Tag: philippines
PHL, China sign three agreements as part of renewed friendship and expanded bilateral ties
(Eagle News) — Three major agreements were signed by Philippines and China after the expanded bilateral meetings between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jin Ping that renewed the two countries friendship and deepened bilateral ties. The agreements were on economic and technical cooperation, human resource development, and energy cooperation. The signing was done at the Great Hall of the People on Monday, May 15. The first to be signed was the Agreement on Economic […]
PHL, Japan, Indonesia join marine pollution exercise in Bali
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) involving the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan has started in Bali as part of the three countries’ coastguard training. According to Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commander Armand Balilio, the Philippines sent 200 coast guards and four vessels – BRP Pampanga, BRP Tubbataha, BRP Nueva Vizcaya, and Tugboat Habagat, to the event that aims to help the participants to determine what to do in the event […]
President Duterte open to South China Sea deals
President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam. Duterte, who spoke upon his arrival in the country from official visits to China, Cambodia and Hong Kong, also emphasized he had no immediate plans to pressure China over an international tribunal’s ruling last year that its sweeping claims to most of the sea were unlawful. “If we can get something there with […]
Isang coastal barangay sa Sulu, pinagtulungang linisin upang maging tourist spot
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nagsanib pwersa ang mga tauhan ng Sulu Task Force at Pamahalaang bayan ng Panlimatahil para linisin ang coastal barangay dito. Ito ay matapos madiskubre ng mga awtoridad na malaki ang potensyal nito para sa mga turista, dayuhan man o Pilipino. Ayon kay Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Sulu Task Force Commander, maraming mga lugar sa probinsiya ang kayang paunlarin ng mga Local Government Unit. Kailangan lamang nila ang puspusang suporta o manpower mula […]
Nagpositibo sa HIV sa Palawan, pumalo sa 100
PALAWAN, Philippines (Eagle News) – Kinumpirma ng Department of Health na pumalo na sa 100 ang nagpositibo sa HIV sa lalawigan ng Palawan. Ayon kay, Mimaropa Regional Director Eduardo Janairo, 50% dito ay may edad 25-40 taong gulang, 40% ay 15-24 taong gulang, at ang 10% naman ay nasa 41 anyos pataas. Samantala, iginiit naman nito na hindi ibig sabihin ng datos na tumataas ang HIV cases sa lalawigan. Nangangahulugan aniya ito na marami na sa mga Palaweño ang nagkaroon […]
Panamanian ambassador praises Filipinos as the “best seafarers in the world” during visit to EBC
Cites many common qualities of Panamanians and Filipinos (Eagle News) — “Filipinos are the best seafarers in the world.” This was according to Panamanian ambassador to the Philippines, Rolando Guevara Alvarado, when he visited the main office of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) in Quezon City recently. “Filipino seafarers are hard workers. They do adapt to the different scenarios. That is why they are preferred by ship owners,” Ambassador Guevara said. In fact, the Panamanian embassy […]
PHL, China to open South China Sea talks next week: envoy
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila’s ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to deepen relations with China despite their territorial dispute over the waterway, a turnaround from the hardline stance adopted by his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. “We will inaugurate the bilateral consultative mechanism on issues of particular concern to each side. This is where the sensitive […]
In photos: President Duterte sings “Ikaw” in Hong Kong during meeting with OFWs
President Rodrigo Duterte, together with members of the Philippine delegation, is now meeting with representatives from more than 355 Filipino community organizations during his working visit in Hong Kong at the Regal Airport Hotel on May 13, 2017. As of March 2017, there are around 16,000 residents and 193,000 are household service workers. Most of the 355 Filipino community organizations are composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Philippine Association of Hong […]
Duterte became “economic ambassador” for the country during WEF, says Trade secretary
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte became an economic ambassador during the recently-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia. This was how Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez described President Duterte, recounting how the latter conducted himself before the forum in Phnom Penh, which was attended by hundreds of top CEOs and executives and other world leaders. Lopez said Duterte highlighted the economic thrust […]
300 pamilya inilikas sa pagtaas ng tubig sa ilang mga ilog sa Davao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 300 pamilya ang sapilitang inilikas sa kanilang mga lugar makaraang tumaas ang lebel ng tubig sa ilang mga ilog sa Davao City, noong Huwebes ng gabi, May 11. Partikular na naapektuhan ng forced evacuation ang mga residenteng nakatira malapit sa mga ilog sa Brgy. Talomo Proper at Brgy. Matina crossing. Sinimulan ang evacuation dakong 8:00 ng gabi nang biglang tumaas ang tubig sa mga ilog na bumabagtas sa […]
Japan PM, Philippines and Vietnam vice presidents take part in Global Summit for Women in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday (May 11) received an award for the promotion of women in society by the Global Summit of Women held in Tokyo. The event in Tokyo hotel was attended by Vice President of Philippines Leni Robredo, and Vice President of Vietnam, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, and other high ranking women in Asia and Abe’s “Womenomics” was acclaimed as a positive movement in a country that […]
