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The Philippines deployed maritime forces on Friday (November 13), bolstering its security a few days before the APEC summit in Manila. The deployment marked the full activation of maritime security measures as coast guard, navy, and police surface vessels set out from the headquarters of the Philippine coast guard in Manila. Coast guard personnel, police, and Marines boarded boats equipped with machine guns in Manila Bay, situated next to the venue of the leaders meeting […]
United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg, confirmed that there will be a bilateral meeting between President Barack Obama and President Benigno S. Aquino III during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ or APEC Summit, adding that it is normal for the APEC host country to hold bilateral talks with other countries during said summit to strengthen the relations between the two countries. Issues to be tackled in the said bilateral talks include the territorial […]
According to the State Department of the United States of America, said country is hoping that the territorial issues in West Philippine Sea would be tackled in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit despite announcements of the Philippines saying that the dispute is not one of the topics during the said summit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook Chile. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, there is no tsunami alert from the underwater earthquake. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
China hopes the Philippines can make a wiser choice in seeking a solution to the South China Sea dispute, Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister, said on Tuesday. Wang made the comment on the sidelines of his meetings with the Filipino president and secretary of foreign affairs in Manila. “It is a deadlock impeding China-Philippines ties from being improved. We do not want to see it getting worse, becoming a problem that defies a solution. […]
The hottest summer southern Africa has ever experienced brings with it drought and rising concerns over food security in the region, threatening some 27 million people. Scientists who study climate patterns say that this year is the hottest since the Earth’s temperature was first measured 150 years ago. The current weather patterns in the region can be attributed to a combination of this year’s “intense” El Niño event and rising climate change. El Niño events […]
Syrian soldiers fought their way into an air base in northern Syria on Tuesday (November 10) and freed military personnel inside, state television said, after a nearly two-year siege by Islamic State insurgents at the facility. A military source close to the government said the army was working to secure the Kweires air base in Aleppo Province, where soldiers and officers have been under attack since 2013. It is the most high-profile victory for Syria’s […]
In response to the invitation extended by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, is now in the Philippines for a working visit. Said visit is also in preparation for the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Philippines to attend the APEC Summit. The visit of President Xi Jinping is much anticipated due to the rising tensions between the Philippines and China due to the ongoing territorial disputes […]
They were at it again last Saturday… wearing the same masks… with the same picket signs. Expelled members stood outside the gates of another house of worship in Southern California – this time, in Long Beach, California, attempting to disrupt the peaceful religious worship of the members; but to no avail. “Subalit ng lumabas po ang mga kapatid, at hindi sila pinansin, na parang wala silang nakita.” Resident Minister of the Local Congregation Alex M. […]
The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday (November 7) although he gave no timeline for any such actions. “We’ve done them before, all over the world,” Carter said at a defense forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. “And we will do them again.” China claims most of the South China Sea, through which […]
As the country’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit goes in full swing, sky cable channel 133 will start giving the public updates on the event starting November 9. “This is part of our effort to bring the hosting to more people because, as the delegates come, coverage will be restricted but we would want our fellow Filipinos to see what will be going on inside and what the activities are,” “this is […]
(Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday (November 4) defended U.S. naval presence in the South China Sea, and said the inability of ASEAN defense ministers to reach a consensus reflected their concern about China’s activity in the area. Disagreement between the United States and China over how to address rival claims in the South China Sea marred a gathering of Southeast Asian defence officials on Wednesday, with a joint statement scrapped after ministers failed to […]
