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ASEAN Defense Chiefs sign joint declaration for regional security

https://youtu.be/tVz0J34EsSM   Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) on Monday, October 23, signed a joint declaration during the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Clark, Pampanga reaffirming their common commitments and goals to promote defense cooperation “The joint declaration being signed embodies the collective sense of the ASEAN Defense Ministers on the Regional Security Environment. More importantly, it contains the ministers’ shared thrust and specific undertakings to address the security […]

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Boxing: Filipino fighter dies after sparring match — GAB

(Agence France Presse) — A  Filipino boxer who was involved in a recent scandal over faked brain scans has died after a sparring session, sports officials said Tuesday. Jeffrey Claro fell into a coma and later died after being knocked down in the second round of his match on Friday, said Dioscoro Bautista, head of the boxing division of the Games and Amusements Board. The board is looking into the incident. Some 150 Filipino boxers, […]

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Bitcoin, the virtual currency

https://youtu.be/pJoyPhiOz50 Bitcoin is not generally recognized as a proper currency — lacking a home country, central bank or treasury — although its real world use is constantly increasing. Its community of users control and regulate it via the block chain, a shared public ledger on which the entire Bitcoin network relies. FRED. GARET, KATHERINE LEVY SPENCER / AFP VIDEOGRAPHICS / AFP

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US, ASEAN defense ministers discuss security cooperation in Philippines

https://youtu.be/Op0f2OSFvm4   Southeast Asian Defense Ministers and its dialogue partners, including the United States, continue the high-level security talks in Clark, Pampanga on Tuesday, October 24, focusing on security threats in the region. “With this, I am optimistic that we could broaden areas of cooperation to cover a wide array of defense and security issues, including terrorism and violent extremism, maritime security, cyber security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and peacekeeping operations among others,” Sec. […]

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Whole country on full alert for security preparations of ASEAN Summit

(Eagle News) — All of the security agencies of the country are already on full alert for the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Summit next month, National Organizing Committee for ASEAN Ambassador Marciano Paynor said. Lead agencies include the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Presidential Security Group (PSG), which will handle the security of the state leaders. Twenty-one world leaders are expected […]

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Duterte lauds Air Force for its invaluable contributions to nation-building in PAF change of command ceremonies

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday lauded the Philippine Air Force for its invaluable contributions in keeping the country safe. In a speech during PAF change of  command ceremonies at Clark airbase in Pampanga, President Duterte said “we have made significant headway in ridding the country of criminality, terrorism…corruption,” counter-insurgency, among others, because of the PAF’s help. With the ceremonies, the air force is now headed by Lt. Gen. Galileo Kintanar, chief of […]

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YOUNG VOICES SPEAK: Stop hazing!

(Young Voices Speak is eaglenews.ph’s blank space for the youth to share their opinions, views, and perspective on any topic, issue, or matter)   By Mendy Amarondon Young Voices contributor   Many fraternities/sororities have grown to have a presence at multiple universities since they were founded.  As a result, these fraternities/sororities became national organizations or coordinating bodies. Collectively, these groups are called the ‘Greek system’, because each house is named after two to three letters of the alphabet. Many […]

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EU vows to aid Sudan for ‘as long as it takes’

by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France-Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Even as global donors reduce their aid offerings to war-torn Sudan, the European Union has vowed to provide the African country with humanitarian assistance for “as long as it takes.” On Monday, the EU offered a new 106-million-euro ($124 million) aid package to Sudan at a time when the United Nations has managed to raise only 39 percent of its overall 2017 aid appeal […]

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Commissioner Christian Robert Lim named acting Comelec chair

(Eagle News) — Commissioner Christian Robert Lim has been named the acting chief of the Commission on Elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said this was after Lim, the most senior commissioner, garnered a “unanimous vote” from commissioners who voted for their temporary head during the poll body’s weekly session. Lim’s designation comes after the Palace announced President Rodrigo Duterte had accepted Comelec Chair Andres Bautista’s resignation “effective immediately.” In his resignation letter, Bautista had requested […]

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Tillerson heads to Pakistan as US warns over Taliban havens

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was to arrive in Islamabad Tuesday as Washington turns up the heat on Pakistan for allegedly providing “safe havens” for Taliban militants. Tillerson’s visit, his first to Pakistan since becoming secretary of state, comes weeks after US President Donald Trump angrily accused the nuclear-armed country of harboring “agents of chaos” who can attack NATO-led forces in neighboring Afghanistan. It follows on the heels of an unannounced stop […]

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Australia to train Philippines in urban warfare to combat spread of Islamic extremism

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia will train Filipino soldiers in urban warfare to combat the spread of the Islamic extremism after months of fierce fighting against militants in the country’s south, it was announced Tuesday. Canberra has been aiding Manila against local supporters of the Islamic State group in the southern city of Marawi since September, deploying two AP-3C Orion aircraft for surveillance while helping in information-gathering and analysis. Defense chiefs in the Philippines […]

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Singapore to freeze number of cars on its roads

SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, has announced it will freeze the number of private cars on its roads from next year but vowed to expand public transport. The growth cap for all passenger cars and motorcycles will be cut from 0.25 percent a year to zero with effect from February, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said. The affluent city-state of 5.6 million people […]

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