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(Eagle News) — The police has not monitored any “specific imminent threat” to the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Summit happening in Manila, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa. In a press briefing, Dela Rosa said that they have done all the security preparations needed to make sure that the ASEAN Summit and the related meetings will be safe and secure. “Lahat na ginawa namin. Kung meron pa ring magyayari, […]
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Philippine News Agency MANILA, April 23 — Around 41,000 security forces and force multipliers are ready to secure the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit which will be held from Wednesday to Saturday next week (April 26 to 29) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said around 26,000 uniformed policemen and soldiers and about 15,000 […]
(Eagle News) — Pinakahahangad ng maraming mga Pilipino na magkaroon ng malinis na bansa at malusog na mamamayan. Naniniwala sila na kapag nawala ang mga coal plant sa bansa ay makakamit nila ang hangaring nabanggit. Kaugnay nito, isinusulong ng ilang grupo ang paggamit ng renewable energy at maging coal-free ang mga bansang kasapi sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations o ASEAN. “People’s Challenge: Coal Free ASEAN” ito ang kanilang battle cry sa nalalapit na pagdadaos […]
PANGLAO, Bohol (Eagle News) – Sinimulan na nitong Miyerkules, April 19 ang Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit sa Hennan Resort sa Panglao, Bohol. Inaasahan na rin ang pagdating ng mga delegado ng Ministers of Trade mula sa 10 bansa, tulad ng: Malaysia Singapore Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Brunei Darussalam Lao People’s Democratic Republic Cambodia Pilipinas Ang tatlong araw na ASEAN Summit ay inorganisa ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Ito ay sa tulong […]
(Eagle News) — United States President Donald Trump is set to visit the Philippines in November. The announcement was made by Ambassador Marciano Paynor Jr., Director-General for Operations of the ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Council on Wednesday, April 18. “As of now, President Trump, for instance, when President Duterte called him up to congratulate him, had already indicated that he is coming in November. At least verbally, he said he is coming,” Paynor said. The […]
(Eagle News) — With a market which is even bigger than that of the United States, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working vigorously toward integrating the region’s economies to bring the benefits of growth to the 650 million people in this 10-nation bloc. This was how Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III explained the “compelling” reason to implement the ASEAN goal of a single market and production base under the ASEAN Economic […]
By Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse Washington, United States — United States President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his good “chemistry” and “bonding” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Wednesday — a rhetorical U-turn which the White House believes is already paying dividends. Putting harsh campaign rhetoric about China’s “rape” of the US economy in the rear-view mirror, Trump went out of his way to praise Xi for help on North Korea and Syria. Trump hosted China’s […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Filipino troops to build more structures in islands already occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, including reefs claimed by Manila. Duterte told reporters he has ordered soldiers to build structures on Philippine-claimed islands and reefs in the strategically located Spratly archipelago. Duterte also said he “may” visit the Philippine-claimed areas on June 12 to mark Philippine Independence Day.
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the United Nations rights council agreed to investigate allegations against the army. “I don’t think there is ethnic cleansing going on. I think ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression to use for what is happening,” Suu Kyi said in the interview televised on Wednesday. Her one-year-old government has faced international condemnation for […]
(Reuters) — China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress in talks on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine acting foreign minister said on Tuesday, April 4. China claims almost the entire waterway, through which about $5 trillion in sea-borne goods pass every year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims. “We have made good progress on coming up with a framework for a code on […]
Philippine soldiers killed “more than 10” Abu Sayyaf militants in an attempt to free Vietnamese captives held on a remote southern island as troops fired howitzer shells on rebel positions. Major-General Carlito Galvez, Military Commander of Western Mindanao, said 32 soldiers were also wounded in Sunday’s assault on an Abu Sayyaf hideout in Talipao Town, where the militants were believed to be holding six Vietnamese captives. There was no word on the fate of the […]
Philippine tourist destinations were recently featured at Portugal’s biggest annual tourism fair. Portugal’s national and regional tourism boards, airline companies, hotels and resorts, tour operators, travel agencies, embassies and other members of the tourism industry joined the Bolsa De Turismo De Lisboa or BTL 2017 at the Feira Industrial De Lisboa located in Parque Das Naçoes. More than 75,000 visitors and 400 foreign tour operators from around 36 countries gathered for the event. This is […]
