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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States put itself on a collision course with great power rival China on Tuesday, describing a ruling against Beijing’s South China Sea claims as “final and legally binding.” Washington had carefully avoided taking a stance on the suit lodged by the Philippines against China’s maritime territorial claims, but when judgment came down, it urged both sides to abide by the result. “The United States expresses its hope and […]
by Benjamin CARLSON with Jan HENNOP in The Hague BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing furiously rejected an international tribunal ruling Tuesday that rendered its claims in the South China Sea invalid and dealt a devastating diplomatic blow to its ambitions in the resource-rich region. China asserts sovereignty over almost all of the strategically vital waters, despite rival claims from its Southeast Asian neighbors, most notably the Philippines. But on Tuesday a UN-backed tribunal in The […]
Running your own business can mean a lot of time on your own, building your company brick by brick, pushing the gears forward inch by inch. so get started, quit talking and begin doing. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. July 13 to 19 is Philippines Business Week (Research by Dianne Mae Czarina Condes and Infographics by Krizia Mae Benesio) Can’t see full image? Click here: Philippines […]
PORTSMOUTH, United States (AFP) by Justin Saglio After months of bitter campaigning, Bernie Sanders on Tuesday offered his long-awaited endorsement for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, saying he would work hard to help his former rival win the White House. The joint appearance at a high school in Portsmouth, New Hampshire — their first — was the culmination of weeks of talks between the two campaigns aimed at unifying the party to most effectively take on […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – by Nina LARSON Efforts to end the global AIDS pandemic by 2030 are lagging, the UN warned Tuesday, decrying rising numbers of new HIV infections among adults in many regions, with Russia especially hard-hit. In a new report, UNAIDS cautioned that while new HIV infections had fallen dramatically in the past two decades, especially among children, the trend among adults has stalled and even risen in a number of places over the […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) – The United Nations Tuesday launched a global appeal for $952 million to fund Sudan’s humanitarian needs in 2016, most of it to help people affected by the deadly conflict in Darfur. The much delayed appeal expects to address the humanitarian needs of up to 4.6 million people, including tens of thousands of South Sudanese refugees who have entered Sudan to escape the violence and food shortages in their country. “Women, men, refugees […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Quezon City to make a courtesy call to INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo and discussed her plans on how to reduce the housing backlog in the country. At the same time, Robredo expressed appreciation and admiration for the INC’s housing programs, saying she would want to visit one of the Church’s eco-farming and resettlement sites which would serve […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) by Alexander MARTINEZ Citibank plans to close the account Venezuela uses to make international payments, President Nicolas Maduro said Monday, accusing the US-based bank of mounting a “financial blockade.” “Citibank, with no warning or communication, says that it is going to close the Central Bank and Bank Of Venezuela account. That is what you call a financial blockade,” the embattled president said in televised remarks. He said the move amounted to an […]
Ang United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea o UNCLOS ang nagre-resolba sa mga sigalot sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo. Sa ilalim ng UNCLOS, maaaring pumili ang mga bansang sangkot sa sigalot kung saan nila nais magsampa ng kaso. Minarapat naman ng Pilipinas na isampa ang kaso laban sa China sa isang arbitral tribunal kaugnay sa pinag-aagawang West Philippine Sea. Si Aily Millo sa report:
Pinaburan ng UN arbitral court ang Pilipinas sa inihain nitong kaso laban sa China sa isyu ng maritime dispute o agawan ng teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon sa korte, walang basehan ang China para angkinin ang sinasabing nine-dash line sa West Philippine Sea. Ikinasiya naman ito ng pamahalaan. Mula sa DFA, panoorin natin ang update mula kay Meanne Corvera:
Nag-babala ang Philippine Embassy sa China na mag-ingat sa mga personal na banta at iwasan ang mga diskusyon at debate partikular sa social media bago ang desisyon ng arbitral tribunal. Hinimok din ng embahada ang mga Pilipino na laging mag-dala ng ID at iparating sa kanila at sa pulisya ang anumang banta. Higit dalawampung pulis ang naka-pwesto sa labas ng Philippine Embassy kaninang umaga at may karagdagang vans at trucks na naglalaman ng crowd control […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A United Nations-backed tribunal issued a damning ruling against China on its long-running dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea. Here are some of the key findings of the ruling: China’s ‘nine-dash-line’ is invalid — The five member panel found that Chinese fishermen, amongst others, had historically made use of the islands in the South China Sea but “there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control […]
