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China hosts Silk Road summit in shadow of N.Korea missile; President Duterte attends
by Laurent Thomet / Yanan Wang Agence France Presse China on Sunday touted its new Silk Road as “a project of the century” at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalization, but a North Korean missile test competed for attention. President Xi Jinping hosted leaders from 29 nations for the two-day summit in Beijing ending Monday after United States and South Korean military officials confirmed that Pyongyang had launched a ballistic missile. Delegations from […]
Brigada Eskwela, isinagawa sa mga paaralan sa Tandag, Surigao del Sur
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng Brigada Eskwela sa mga paaralan sa Tandag, Surigao del Sur, noong Sabado, May 13. Ito ay bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na pasukan ng mga bata. Maagang dumating sa mga paaralan partikular na sa Buenavista National High School at Maticdom Elementary School ang mga teacher, mga magulang ng mga mag-aaral, ang mga kinatawan ng Department of Education, at ilang personnel ng Tandag City Municipal Police Station upang pangunahan […]
Ebola outbreak in remote part of DR Congo
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP ) – The first Ebola outbreak since the crisis in West Africa that killed 11,300 people has been declared in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, after the virus caused three deaths in the area. In a television address, Health Minister Oly Ilunga confirmed the cases while urging the population “not to panic”. The country “has taken all necessary measures to respond quickly and efficiently to […]
West Bank votes in polls underlining Palestinian split
by Sarah Benhaida Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories – Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voted Saturday in municipal elections that underscored deep rifts between president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party and Islamist rival Hamas which runs the Gaza Strip. Their failure to reconcile is seen as a major obstacle to any settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The West Bank and Gaza have not participated in an election together since 2006, when Hamas swept Palestinian parliamentary […]
N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – North Korea on Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent test of South Korea’s new president who backs engagement with Pyongyang. The missile was launched from a site near the northwestern city of Kusong at around 5:30 am (2030 GMT Saturday) and flew about 700 kilometres (435 miles), according to the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. “The South and US are analysing more details about the […]
SEABA: Gilas Pilipinas whips Singapore by 47 points
Cubao, Quezon City – Gilas Pilipinas won their second game in a row by another blowout over Singapore, 113-66, in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Abueva again led the team in scoring with 16 points to go with five rebounds and three assists but it was Matthew Wright who bagged the player of the game award after posting 13 points that included two three-point field goals. Singapore had […]
“Give me 3 to 4 years to turn around country,” Duterte tells OFWs in Hong Kong
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte asked Filipinos to give him three or four years to turn around the country, as he spoke with overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong. “Give me time. Three to four years, I will have solved almost all of the problems by then,” he said. In his speech, the President said he would fulfill his promise to rid the country of graft and corruption. But he told OFWs in Hong […]
Dead whale sculpture raises awareness on plastic waste in the Philippines
(Reuters) — An environment group has launched a 50-foot (15.2-metre) sculpture of a dead whale made out of plastic waste in a campaign to raise awareness about the effects of dumping rubbish in the sea and on the beach. Greenpeace Philippines mounted the sculpture on Thursday (May 11) on the shores of Naic town in Cavite Province, south of Manila, using over 60 kg of plastic bottles, cups, bags and other disposable waste found […]
PHL, China to open South China Sea talks next week: envoy
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila’s ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to deepen relations with China despite their territorial dispute over the waterway, a turnaround from the hardline stance adopted by his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. “We will inaugurate the bilateral consultative mechanism on issues of particular concern to each side. This is where the sensitive […]
In photos: President Duterte sings “Ikaw” in Hong Kong during meeting with OFWs
President Rodrigo Duterte, together with members of the Philippine delegation, is now meeting with representatives from more than 355 Filipino community organizations during his working visit in Hong Kong at the Regal Airport Hotel on May 13, 2017. As of March 2017, there are around 16,000 residents and 193,000 are household service workers. Most of the 355 Filipino community organizations are composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Philippine Association of Hong […]
Lalaki, nabundol ng SUV sa Quezon City; Kritikal
QUEZON City (Eagle News) — Kritikal ang lagay ng isang lalake matapos itong mabundol ng isang sport utility vehicle habang tumatawid sa bahagi ng E. Rodriguez Avenue sa Quezon City mag aalas dose ng hating gabi kagabi. Kinilala ang biktima na si Sonny Obias. Ayon sa driver, bigla na lamang bumulaga sa kanyang harapan ang tumatawid na lalake kung kaya’t humampas ito sa harapan ng sasakyan. Halos mawasak ang windshield at mayupi ang hood ng […]
