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(Eagle News)– A Palace official said on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte might sign the proclamation on the state of lawlessness which he declared following Davao City blast before leaving for the ASEAN Summit in Laos. “Before the President flies off to Laos this afternoon, he would have signed a proclamation prepared by the Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea regarding the declaration of the state of lawless violence,” said Chistian Ablan, assistant secretary for policy and […]
by Sarah STEWART HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — G20 leaders met Monday under pressure to reboot the world economy, but a stumbling push for a Syria ceasefire and Asia’s heated territorial disputes intruded on the summit in Hangzhou. There had been hopes of a breakthrough in stemming the Syria conflict after the US said it was close to a deal with Russia. But frantic diplomacy ended in failure, with Moscow accused of backtracking. A US official […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 5) – The National Democratic Front of the Philippines or NDFP stated its interest in further dialogues with the Philippine government on the off chance that the latter is serious in meeting with the demands of the NDF which were brought up in the latest meeting between the two parties in Norway. Both parties have consented to move forward with the peace process, making a joint articulation after a two-day meeting held in Oslo […]
By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man diagnosed with the first case of a locally transmitted Zika infection in Malaysia has died from heart disease complications, and not from the mosquito-borne virus, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry had said earlier that the patient was already suffering from high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones and gout before he sought medical attention on Aug. 30. […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore authorities on Sunday confirmed 27 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection, bringing the total to 242. Twenty-five new cases were linked to the initial outbreak area, one was linked to a potential new cluster and the remaining new case had no known links to any existing cluster, the Ministry of Health and National Environment Agency said in a joint statement. “There is a potential new cluster involving one […]
DAVAO City (Eagle News) – Pinasisibak ni Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte ang hepe ng Task Force Davao at ang hepe ng Davao City Police Office kasunod ng nangyaring pambobomba sa lungsod noong Biyernes, Setyembre 2. Nais ng Alkalde na mapalitan na kaagad ang nasabing mga hepe sapagkat naging personal sa kaniya ang nangyari trahedya dahil umano sa kawalan agad ng aksyon sa mga natanggap na intelligence information na natanggap bago nangyari ang nasabing pagsabog. Papalitan sa […]
(REUTERS) Laos is set to welcome world leaders ahead of an annual summit as it increased security on the streets of capital Vientiane on Monday (September 5). The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) and East Asia Summit (EAS) will bring together leaders from the 10-nations regional bloc and their dialogue partners like United States, China, Russia, Japan and Australia to discuss international issues in a three-day meeting. Topics such as South China Sea […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The Philippines on Friday (September 2) warned Filipino passengers to take precautionary measures when travelling to Zika-infected countries and announced additional surveillance measures for passengers arriving into the country. “We are implementing stricter screening for our arriving passengers, especially from five countries in Asia. I would like to mention these countries: Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. These countries have either reported cases or a transport hub that could help […]
HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin met Monday on the margins of the G20 summit in China, the White House said, hours after their diplomats failed to reach a deal on Syria. “The President is taking part in a pull-aside with President Putin of Russia,” said National Security Council spokesman Ned Price. “We expect to provide additional details of their discussion later today.” © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)– Former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday (September 5) reiterated that President Rodrigo Duterte’s issuance of state of lawlessness is “the right thing to do”, following the Davao City blast that claimed 14 lives. Currently serving as Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives, Arroyo recalled the time when she issued the same order when she was president. “Ginagawa ko yun nung panahon ko eh, so it’s the right thing […]
Tinitimbang ngayon ng mga kinauukulan ang pagdedeklara ng “State of Lawlessness” sa buong bansa ni Pangulong Rodrigo R. Duterte matapos ang madugong pagsabog sa Davao City. Sinagot din ng Malacañang ang ilang katanungan kung ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng ‘state of lawlessness’. Sa isang statement, sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, na ang deklarasyon ni Pangulong Duterte ay nakasaad sa Article VII Section 18 ng konstitusyon. Sa deklarasyon, tinatawagan ng Pangulo ang militar na supilin […]
(REUTERS) The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Philippines air force plane flew over the rocky outcrop on Saturday and spotted more boats than usual in a flotilla China has maintained since seizing the shoal after a tense standoff in 2012, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana […]
