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Palace: Duterte to cut short PNG visit due to “urgent domestic developments”

Says the President will, however, attend all APEC-related events today (Eagle News)—Malacanang announced that President Rodrigo Duterte would be attending Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)-related events in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, Nov. 17. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the announcement after he said Duterte would be cutting short his Papua New Guinea visit. These events the President would be attending, he said, include a dialogue before “prominent business leaders during the summit of chief executive officers […]

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Paolo Duterte to Trillanes: I want justice, not revenge

(Eagle News)–Presidential son Paolo Duterte said he was not seeking revenge but “justice.” The former Davao vice mayor issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte  said his son was running for a seat in the House of Representatives to get back at Senator Antonio Trillanes. Last year, Trillanes  accused the presidential son of being part of a smuggling syndicate and of a triad, allegations which the younger Duterte denied. He  resigned as the then- Davao […]

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Pence vows tariffs to remain until ‘China changes its ways’

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Vice President Mike Pence warned Saturday that US sanctions and pressure on China would remain in place until Beijing reforms its trade practices. “We’ve put tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods and that number could more than double,” he told CEOs from around the region. “We hope for better, but the United States will not change course until China changes its ways.” © Agence France-Presse

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Number of missing jumps to more than 1,000 in California fire

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) —  The number of people missing in a devastating wildfire in northern California jumped to more than 1,000 on Friday, authorities said, as the remains of eight other victims were found by rescuers. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the number of missing had soared from 631 on Thursday to 1,011 on Friday as more reports of missing were being sent in and as emergency calls made when the fire broke […]

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President Duterte: My son Paolo will run for a House seat to get back at Trillanes

(Eagle News)–Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte is running for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2019 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte himself, the former vice mayor’s father, revealed this in a speech before members of the Filipino community in Papua New Guinea on Friday, Nov. 16. The President is attending the 26th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Econonic Leaders Meeting there, but cut short his trip. “I think he’s (Paolo Duterte) running for […]

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China’s Xi: No one wins from ‘cold war, hot war, trade war’

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that no one wins from military, political or trade confrontation, amid fears that rivalry between Beijing and the US could escalate. “History has shown that confrontation — whether in form of cold war, hot war or trade war — will produce no winners,” Xi told a business conference ahead of an APEC summit expected to be dominated by a tussle for influence […]

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China’s Xi at APEC: protectionism ‘doomed to failure’

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) — Protectionist actions are short-sighted and doomed to fail, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday ahead of an APEC summit at which US-China trade tensions are likely to take centre stage. “Attempts to erect barriers and cut close economic ties work against the laws of economics and the trends of history. This is a short-sighted approach and it is doomed to failure,” Xi told business leaders on the sidelines of […]

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Migrant caravan faces cold welcome, few options at US-Mexico border

TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP) — The Central American migrant caravan faced a desperate situation Friday as its numbers swelled at the US-Mexican border, where it got a cold welcome and a warning that its chances of entering the United States were “almost nil.” After spending more than a month traveling the 4,300 kilometers (2,700 miles) to the Mexican border city of Tijuana, walking and hitch-hiking much of the way, thousands of migrants faced the bleak reality […]

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CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing people close to the matter. The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions of a Saudi prosecutor one day prior, which exonerated the prince of involvement in the brutal murder. According to the CIA findings, 15 Saudi agents flew on government aircraft to […]

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Duterte cuts short Papua New Guinea visit

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte cut short his stay in Papua New Guinea, where he is attending the 26th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. In an advisory, the Palace said Duterte left Port Moresby on Saturday evening (11:15 p.m. local time) instead of on Sunday evening. The Palace said Duterte’s Cabinet members will attend APEC events in his stead. Duterte was expected to arrive in Davao City early Sunday morning (3:15 a.m.). It was unclear […]

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Panelo: Some world leaders missed ASEAN events, too

(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, Nov. 16, hit back at those who criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for not attending all 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit events. “Accusation that the President is lazy or seriously ill to perform his functions as head of state and government just because he had to take power naps in between a few events to catch on some sleep and energize himself and avoid the embarrassment of […]

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Chilli, punches thrown as Sri Lanka parliament brawls for second day

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker had to be escorted into the chamber ringed by police Friday as violence broke out for a second day, with lawmakers throwing chilli powder and furniture in the melee between rival factions in the island’s constitutional crisis. The Indian Ocean nation has been paralyzed since October 26 when President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe as premier and replaced him with former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse. Speaker […]

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