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MANILA, Philippines | AFP | — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is open to joint military exercises with China and Russia, and reiterated he will no longer allow war games with the United States. Duterte made the remarks in an interview broadcast Monday with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television ahead of a four-day visit to Beijing, which begins on Tuesday and is aimed at improving ties that soured over competing claims in the resource-rich […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon “Karen”, international name Sarika, has made landfall over Baler, Aurora and was estimated to be in the vicinity of Nueva Vizcaya as of 5 a.m. Saturday, October 16. Ten areas remained under public storm warning signal number 3, namely Pangasinan, Northern Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Northern Quezon including Polillo Island, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino. These areas are experiencing wind speeds of 121 to 170 kilometers per […]
(Eagle News) — Ten provinces have been placed under Signal number 3 as typhoon “Karen,” international name Sarika, further intensified as it continued to threaten the province of Aurora. The typhoon is expected to pass close to Polillo Islands tonight and make landfall over Aurora early Sunday morning (October 16). The provinces placed under public storm warning signal number three are: Pangasinan, Northern Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Northern Quezon including Polilio Island, La […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – At least one person was killed and three were missing as the Philippines faces what could be “the most damaging” storm this year in the approaching Typhoon Sarika, officials said Saturday. A man was found dead on the seashore while three fishermen were reported missing in the eastern island of Catanduanes as Sarika, packing maximum winds of 180 kilometres (112 miles) per hour, passed nearby, the civil defence office said. […]
(Eagle News) – President Duterte continued to enjoy a high trust rating of 86 percent, according to the latest survey of Pulse Asia this September. But the latest trust rating was slightly down by five percentage points compared to his 91 percent rating in July just after his inauguration as President. The nationwide “Ulat ng Bayan” survey released on Wednesday October 12 showed Duterte still trusted by the majority, although losing most percentage points in Metro […]
(Eagle News) — At least 24 persons were injured and two were killed in a fireworks blast in Bocaue, Bulacan that occurred before noon Wednesday, October 12, according to police reports. The first explosion occurred around 10 a.m. in one fireworks store along McArthur Highway. Those interviewed by Eagle News correspondent Diosal Alcejera said it felt like there was a bomb explosion and the whole area shook. The explosion was first reported at the fireworks store […]
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign a regulation this month banning smoking in public across Southeast Asia’s second-most populous country, rolling out among the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the region. Public health campaigners who have long battled against the country’s hefty tobacco lobby welcomed the push to end smoking in public places and said they believed Duterte, with his tough anti-vice record, was […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he again criticized longtime ally the United States for “arrogance”. The mission to China will be Duterte’s first outside of Southeast Asia since assuming the presidency on June 30, in a symbolic move highlighting the importance he places on improving ties with Beijing that soured over competing claims to the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 11) – In 2017, the Miss Universe pageant, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will definitely be held in the Philippines, as confirmed by the Department of Tourism. This confirmation belies rumors that the 2017 Miss Universe may not push through, at least not here in the Philippines. The rumor started when Tourism Undersecretary for Advocacy Kat de Castro made a cryptic post on Twitter last September 29, stating that she and reigning Miss Universe […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Hundreds of detained communist rebels in the Philippines are likely to be granted amnesty, officials said Monday, after fresh talks aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies. Government negotiators said in a statement they had submitted a proposal to President Rodrigo Duterte to free 434 communists accused of a range of crimes including murder, kidnapping and arson. “The (peace) panel has a commitment that there will be releases. We […]
Following the Japanese attacks on the Philippines in December 1941 the entire community of the Czechs in Manila volunteered to join the ranks with the Philippine and US forces as their own homeland was already occupied by the ally of Japan, the Nazi Germany as they wanted to hold off the forthcoming Japanese invasion. They did this despite assurances it was only a matter of time before U.S. forces would succumb to the invading Japanese […]
(Eagle News)– Because of his delicate health condition, convicted kidnapper and high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian failed to attend the resumption of hearings at the House of Representatives on Thursday morning (October 6) regarding the illegal drug anomalies at the national penitentiary. At the start of the hearings in Congress, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said that Sebastian was supposed to appear that morning but that the recommendation of the medical doctor attending to him was […]
