Tag: philippines

Philippines taps China-backed AIIB to fix infrastructure

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has tapped a China-backed multilateral lender to help fund his government’s “unprecedented infrastructure buildup”, the finance minister said Monday, as he seeks closer relations with Beijing. The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been viewed by some as a rival to the World Bank and the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ADB). Duterte has vowed to boost spending to address crumbling infrastructure, saying he would seek funds from […]

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Duterte to Singapore: PH is open for business

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte wooed a group of business leaders in Singapore by discussing the many developments and reforms in the Philippines especially in the key growth sectors: energy and infrastructure. “The Philippines is open for business and we welcome what you have to offer,” the President told them at the Jurong Ballroom of the Shangri-la Hotel in Singapore on Friday, Dec. 17. This would mean more investments and encouraging competition, putting an end […]

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China, Philippine coast guards meet despite sea row

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Chinese and Philippine coast guards met for the first time on Friday and agreed to move forward on maritime cooperation, officials said, as relations between Beijing and Manila warm under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The two-day meeting in Manila on establishing a Joint Coast Guard Committee (JCGC) came just days after new images showed China had apparently installed defensive weapons on artificial islands in the hotly contested South China […]

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Duterte tells OFWs in Singapore, he’ll fire 2 top gov’t officials upon return to PHL

    (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would fire two ranking government official upon his return from his two-day state visit in Singapore. Speaking to the Filipino community in Singapore on Friday night (December 16) before his flight back to Philippines, the President assured the overseas Filipino workers there that he would stop corruption in government while he is the President of the land. “I will assure you, I will assure you, […]

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Duterte says he is ready to leave, pushes Congress on federal gov’t shift

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is ready to step down in two or three years’ time if Congress would be able to lay the groundwork for a federal system of government. As a matter of fact, he said, he is even ready to leave office anytime if the people truly would not want him to continue as President. In his speech during the awarding ceremonies for the Ten Outstanding Young […]

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Duterte says he did not and will not interfere in probe on erring cops

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte stressed he did not and would not interfere in the ongoing investigation of the National Bureau of Investigation on the Leyte police officials who were involved in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. Even as he initially expressed support for policemen who were involved in the alleged “rubout” of Mayor Espinosa, he told the NBI to go on and file cases against the policemen if they […]

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Air Supply reschedules their Philippine concert due to medical concerns

  Manila, Philippines (Eagle News) — “I can wait forever. If you say you’ll be there too.” This line sounds familiar, right? A moving song popularized by the Australian soft rock duo that will surely make you fall head over heels. Recently the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, the two great singers of ‘Air supply’ will perform in the Philippine stage this December. However, due to the health condition […]

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Russia, Philippines to develop military cooperation

The foreign ministers of Russia and the Philippines said Monday, December 6 that the two countries are ready to develop bilateral cooperation in the military sphere, but clarified  that they do not favor creating new military alliances in the Asia-Pacific Region. In a joint conference with his Philippine counterpart Secretary Perfecto Yasay, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “as far as military alliances and military blocs are concerned, the position is that security issues in the Asia-Pacific […]

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Duterte felt “uncomfortable” with VP’s political actions — Palace

    (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte had become “uncomfortable” working in the cabinet with Vice-President Leni Robredo and his trust for her had dwindled which was the reason for him to issue a directive that she should already “desist” from attending cabinet meetings, Palace officials said Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said this, while also clarifying that it was not the President’s intention to fire Robredo from her cabinet post. “With or without […]

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Philippine vice president to lead opposition to Duterte policies

  by Mynardo Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA Philippines (AFP) — Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo vowed Monday to spearhead national opposition to extrajudicial killings and other flashpoint issues surrounding President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial anti-crime crackdown. The announcement, which came a day after she quit Duterte’s cabinet, makes her the highest-ranking official to publicly voice such firm dissent to the president’s hardline law-and-order platform. “This is not the time for fear. It is a time […]

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Trump says Philippines fighting drugs ‘the right way’ in phone call with Duterte

  US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war “the right way”, Duterte said Saturday, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. The Philippine president called Trump late Friday evening to congratulate him on his election victory with Trump wishing him “success” in his controversial anti-crime crackdown, in which some 4,800 people have been killed since June, according to Duterte. “He […]

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Air Supply to rock the Philippine Stage this December

  MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Be ready to sing along the 1980’s popular hits immortalized by the two Australian soft rock duo this December! Whether you’re a millennial or simply a young at heart, single and waiting or happily committed, their songs are perfect for all ages and time. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, the two great singers of ‘Air supply’ will give life again to their […]

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