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WASHINGTON, Oct 17, 2023 (AFP) – Joe Biden’s Middle East diplomatic drive faltered before it got off the ground Tuesday after his trip to Jordan was canceled following a strike on a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people. The 80-year-old US president will now only head to ally Israel to show support after the October 7 Hamas attack, upending what was meant to be regional balancing act. The trip was always set to be […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, March 3, said he was confident the Moro National Liberation Front’s Nur Misuari, who is facing cases here, would return from his trip abroad. According to Duterte, Misuari was a “true Tausug.” As such, he said he “would never allow that he be buried in a foreign land.” “Kinausap ko ang pulis, pati military, pati ang korte na palabasin muna siya. Ako ang nag-guarantee na he will come back,” Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has gone on a weekend trip to Hong Kong with his family for rest and recreation, authorities confirmed. Duterte’s former aide Bong Go said the President went on the “personal trip” with Honeylet Avanceña and their daughter Kitty. “It is (Avanceña’s) birthday today (Saturday),” Panelo said. According to Go, it was Kitty herself who requested the trip. “Nagawa na ito nila noon kahit nung Mayor pa ng Davao City si PRRD. The […]
(Eagle News)—The Sandiganbayan has approved former Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s bid to travel to Singapore. In allowing Estrada to accompany his mother, former First Lady Loi Ejercito, to the Asian country for a medical checkup from Oct. 1 to 8, the Sandiganbayan, where Estrada faces cases in connection with the pork barrel scam, said it could not impair his right to travel, considering also that the court already allowed him to travel in previous times. The […]
(Eagle News)—–President Rodrigo Duterte said he may send a senator or Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to Jordan to “fix” the situation of undocumented Overseas Filipino Workers there. Duterte made the announcement on Thursday, Sept. 6, after his meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II during his official visit to the Kingdom. “Kaya matagal kami nag-usap about you…kayong lahat. Pag-usapan lang is ‘yung undocumented dito…Wala kayong dapat taguan,” he said. Duterte appeared to express optimism […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines inked over $60 million worth of business deals with Jordanian companies during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit. According to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, the $60.675 million the two memoranda of understanding and seven letters of intent are worth are expected to generate over 400 jobs. The letters of intent were submitted by the following: Nafith International, which plans to explore opportunities on logistics planning and operations and locate its regional office in […]
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump takes his first international trip since presumptively clinching the Republican presidential nomination, jumping out of the US political frying pan and into the “Brexit” fire by arriving in Scotland Friday. The New York celebrity billionaire is scheduled to attend the ceremonial re-opening of his Trump Turnberry golf course on the very day that the British will wake to learn whether they have voted to remain […]
MAKATI CITY, Apr. 14 — To meet investment targets for public infrastructure, the infrastructure committee of the National Economic and Development Authority approved the reinstitution of a three-year rolling infrastructure program in the national budget process starting 2017. The three-year rolling infrastructure program (TRIP) promotes the optimal use of public resources for infrastructure development by assuring fund allocation for well-developed and readily-implementable projects for three years, according to NEDA. The TRIP is a modification of the comprehensive […]
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday enjoined the participants of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF) 2016 to work together and share experiences to enhance the region’s tourism sector. Like the Philippines, tourism is also a major industry in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, which lead the pack when it comes to attracting tourists, Aquino said. “We belong to a region that holds vast potentials in terms of tourism,” he […]
