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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to go to two neighboring Asian countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs said Duterte and his entourage will first leave for Nay Pyi Daw in Myanmar on Sunday. There he will meet with President U Htin Kyaw and Nobel Peace Prize awardee Aung San Suu Kyi. On Monday, they will then proceed to Bangkok, Thailand. In a statement, the Presidential Communications Operations Office said during Duterte’s two-day official […]
(Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo criticized the Philippine government’s campaign against illegal drugs in a six minute video, in an effort to bring to the attention of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs annual meeting in Vienna the claims by the opposition that the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte was not good for the country. But her video was not presented to the main UN session in Vienna, but only […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday rejected a call by the Scottish government for a second referendum on independence before Britain leaves the European Union — but did not rule out a vote entirely. “I say now is not the time,” she said, arguing that all of Britain’s energies should be put into the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced Monday that she wanted a fresh […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since security forces launched an operation to retake it from jihadists last month. The International Organization for Migration released displacement figures on Wednesday indicating that nearly 100,000 had fled, but those statistics included fewer people residing outside of camps. According to Iraq’s ministry of migration and displaced, 152,857 people have fled the west Mosul […]
(Eagle News) — The Chinese vice prime minister is scheduled to meet President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao on Friday, March 17. This is according to Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, who on Thursday, March 16, held his first-ever press conference since assuming the post. The acting secretary did not specify a name, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China website said Vice Premier Wang Yang of the State Council would be on official […]
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by Matthew Mohan Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Top Asian fighter Angela Lee said Thursday she is prepared to headline a “new era” for women’s mixed-martial arts in the region, and looked forward to a possible fight in China. Lee, 20, who is of Singaporean and Korean descent, is one of the sport’s most exciting prospects and has gained a huge following since becoming the world’s youngest MMA champion last year. “I’m really […]
(Eagle News) — Hinarang ng mga tauhan ng Zamboanga Coastguard ang sampung Pakistani national matapos hindi maipakita ang mga passport nito habang nasa loob ng barko patawid sana papunta sa Island Province ng Basilan. Limang babae at limang lalaki ang mga dayuhang pakistan na sa halip magpakita ng passport ipinakita nito sa mga tauhan ng coastguard ang bitbit nilang clearance mula sa kanilang grupo mula sa Marawi City Lanao Del Sur, dahilan para iturn over […]
(Reuters) — Australia will oppose any military build-up in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday (March 16). Julie Bishop told a forum in Manila that Australia was concerned about the growing tensions in the region and urged all claimant countries to resolve the issues peacefully. “Australia opposes the scale of reclamation and reconstruction that has occurred, and we certainly do not support militarization by any party of the islands and […]
(Eagle News) — Pinagbabawalan na ng Philippine Coast Guard ang pagdaan at pagpasok ng mga barko sa Tubbataha Reef na isang deklaradong Marine Natural Park sa Sulu Sea. Ito ay makaraang aprubahan ng International Maritime Organization Sub-Committee on Navigation Communications and Search and Rescue sa panukala ng Pilipinas na ipagbawal na ang mga barko sa naturang lugar. Dahil dito sinabi ni PCG Spokesman Commander Armand Balilo na tiyak na ma-po-protektahan na ang marine environment sa […]
