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President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at 11:45 pm on November 17, 2016 in Lima, Peru to make his debut in the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. Peruvian Minister of Culture Jorge Nieto and former Peruvian Ambassador to the Philippines Julio Cardenas Velarde welcomed the President at the Jorge Chavez International Airport. From the airport, President Duterte was taken to the Melia Hotel where he would be staying for the entire duration of […]
(Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto arrived on Friday (November 18) in Lima, Peru where leaders of Pacific rim nations scrambled to find new free-trade options as Donald Trump’s looming presidency sounded a possible death knell for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that brings together leaders whose economies represent 57 percent of global gross domestic product. Chinese President Xi […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to anti-Marcos forces, particularly those who have been hurt by the late President Ferdinand Marcos’ more than 20-year rule to find a space in their heart for forgiveness, after the former strongman was buried in tightly guarded rites at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Speaking before he attended the APEC Leaders’ Summit in Lima, Peru, Duterte said that the issue about the Marcos burial was a very […]
(CCTV) — Peru has increased the security guards to 11,500 who will serve around the Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport, summit venue and the accommodations for delegations during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2016 in Lima, the capital city of Peru. Four main events are scheduled to be held through this week, including the APEC Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting on Nov. 14-15, the APEC Ministerial Meeting on Nov. 17-18, the APEC CEO Summit on Nov. […]
PACAYA SAMIRIA NATIONAL RESERVE, Peru (AFP) — Peru frees 17,000 yellow-spotted river turtles in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Each year, for a month, the Peruvian wild-life authorities free 500,000 of these turtles in the Loreto region north of Peru in order to maintain the level of this species. https://youtu.be/dGdTbxlDHng
Thirty-three lions removed from circuses in Peru and Colombia will be in Africa by next week, after spending years in South America. Two dozen of the lions were rescued from Peruvian circuses during surprise raids organised by Animal Defenders International (ADI) that says they were living in deplorable conditions. ADI President Jan Creamer said the scope of the operation sends a clear message to people around the world. “This is a hugely important rescue mission […]
MANILA, Feb. 13 — Preparations are underway for the Philippine participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2016 First Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM1) and Related Meetings, which will be held from February 20 to March 4 in Lima, Peru. Using the APEC 2015 Leaders’ Declaration and Joint Ministerial Statement as guidance, the Philippines will not only continue to build on APEC’s ongoing work, but will also pursue, monitor, and sustain the initiatives it introduced last year […]
TURKISH President Tayyip Erdogan and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala signed bilateral accords on Tuesday (February 2) to increase bilateral economic and social cooperation. Accompanied by Peruvian Foreign Minister Ana Maria Sanchez and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the two presidents held a private meeting at the Salon de Embajadores (Ambassadors’ Hall) in the presidential palace. The foreign ministers signed bilateral agreements for cooperation among the two countries’ Chambers of Commerce and official news agencies. The agreements […]
At least 17 people died and 31 were injured on Monday (January 18) after the bus they were travelling in plunged 50 metres (164 feet) down a cliff in central Peru. According to local media, the bus was carrying about 50 passengers from Huancayo to Satipo, located in the province of Chanchamayo within the Junin region, when it tumbled off the highway over the San Felix bridge. The bus careened 50 metres (164 feet) down […]
About one hundred students from the National University of San Marcos, Peru’s oldest university in Lima, occupied one of the entrances of the academic institution on Monday (December 4) calling for the ejection of the university’s rector from his post. The students are demanding the full resignation of Pedro Cotillo, who by law, is being forced to abandon his position immediately. Cotillo has been found to be in violation of Peru’s “New University Law,” which […]
Peruvian authorities capped off their sixth major drug burn of the year with the elimination of a haul of 2 tonnes (2.2 tons) mostly of cocaine Wednesday (October 14). The latest incineration included the 2 tonnes (2.2 tons) of drugs seized since September 11, according to media reports. The event took place with a public burning. Jorge Flores Goicochea, a vice minister at Peru’s Interior Ministry, announced the contents of the drug after testing. “Today, […]
(Reuters) – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday (September 16), shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Chile’s government urged residents to evacuate the coastline. The mayor of Illapel, which is near the epicenter, said on a radio broadcast that one person had been killed by a collapsing wall, and 15 others were reported injured. Some homes were damaged […]
