ASEAN IN FOCUS

MILF’s Iqbal vows to decommission more fighters, to turn over more weapons

JUNE 16 -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohager Iqbal said the MILF’s handing over of its weapons…

MILF turns over first batch of arms as decommissioning program begins

MANILA (Eagle News Service) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) turned over its first batch of arms on Tuesday,…

Indonesian volcano erupts, over 2,700 people evacuated

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted on Saturday (June 13), sending ashes to to the sky as more than 2,700 people are…

ASEAN-China meeting reaffirm commitment to strategic partnership and regional peace

JUNE 9 (Eagle News) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China recently reaffirmed the commitment to strategic…

Magnitude 6 quake leaves more than 130 stranded on Malaysian mountain

More than 130 people are trapped on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu following a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of the Malaysian…

Thai PM vows no letup in human trafficking crackdown

JUNE 5 (Reuters) -- Thailand's prime minister said on Friday (June 5) his government was seriously committed to tackling the…

Manila, Tokyo to start talks on letting Japan use Philippine military bases

JUNE 5 (Reuters) -- The Philippines and Japan are to start talks on allowing Japanese military aircraft and naval vessels…

Aquino thanks Japan’s business leaders for investing in the Phl; pushes for further economic cooperation

JUNE 4 (Reuters) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino met with business leaders in Tokyo on Thursday (June 4) to further…

President Aquino, Emperor Akihito talk of “deep and abiding friendship” between Phl and Japan

JUNE 4 (Eagle News) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III and Emperor Akihito paid tribute to the “deep and abiding…

Aquino: Phl-Japan partnership to counterbalance maritime disputes in South China Sea

JUNE 4 (Eagle News) -- President Aquino told members of Japan's National Diet that a strong Philippine-Japanese partnership would be…

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