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The Commission on Elections or COMELEC’s second division declared presidential aspirant Rizalito David a nuisance candidate. The COMELEC yesterday ruled in favor of its legal department, which had brought a motu proprio petition to declare David a nuisance candidate and cancel his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president. In the resolution, the COMELEC second division said that “it is clear that respondent has no bona fide intention to run for the office he seeks to […]
Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan said, Australia and Southeast Asia must re-double efforts to share intelligence and make sure Paris-style militant attacks can’t be replicated in the region. Hundreds of Indonesian ISIS sympathizers and some Malaysians and Singaporeans are believed to have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq. Malaysia has said that Southeast Asia faces the risk of attack when they return. “The fact that the national security situation has significantly deteriorated for all […]
China’s defense ministry said, China’s military is paying “close attention” to an agreement between the U.S. and Singapore to deploy an American spy plane to the city state and hopes the move does not harm regional stability. China claims that the U.S. deployment was aimed at militarizing the region. However, a spokesman for the U.S. 7th fleet has been quoted as saying that the move had nothing to do with U.S.-China tensions in the South […]
Businesses and governments in Southeast Asia are increasingly likely to be a target for cyber criminals, according to a report from security supplier fire eye and Singapore-headquartered Telco Singtel. Across the region, 29% of organizations observed were targeted by advanced cyber attacks in the first half of 2015. Thailand and the Philippines were hardest hit among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (asean), with 40% and 39% of observed organizations exposed to these attacks, respectively. […]
A report says that the Philippines has what it takes to become Southeast Asia’s production hub once the regional integration kicks in by the end of the year. The report titled “Moving across Borders: The Philippines and the ASEAN Economic Community” released yesterday, December 8 by Auditing firm KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co., discussed the country’s prospects on the looming integration of the 10-member ASEAN. On the positive side, the country’s young demographics could work […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News online correspondent (Eagle News) — Because of its economic readiness, the Philippines is poised to benefit from the impact of participating in larger international trade agreements including the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), experts told a recent forum in Makati. “Rather than fear the tsunami of ASEAN products that will flood the market, […]
The military will upgrade the security arrangements and amenities of a Camp Aguinaldo Facility that will become the jail cell of convicted U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton. The cost of the renovations will be borne by the Philippines and the government of the United States, which reportedly wanted the repairs done to ensure that Pemberton’s cell met international standards. Pemberton is temporarily detained at the converted container van at the mutual defense board-security engagement board […]
While Senator Grace Poe expressed disappointment on the decision, she said she will continue the fight. Poe will appeal the decision before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc, according to her Spokesman Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian. Poe’s running-mate Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero also expressed his disappointment on the decision saying that it is both unfortunate and wrong. Escudero said the decision ignored jurisprudence and interpreted the law to render injustice rather than justice. But […]
The Philippines has expressed optimism the permanent court of arbitration in The Hague will hand down a “truly just solution” to its case against China over disputed waters. In his speech before the tribunal Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said and we quote: “We recognize that the tribunal’s mission is judicial. The tribunal must decide the claims on the basis of the facts and the law, in this case UNCLOS. We submit that on […]
With the inauguration of the Avelina Manalo-Makapugay Building by Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, the health needs of patients coming into the hospital would be better addressed. From the 40-bed capacity hospital — it now houses 140 beds. This means, more ministers and volunteers plus their families, will now have access to state-of-the-art equipment and services of the new hospital. Even non-members are welcome to visit and try their services. The […]
The new, modern and state-of-the-art New Era General Hospital – Avelina Manalo Makapugay Building was inaugurated on Monday, November 30. The inauguration was led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. The New Era General Hospital was built last 1993, and now after 20 years, a bigger and modern four-storey world-class building has built. Dr. Sergie Santos III, assistant medical director of the New Era General Hospital, said the structure of […]
The third Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN regional forum workshop on space security kicked off on Monday in Beijing. Co-hosted by China, Laos, Russia and the United States, the two-day workshop has drawn more than 20 countries including ASEAN members, Japan and Australia. Hundreds of delegates and representatives from the UN and regional organizations as well as international think tanks will discuss issues on the outer space policies and military control. Chinese vice […]
