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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to modernize the Philippine Navy which celebrated its 120th anniversary on Tuesday, May 22, saying that there are projects amounting to P77 billion lined up to enhance its capability. “We live in exciting times for our armed forces as we further enhance the capability of our Navy,” the President said. “Since the beginning of this administration, I have exerted efforts to upgrade your equipment and artillery,” he […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The guidelines for the deployment of Filipino household service workers to Kuwait will be released next week. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the revelation in a hearing by the Senate committee on labor on Wednesday, May 23, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said he had yet to see “guarantees” on the conditions agreed upon by the Philippines and Kuwait in a signed pact on May 11, before […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang is satisfied with the progress in the projected rehabilitation and rebuilding of Marawi City as 70 percent of the residents have been given housing units by the government a year after the Marawi siege that devastated the Islamic city. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., said that so far, President Rodrigo Duterte is satisfied with the work of retired general Eduardo Del Rosario who heads the Task Force Bangon Marawi. “Buo […]
(Eagle News) — Jordan is giving the Philippines two Cobra helicopters. President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement in a speech during the Philippine Navy’s 120th founding anniversary commemoration on Tuesday, May 22. In April, Duterte announced National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon had advised him to tone down his attacks against United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein because his cousin, Jordan’s King Abdullah, was willing to donate the helicopters. “We can never […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 22, heaped praises on Kuwait, saying the Gulf state “showed courage when it met the Philippines’ “challenge.” But according to Duterte, he would sign the order to lift totally the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait if the conditions were “guaranteed.” Earlier, the labor department already announced the total lifting of the ban, following the signing of an agreement on the protection of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said that it is “taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect” the Philippine claims on disputed territories in the South China Sea in view of recent developments in the region. In a statement, the DFA reiterated its “commitment to protect every single inch of our territory and areas which we have sovereign rights over.” “We are taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect our […]
BEIJING, China (AFP)–Beijing hit back Monday at allegations it was “militarizing” the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, accusing Washington instead of raising tensions with its own military footprint. China on Friday for the first time landed several combat aircraft — including the long-range, nuclear strike-capable H-6K — at an island airfield in the sea, triggering international concern. The move prompted immediate criticism from the US, with a Pentagon spokesman condemning China’s “continued militarization of […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang expresses “serious concern” about the reports of alleged Chinese militarization of the West Philippine Sea, and will bring this up in the next Bilateral Consultation Mechanism with China this year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., said that they still have “no independent verification” of reports that China had landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea. “We have no independent verification. Nonetheless, we take note of […]
BEIJING, China — China has for the first time landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea. Several bombers of various types — including the long-range, nuclear strike capable H-6K — carried out landing and take off drills at an unidentified island airfield after carrying out simulated strike training on targets at sea, the Chinese airforce said in a statement Friday. Wang Mingliang, a defense expert cited in the statement, said the takeoff and […]
(Eagle News)—The three diplomats who came under fire in Kuwait following a controversial rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers there are back in the Philippines. The Kuwaiti government had planned to charge the diplomats, who were not identified, over the rescue it said was illegal, but the plan was apparently aborted after successful talks between the two countries that resulted in Kuwait agreeing to allow them to return home, and in the signing of an […]
(Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has ordered the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to issue guidelines for the “processing and deployment of domestic workers” to Kuwait. Bello’s directive was contained in Administrative Order No. 254-A issued on Thursday, May 17. The order was issued on the same day Bello announced the total lifting of the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to the Gulf state, following the signing of a memorandum […]
President Duterte also expresses “full support” for PNG’s APEC chairmanship (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his commitment for a stronger relationship and friendship with Papua New Guinea during the official visit of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in Malacañan Palace, where the two leaders witnessed the signing of an agriculture cooperation that would further boost food security in both countries. President Duterte hosted a dinner in honor of Prime Minister O’Neill at the […]
