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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — It “did not happen overnight,” says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque pertaining to alleged reclamation and the building of military installation by China in the West Philippine Sea. “Those islands were reclaimed during even the time of the former administration. They were complete in fact during the time of the previous administration, and I think whether or not we like it, they intended to use them as military bases,” he added. […]
The Department of Finance (DOF) has so far engaged 65 of the country’s 76 government regulatory agencies that are required to go online to streamline applications for permits on imports and exports in line with the Duterte administration’s goal of improving the ease of doing business. DOF Undersecretary Gil Beltran also said the initial tests on the country’s interconnection with other ASEAN economies, starting with Indonesia via the ASEAN Single Window (ASW), had been successful, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) plans to buy more than 12,000 body cameras capable of live streaming by June. This is according to Chief Inspector Angel Beros, head of PNP’s technical working group after the conduct of a supplier’s meeting for the gadgets on Monday, February 5. Beros said from the Php 334-million budget, the supplier should already provide the PNP with 12,476 body cameras, 175 body camera with livestreaming […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has cancelled all existing foreign licences on scientific research over Benham Rise. This was according to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque who announced the President’s decision on Tuesday, February 6. He said that President Rodrigo Duterte has already ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Inter Agency to stop all foreign scientific research over Benham Rise. Roque said that the President wanted to limit scientific research in Benham Rise […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Boeing said Tuesday its global services unit has signed deals worth nearly $1 billion at the Singapore Airshow in areas like parts, maintenance, modification and training. The deals underscore the growing importance of the huge commercial aviation market in the Asia-Pacific region. “Boeing is serious about helping customers optimise the performance of their fleets and reduce operational costs,” said Stan Deal, president and chief executive of Boeing Global Services. Among the […]
(Eagle News) – Umabot na sa halos anim na libong evacuees ang tinamaan ng iba’t ibang uri ng sakit sa mga evacuation center sa Albay. Sa datos ng Department of Health (DOH), sa mga nagkasakit, nangunguna pa rin ang kaso ng respiratory infection o sakit sa baga. Ayon pa sa DOH ang bilang ng nagkaroon ng respiratory infection ay pumalo na sa 3,984, kasunod naman ay ang lagnat na may bilang na 798. Nasa 520 […]
Ni Rox Montallana Eagle News Correspondent PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nagbigay ng babala ang pamunuan ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa mga lalabag sa umiiral na Republic Act No. 7581 o The Price Act. Ang mga mahuhuling lalabag sa nasabing batas ay maaaring pagmultahin ng hindi hihigit sa dalawang milyong piso o pagpataw ng kasong kriminal na may pagkakakulong na lima (5) hanggang labing limang (15) taon. Ayon kay DTI […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) – Joshua Wong and two other leading Hong Kong democracy activists won an appeal against their jail terms at the city’s highest court Tuesday in a case seen as a test for the independence of the city’s judiciary, which some fear is under pressure from Beijing. But the trio warned it was not a time for celebration because the city still faced threats to its freedoms. Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow […]
by Deborah COLE and Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was prepared to make “painful compromises” as she headed in a final round of talks Tuesday to seal a coalition deal for her fourth term and end months of political limbo in Europe’s top economy. As negotiators from Merkel’s CDU party, her Bavarian CSU ally and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) gathered for one last push to […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) – China’s continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. The ministers from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) did not mention China by name in their statement after a one-day meeting in Singapore, current chair of the grouping. Beijing claims nearly all of the waterway and has been turning reefs and islets into islands and installing military […]
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Two gunmen opened fire Tuesday in a hospital in India-administered Kashmir where a Pakistani militant was brought for treatment, an official said, escaping with the high-profile prisoner and killing a police officer in the daring assault. A manhunt is underway after the assailants stormed the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar and opened fire on police guarding Naveed Jutt, a Pakistani rebel imprisoned in the restive province since 2014. “The militants attacked […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A pilot was slightly injured when a South Korean aircraft taking part in the Singapore Airshow skidded off the runway and caught fire Tuesday while taking off, authorities said. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said the aircraft from the South Korean air force’s aerobatic team Black Eagles “skidded and crashed into the grass verge” at the side of the runway and caught fire. The accident happened as the plane was taking […]
