya hanggang High School.Wala pa namang naiiulat na pagbaha sa mga lugar malapit sa mga ilog at baybaying dagat. Dahil sa nagbabadyang pagpasok ng bagyo, kagabi pa lamang ay kanselado na biyahe ng […]
Chinese President Xi arrives in PHL for two-day state visit
(Eagle News)—Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the Philippines. His plane landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) at 11:30 a.m. The Chinese President was welcomed by Armed Forces chief General Carlito Galvez, Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Santa Romana, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua. Xi is expected to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park. He will then proceed to Malacañang, where he […]
Misamis Oriental, itinaas na sa blue alert status dahil sa bagyong Samuel
(Eagle News) — Matapos isailalim sa signal number 1, itinaas sa buong Misamis Oriental ang blue alert status dahil sa bagyong Samuel. Kanselado na ang klase sa Pre-School Level sa Cagayan De Oro at pinagbawalan maglayag ang mga barko na sa buong northern Mindanao. Activated na rin ang Incident Management Team at Emergency Operations Center ng Cagayan De Oro para kaagad tumugon sa mga kailangan kaugnay sa bagyong Samuel. Samantala, 72 na pamilya naman sa […]
Re-enacted budget para sa 2019, pinangangambahan
(Eagle News) — Dahil sa kabiguan ng Kamara na maisumite ang panukalang 3.7 trillion budget para sa 2019, namimiligrong magkaroon ng re-enacted budget sa susunod na taon. Nakalusot na sa second reading sa Kamara noong Oktubre ang panukala pero hindi pa ito naitra-transmit sa Senado. Sa November 28 pa raw ito nakatakdang pagtibayin ng mababang kapulungan sa third at final reading at November 29 pa maisusumute sa Senado. Nangangamba si Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, dahil […]
