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Associate professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Rowaldo R. Del Mundo said that the Philippines must lower its electricity rates if it wants to compete with countries inside the ASEAN region. Del Mundo said that Philippines must lower the current cost of electricity by at least 30 % (percent) to be competitive in the region. The professor also said that the power rates in the Philippines have registered increases higher than the inflation […]
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday (December 27) said that the PNP targets to achieve “zero casualty” in relation to illegal discharge of firearm and indiscriminate firing in welcoming the New Year. In a press conference, Dela Rosa said that he has already instructed all policemen nationwide to conduct patrols in the streets and to their area of responsibilities and to strictly implement their campaign against indiscriminate firing from […]
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Duterte administration will look “closely” at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), given its new policy of moving the country swiftly towards economic integration with its fellow-members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and major trade partners in Asia and the Pacific. “I personally would like to look at RCEP closely because that’s the 10 ASEAN countries, I think. That one, we are more open to,” Dominguez said […]
(Reuters) Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State planned to attack a police post on New Year’s eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said on Monday. The plot was broken up after police arrested two of the would-be attackers who led them to their hideout, where police shot dead their two co-conspirators on Sunday after police said they tried to attack officers with machetes. “The four of them were planning to attack a police […]
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City Dec. 26 (PNA) — Due to typhoon Nina’s flogging of the Calabarzon Region overnight Sunday to Monday, around 876 passengers were stranded in the Batangas and had to spend Christmas Day at the ports. Reports from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 4-A on Monday said port and coast guard authorities had suspended ports operations in Batangas City as Nina headed toward the region over the weekend. […]
(REUTERS) At least 400 victims of Asia’s 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday. The 9.15 magnitude Dec. 26 earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history. Thailand, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka were among the worst hit countries. Some 5,395 people were killed in Thailand, among them about 2,000 foreign tourists. “Since the 2004 […]
(REUTERS) A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier has passed through waters south of Taiwan and is heading southwest, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Monday of what China has termed a routine exercise. The ministry said the aircraft carrier the Liaoning, accompanied by five other vessels, had passed 90 nautical miles south of Taiwan’s southernmost point on Monday morning via the Bashi Channel, between Taiwan and the Philippines. “Staying […]
CANCUN, Mexico (Courtesy ASEAN Secretariat) – An event that showcased ASEAN’s efforts in biodiversity conservation was held at the sidelines of the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 16 December in Cancun, Mexico. Called the “ASEAN’s Response to the Challenge of Biodiversity Loss,” it highlighted the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and the Convention on Biological Diversity Programme of Work on Protected Areas. It […]
KAYAH STATE, Myanmar (Reuters) — At a remote farm about two hours away from Koikaw, capital of the northern Kayah State of Myanmar, farmers scrape out raw opium from the poppies they’ve grown. They are part of an illicit drug trade in the Mekong region. Myanmar, Laos and Thailand make up the so-called Golden Triangle, which churns out a quarter of the world’s opium. Myanmar produced an estimated 647 tons of opium in 2015, second […]
MARIKINA CITY, Philippines (PIA) — Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez recently opened its newest store in Jakarta on Monday (December 19), featuring comfortable sandals and casuals made from Marikina, the Philippines’ shoe capital known for producing durable and high-quality footwear. This is according to a recent report of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Jakarta. The store in Sogo Lippo Mall Puri located in the St. Moritz Central Business […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to cooperate on maritime security at a time when both countries are embroiled in sea rows with China. Beijing asserts sovereignty over almost all of the resource-rich South China Sea, despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbours. Indonesia has no dispute with China over ownership of reefs or islets. But China’s expansive claims overlap with Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone — waters where a state has […]
Joint task force Sulu and its naval component, Naval Task Group Sulu are tracking down the still unidentified armed bandits who abducted the three crewmen of a fishing boat FB Ramona 2 in the Celebes Sea Tuesday (December 20) early morning. The three abducted crewmen were identified as Reyjim Rocabo, the captain, Roy Ramos, marine diesel mechanic and Roel Liones, another crewman. https://youtu.be/8X8K9xP34P4
