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Nakatakda nang simulan sa susunod na buwan ang pagsasagawa ng lifestyle check ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa mga ahensiya na saklaw nito. Ayon kay DILG Sec. Mike Sueño na isasailalim sa lifestyle check ang mga local chief executives, mga tauhan ng Philippine National Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology At Bureau of Fire Protection. Layunin nito na malinis ang hanay ng mga ito laban sa mga tiwali at iligal na […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A Taiwan tour bus carrying visitors from mainland China crashed and caught fire Tuesday near the capital Taipei, killing 26 on board. Footage on local media showed the bus had rammed into an expressway fence with flames blazing from the front. It was then engulfed by thick plumes of smoke with the fire leaving burned-out wreckage at the roadside. The tour group of 24 people, eight men and 16 women, was from […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — A senior Chinese official on Tuesday (July 19) brushed off calls for a boycott of the Philippines after an international arbitration court ruled in Manila’s favour in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. China has angrily rejected the verdict by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the initial case as illegal and farcical. It has repeatedly said it will not change its approach or its […]
MANILA, July 19 – The Palace on Monday warned the public on illegal solicitations. In a statement, the Palace said, “We are issuing this statement to warn and protect the public from illegal solicitations.” “Some unscrupulous individuals and groups claiming to represent the Office of President Rodrigo Duterte have been conducting solicitations for alleged victory parties for the President’s followers and supporters. We wish to underscore that the Office of President would not make such […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippines and Vietnam celebrated its 40th year of bilateral relations last July 12. Diplomatic relations between the two sides started to blossom in July 1976, a year after the reunification of north and South Vietnam, upon the signing of a joint communique by then Philippine Foreign Minister Carlos P. Romulo and Vietnamese vice Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs Phan Hien.
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines said Tuesday direct talks with China over their maritime dispute were unlikely to start anytime soon due to Beijing’s refusal to accept an international tribunal ruling on the South China Sea. The UN-backed tribunal said last week there was no legal basis for China’s claims to most of the strategic, resource-rich waters. Beijing has staunchly rejected the verdict. “At this point in time, I am not sure whether negotiations […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nintendo on Tuesday shot past Sony in market value after the videogame giant’s stock more than doubled since the release of the wildly popular Pokemon Go game. The Pokemon franchise creator surged nearly 11 percent to end the morning at 30,780 yen ($290), up more than 100 percent from its July 6 close. That put Nintendo’s market capitalisation at 4.36 trillion yen, topping Sony, one of Japan’s best-known companies by 300 […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing will “never” stop building in the South China Sea prematurely, a top military official has vowed, despite an international ruling that its actions were illegal. The pushback came as China launched war games in waters in the strategically vital region, where diplomatic tensions are high. “We will never stop our construction on the Nansha Islands halfway,” Wu Shengli, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, told US counterpart Admiral […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters on Tuesday (July 19) that North Korea’s latest missile launches were unforgivable and that the country would prepare to deal with any situations which may arise. North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 kms (300 and 360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military. “The government will strengthen our cooperation […]
by Cecil MORELLA MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Teenager Piolo Perez swings his bat on a baseball field built atop the Philippines’ most notorious trash heap, sending home run balls crashing through the shanties mushrooming on the outfield. Inspired by a Hollywood film starring Kevin Costner about a farmer who builds a baseball diamond on his cornfield, Manila’s huge landfill nicknamed Smokey Mountain has its own “Field of Dreams” to stop its youth going astray. “If […]
QUEZON CITY, July 19 – The Social Security System (SSS) is in talks with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) regarding a “portal-sharing” agreement that will allow it to access the PhilHealth database for payment information on members who undergo hemodialysis for work-related conditions following the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) board resolution on the medical procedure issued this year. SSS Officer-in-Charge of Medical Services Division Brenda P. Viola said the memorandum of agreement between the SSS […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States warned Monday it would raise concerns at the United Nations over the latest North Korean missile tests carried out in violation of Security Council resolutions. US Strategic Command said it detected and tracked three North Korean missile launches at 2044 GMT, 2058 GMT and 2135 GMT, just over a week after Pyongyang issued threats to respond to the planned deployment of a US anti-missile system in South […]
