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Senior officials of ASEAN regional forum discuss ways to combat terrorism and violent extremism

  Senior Officials of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) met on 24 May 2017 in Manila to discuss ways of bolstering cooperation to combat non-traditional security threats including cybercrime, terrorism and violent extremism, trafficking in persons and illicit drugs, the proliferation or use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons, and natural disasters. Assistant Secretary Hellen Barber-De La Vega, the Philippine Acting Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Leader for the ARF, chaired the meeting, which also […]

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PHL gov’t formally withdraws from talks with communist leaders in Netherlands

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine government peace negotiators held their ground not to participate in the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) after the communists’ order to the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to intensify attacks on government forces after the martial law declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza and the head of the government negotiating panel, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, announced Monday morning in Noordwijk aan Zee, […]

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China calls for dialogue after N.Korea missile test

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China pleaded again for dialogue on Monday to ease regional tensions after North Korea launched its latest missile test in defiance of United Nations sanctions. The Chinese foreign ministry urged Pyongyang in a statement to refrain from activities that go against UN Security Council resolutions. “We hope that related parties can remain calm and restrained, ease the tension on the peninsula, and bring the peninsula issue into the right track of peaceful […]

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Authorities seize more than P1 billion worth of shabu in Valenzuela warehouse

(Eagle News) — More than P1 billion worth of shabu was seized by authorities over the weekend, the National Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. The 505 kilograms of shabu worth P1.5 billion were seized in a raid held by the Bureau of Customs, the NBI, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Valenzuela police in a brokerage warehouse in Valenzuela City on Saturday. According to the NBI, the operation was based on information received […]

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China rebukes G7 over statement on seas

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has urged the Group of Seven leading economies to “stop making irresponsible remarks” after the G7 summit expressed concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas. China has a dispute with Japan over small uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, while its claim to most of the South China Sea is challenged by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. In their closing communique in Italy […]

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How martial law in the Philippines affects a Filipino-American in Las Vegas; says she supports the martial law declaration

  (Eagle News) – A Filipino-American interviewed by the Eagle News Bureau in Las Vegas explains how she is in favor of the martial law declaration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Mindanao. “Right now, we have to support the President over there,” said Nan Sta. Maria. “That’s the thing we can only do.  And of course, pray for them,” she said. Sta. Maria said she felt sad about the situation in Mindanao, particularly in […]

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6 na pulis CALABARZON na dawit sa iligal na droga, ipinatapon sa Marawi City

BIÑAN City, Laguna (Eagle News) – Anim na police officers sa Calabarzon region na nadawit sa illegal na droga ang pinalilipat sa Marawi City na parte ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Ayon kay Police Director Chief Superintendent Ma-o R. Aplasca, ang anim na Police Officers ay sina Chief Inspector Michael Angeles, na nakatalaga sa Directorate for Police Community Relations, at Chief Inspectors Crisanto Bagadiong, Christopher Cabugwang, Joseph Macatangay, Ronald Zamora at Police Officer (PO 1) […]

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US embassy issues advisory on Metro Manila police checkpoints

(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila warned its citizens about the full alert status being implemented over Metro Manila. The status was declared by the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the martial law declaration in Mindanao.   “All unit commanders are directed to strengthen target hardening on all vital installations, economic key points as well as places of convergences and ensure high state of operational readiness to thwart any hostile action that […]

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Marawi death toll at 98; Authorities assure public the end of clashes is “almost there”

(Eagle News) — The death toll in the ongoing clashes in Marawi was pegged at 98 as of Sunday night, with authorities assuring the public that the clashes there were nearing their end.     Reading from a Powerpoint presentation on Monday, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said 18 of those killed were from the government side–15 from the military, and three from the Philippine National Police. Nineteen civilians, he said, have been killed by local terrorist groups. Sixty one terrorists have […]

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Travolta donates his Qantas plane to Australia museum

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hollywood star John Travolta has donated his “beloved” Boeing 707 plane to an Australian aviation museum and is aiming to be part of the crew to deliver the vintage aircraft. Made for Qantas Airways in 1964, the “Saturday Night Fever” heartthrob and qualified pilot acquired the jet when Australia’s national carrier retired it more than 30 years later. “It gives me great pleasure to make this exciting historical announcement that my beloved […]

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Suspensyon ng permit to carry firearms outside residences, ipinatutupad sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur

LIANGA, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Suspendido na ang permit to carry firearms outside residences (PTCOR) sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Ang tanging pinapayagan lamang na magdala ng mga ito ay ang mga uniformed personnel katulad ng mga pulis at sundalo. Ito ang isa sa mga napag-usapan sa isinagawang Municipal Peace and Order Council Meeting ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Lianga kaugnay sa idineklarang martial law sa buong Mindanao. Inuobliga ng mga awtoridad ang pagdadala […]

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Japan golfer Ai Miyazato tearfully announces her retirement

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Former world number one golfer Ai Miyazato said on Monday (May 29) that she would retire at the end of this season, saying that she had been struggling to maintain her motivation for years although her life as a pro had been a happy one. The Okinawan-born Miyazato, 31 and a nine-time winner on the LPGA tour, told a Tokyo news conference that she had decided last summer that this season […]

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