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Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and “say no” to outside forces seeking to interfere in the South China Sea dispute, in an apparent swipe at the United States ahead of a regional summit. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the statement in Manila where he hailed the “strong momentum” in improving ties with the Philippines, a longstanding American ally which has moved closer to China under President Rodrigo Duterte. Wang’s […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The police said on Thursday (July 20) they had arrested 43 foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, for kidnapping a Singaporean woman at a casino resort in the capital. Police said the gang, believed to be a loan shark syndicate, was targeting foreign high-rollers, with 11 similar cases reported since 2015 involving two groups composed of Chinese and Singaporean citizens. The 48-year-old Singaporean woman was kidnapped at the Solaire casino on July 17 […]
The Philippine Authority for Motorcycle Sports and Safety (PAMSS), INC. wants to bring the motorcycling world championships to the Philippines to give the country a powerful economic engine and drive it out of being a third world nation into being a first world nation in a short span of time. PAMSS is the sole motorcycle sport governing body in the Philippines, fully recognized by the Philippine government, with its official accreditation by the Philippine Sports Commission […]
“Bigger and better in more ways than one.” Ito ang pangako ng bagong Miss World Philippines national director and general manager na si Arnold Vegafria. Kumpara sa mga nakaraang taon na ginagawa ang coronation sa maliit na venue, gaganapin ang Miss World Philippines 2017 ngayon sa Mall of Asia Arena sa September 3. Para ipakita ang kanilang suporta sa bagong Miss World Philippines Organization, muling nagsama sama ang mga former beauty queen na sina Gwendolyn […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to end peace talks with communist rebels on Wednesday, hours after suspected guerrillas wounded five members of the two-vehicle Presidential Security Group (PSG) convoy in an ambush along a national highway in North Cotabato. Aides said Duterte, 72, was not in the convoy when gunmen opened fire on two Presidential Security Group vehicles along a highway on the main southern island of Mindanao, where martial law is in effect. […]
Among the thousands of applicants who tried out for the Czech Government Scholarship in the past year, three aspiring young Filipino individuals have been successfully accepted to study in two of the most premier universities in the Czech Republic, with tuition, living costs as well as necessary medical expenses covered by the scholarship. This September, Myka Mae Duran, Rush Salonga and Jean Ramon Yap will begin their academic journey as future engineers and scientists at the Technical […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 17, graced the formal launching of a book titled “Make Change Work,” authored by former President Fidel Ramos whom he described as his “idol” and “number one critic.” Speaking during the event at the Department of Defense Social Hall in Camp Aguinaldo, President Duterte said: “President Fidel V. Ramos, you are my idol. You are my number one supporter, but at the same time you are […]
“Find me a law which says I cannot threaten criminals with death,” dares Duterte (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (July 17) lambasted Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales after she criticized him during an interview with Japan’s NHK World, saying he was “goading people to kill people.” “Si Ombudsman ba, Conchita Morales blew her top and castigated me publicly for (me) just mentioning killing criminals,” he said during a speech at the mass oath-taking […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 6,000 ang mga pulis na ipapakalat sa paligid ng Batasan sa araw ng State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon pa kay Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, hepe ng Quezon City Police District, kasado na ang dayalogo ng pulis sa mga grupo na magsasagawa ng rally kasabay ng SONA sa ika-24 ng Hulyo. Sinabi ni Eleazar na bagamat pinayagan nila ang mga raliyista na makalapit sa […]
(Agence France Presse) — Top Philippine conglomerate San Miguel said on Thursday it had acquired an Australian wine bottling firm as part of its regional expansion. Packaging unit San Miguel Yamamura Packaging International bought Australia’s Barossa Bottling Services for an undisclosed amount, a San Miguel statement said. “We remain bullish on the Australasian market and will continue to look for bigger and better opportunities in that region,” San Miguel president and chief operating officer Ramon […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) clarified that residents living in coastal areas need not worry about tsunamis that could be caused by the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that hit New Zealand. According to PHIVOLCS, the Philippines was too faraway to be affected, if any. The monitoring agency also asked the public to refrain from spreading unverified news about tsunamis as these may cause panic. A magnitude-6.6 quake hit […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng joint patrol ang Pilipinas at Indonesia sa Celebes Sea ngayong papasok na linggo. Ito ay upang mapigilan na makalusot sa rehiyon ng Mindanao ang mga Islamist militant. Ayon kay Armed Forces – Eastern Mindanao Command Spokesperson Major Ezra Balagtey, layunin ng joint patrol ang pagpapalakas sa border security ng Davao Gulf, at ng common boundary ng dalawang bansa sa southern archipelago, partikular na sa Celebes Sea. Ang barko ng dalawang […]
