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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines criticized Tuesday as “irresponsible and alarming” a UN envoy’s warning that life sentences meted out to two ex-Khmer Rouge leaders should serve as a warning to Manila over human rights abuses. Last week, a United Nations-backed court in Cambodia upheld life sentences for crimes against humanity for two senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, which was responsible for the death of up to two million Cambodians from 1975-1979. […]
BOCAUE, Philippines — The Philippines did all it could to keep defending champion Thailand at bay, but a late goal gave the War Elephants a clean sweep of its Group A assignments after the final day of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage at the Philippine Sports Stadium. Indonesia, on the other hand, hung tough against the Singapore XI to pull off a rousing 2-1 come from behind win over at the Rizal […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Filipino Boxer and Senator, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, unveiled his new boxing gym to the media on Friday (November 25) located in the heart of Tokyo’s trendy shopping district. The 37-year old world champion told reporters that he wished to share his talent with aspiring boxers. “(I opened this gym) to help the people to do exercise and also the boxers to discover a good boxer, and I can share my, and […]
The Philippines national football team has its backs against the wall when it faces defending champion Thailand in the final day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A fixtures on Friday night at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan. On the other hand, Indonesia and Singapore will simultaneously kick off its final match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. At stake with a win for either team will be an outright ticket to […]
BOCAUE, Philippines — Visiting Indonesia gave host Philippines a huge scare, but the home side managed to salvage a 2-2 draw in the second day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A competition on Tuesday night at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue. For the second straight game, the Azkals failed to gain a result, putting its campaign to advance in jeopardy unless it gains a win over Thailand, or both Singapore and Indonesia produce […]
TAGUIG CITY, Nov. 22 – The Philippines has the capability to become the hub of space technology and space applications in Southeast Asia where engineers, scientists, and industry stakeholders around the region can converge, instead of the country sending its professionals abroad to learn and be trained. This was stated by astrophysicist Dr. Rogel Mari D. Sese in an interview with the media after a press conference for the 23rd Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space […]
BOCAUE, Philippines — Six years ago, the Philippines men’s national football team was merely a blip in the radar of international football. With the Philippine Football Federation in turmoil under the late Jose Mari Martinez, the Azkals were mired in a tough situation during its 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. Prior to the tournament, the team was ranked at 166, way behind sub-region rivals Myanmar (137) and Malaysia (148). But in a surprise twist, the […]
CUBAO, Philippines — Two days removed from a frustrating opening match, the Philippines national team is mired in a must-win situation against Indonesia when the second day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A competition resumes on Tuesday at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue. Against a 10-man Singapore last Saturday, the Azkals failed to secure a result and garnered a nil-nil result. On the other hand, tournament favorites and defending champion Thailand relied on […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit on Saturday (Sunday Philippine time) in Lima, Peru where both leaders talked about areas of cooperation and forging stronger ties between the two countries. President Putin also formally invited the Philippine leader to visit Russia next year in the hopes of forging stronger trade relations with each other. Duterte and Putin exchanged views of […]
