philippines

Pres. Duterte tells UN: PHL win in 2016 Arbitral Ruling “now part of int’l law”, affirms claim in South China Sea

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte told the United Nations General Assembly that the Philippine government is standing firm…

PHL officials note 47% drop in crime rate since COVID-19 lockdown

  (Eagle News) – Philippine officials noted a sharp drop in crimes since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in…

Lost at sea: surfboard drifts 8,000 km from Hawaii to Philippines

by Mikhail FLORES MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in…

Pres. Duterte asks Congress to craft bills addressing red tape, corruption to help PHL economy

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has urged leaders of Congress to craft legislation that will address red tape…

Over 3M Filipinos have already undergone COVID-19 tests, says DOH; 10.6% test positive

  (Eagle News) – More than 3 million Filipinos have undergone COVID-19 tests, and so far, 10.6 percent of them…

NTC recalls all radio frequencies, TV channel frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN

All "provisional authorities/certificates of public convenience" also revoked (Eagle News) – The National Telecommunications Commission has recalled all the radio…

Japan calls off active search for missing sailors

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The active search for dozens of sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a…

Pres. Duterte: PHL to choose less expensive vaccine which has proven efficacy vs COVID-19

Race by various countries to come up with vaccines good for PHL, he says (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte…

House approves 50-year franchise to SMC for New Manila Int’l Airport in Bulacan

(Eagle News) – Voting 218–6, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill 7507…

Pres. Duterte tells Duque it is not yet time for him to resign; says he still trusts him

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he thinks that it is not yet time for Health Secretary Francisco Duque…

Fewest virus cases in ASEAN: Lao PDR envoy explains how his country prevented COVID-19 spread

https://youtu.be/wN2Dni1Wz1o (Eagle News) -- The Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) in Manila, His Excellency Songkane Luangmuninthone, talks about…

No tsunami threat to PHL after 6.6-magnitude quake in Vanuatu, PHIVOLCS says

(Eagle News) -- There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the…

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