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Roxas Boulevard will be a no-man’s land starting today, November 16, until November 20. This, after the manila city government announced that motorists and pedestrians, will be banned from the area as part of security measures for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC meet. Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Head Johnny Yu said they are closing Roxas Boulevard not only to vehicular traffic but also to foot traffic, to fully help in ensuring […]
The Department of Interior and Local Government asked the public to avoid venues that will be part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation as well as the routes going to said venues as part of the security protocols implemented during the said summit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/tZRT1zkrLZY
QUEZON City, Philippines, September 9 (Eagle News) — In a media forum aired on state-run People’s Television, President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday said that the country will not raise the West Philippine Sea dispute during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting this November. Aquino also added that the country has already filed an arbitration case before the United Nations Tribunal questioning China’s nine-dash line territorial reclamation. The president said that the Philippines will […]
MAY 20 (PCOO) — Boracay Island is now the Philippines’ new cruise ship destination, apart from being one of the best beaches in the world. “We received nine cruise ship visits last year. Of the figure, four were maiden voyages from the world’s most luxurious cruise liners,” Aklan Governor Joeben Miraflores boasted during the international conference on enhancing tourism competitiveness in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region held here Tuesday. This year, 12 cruise ship […]
MANILA, PIA-The First Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings, held from January 26 to February 07 at the Clark and Subic Bay Freeport Zones, supported efforts to bolster Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) participation in regional and global markets under the APEC 2015 theme to build inclusive growth in the Asia-Pacific region. This supports “Fostering SME’s participation in regional and global markets,” one of the priorities under this year’s overarching theme […]
BEIJING, China, Nov 11 — Achieving competitiveness means changes in the country’s policies and guidelines, especially as Southeast Asian countries begin to integrate economically, President Benigno S. Aquino III said during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Chief Executive Officers’ Summit here Sunday. Delegates of the APEC CEO Summit asked the President about the role of the government in attaining competitiveness. The President said that it is his government’s thrust to “level the playing field” for […]
