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Thousands of people lined Singapore’s streets on Wednesday (March 25) as a gun carriage took the casket of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, to Parliament House for public viewing. Lee died on Monday (March 23), aged 91. Chants of “Lee Kuan Yew” rang out from the crowd as the carriage entered the colonnaded Parliament House in the heart of the city-state’s business district, where his body will lie in state until […]
First ASEAN Woman Leader awardee, Sandy Montano shares her insights about the empowerment of women in the 8th ASEAN leaderspeak series entitled “The ASEAN Woman Leader”.
Singaporeans in Philippines on Monday (March 23) went to their country’s embassy to sign a condolence book, after the death of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the age of 91. Lee was known for his leadership in Singapore and was seen as a role model for developing countries across the world by turning a British colonial backwater to a global trade and financial centre. “To me he’s definitely a great leader, a […]
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore‘s first prime minister and architect of the tiny Southeast Asian city-state’s rapid rise from British tropical outpost to global trade and financial centre, died on Monday (March 23), aged 91, the government announced. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office was read out on Channel News Asia. Although Lee had receded from the public and political scene over the past few years, he was still seen as an influential figure in […]
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama left Cambodia on Sunday (March 22) after a two-day visit to promote an education initiative to empower girls. Cambodia is one of the 11 countries included in the “Let Girls Learn” Peace Corps initiative. During the trip, Obama met with school girls, local community leaders, NGOs representatives and also Peace Corps volunteers involved in education projects in Cambodia. “The Ministry of Education Youth and Sport with the USAID will organize […]
Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday (March 20)Indonesia will sign a defence pact with Japan next week during President Joko Widodo’s East Asia trip. Widodo is due to visit Tokyo next week for talks with Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe, and the two sides are expected to sign an agreement to increase bilateral cooperation in military training and technology. “We are going to cooperate with the peacekeeping center in Japan. Related to the question of […]
The first round-the-world solar powered flight landed in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Thursday night (March 19), on the third-leg of its five-month journey of 35,000 km (22,000 miles). The Solar Impulse 2 arrived in at 8pm local time, after leaving the Indian city of Varanasi earlier in the day. The plane is only as heavy a family car (2,300 kg, 5,100 pounds) and but has a wingspan as wide as the largest passenger airliner. Its journey […]
By Atty. Jeremy Gatdula IT HAS LONG BEEN my position that whatever draft Bangsamoro Basic Law is passed by Congress, it would ultimately be inutile for the reason that there exists the quite unconstitutional Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (which, along with the Framework Agreement and other related agreements, shall hereafter be referred to as the CAB). Or put another way: the debate about the Basic Law’s constitutionality is a false flag, a distraction. To […]
In this epsiode of ASEAN in Focus, lawyer Jeremy Gatdula, who specializes in international economic law and the World Trade Organization, as well as the philosophy of law, tackles the question if there is a need to amend Philippine laws so the country could be better prepared for the ASEAN integration. Atty. Gatdula is is also the Secretary of the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Law and Governance.
It was an emotional day for family and friends of those who disappeared on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with a ceremony marking the first anniversary bringing together Malaysian, Chinese and other nationalities, as well as Malaysia Airlines staff. People of different races, religions and nationalities were united by the disappearance of their friends and relatives one year ago aboard flight MH370, and by the worry that they might never know what happened to them. […]
(TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite) The private sector has identified 12 initiatives that could be included in the Cebu Action Plan (CAP) to help small businesses, a private sector representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has said. In a press conference at the Summit Ridge Hotel here on Thursday, Dr. Caesar Parrenas said that these initiatives include the creation of a credit information system, the use of movable collaterals, and fixing trade […]
