In this photo shared by Jollibee in its Twitter account, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen posing with the crew from the Jollibee North Harbour Branch. Trudeau arrived in the country in time for the summit on Sunday.
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Duterte: US President Trump “gave me words of encouragement” on drug war, Marawi
President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he was “sure” Donald Trump would not raise human rights concerns when they meet in Manila, after the US President praised himself his drug war. Trump is due to land in the Philippines on Sunday evening ahead of two days of summits. According to Duterte, Trump had already given him “words of encouragement” during a brief encounter on the sidelines of another regional summit in Vietnam on Saturday. “He said […]
In photos: Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau wowed by warm Filipino welcome upon arrival in PHL
(Eagle News) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen here amazed by the warm Filipino welcome he received upon his arriving at Clark International Airport in the Philippines. Other world leaders who are now in the country are Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysian Prime Minister Najon Razak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, […]
World leaders arrive in PHL for ASEAN Summit
(Eagle News) — World leaders, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and partner countries, have started arriving for the historic 31st ASEAN Summit and related summits in the Philippines. The planes carrying Malaysian Prime Minister Najon Razak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, South Korea President Moon Jae-In, Australia Prime Minister […]
South China Sea, North Korea issue discussed in Duterte’s bilateral talks with China’s Xi in Vietnam
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had a bilateral meeting with People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit at the Crowne Plaza Da Nang in Vietnam on November 11, 2017. The 72-year old Duterte discussed the issue of the South China Sea, North Korea, as well as strengthening the friendship between China and the Philippines during their bilateral talks. Joining the President were Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan […]
Trump in Vietnam offers to ‘mediate’ on South China Sea dispute
(Agence France Presse) — US President Donald Trump told his Vietnamese counterpart Sunday he is ready to help resolve the dispute in the resource-rich South China Sea which Beijing claims most of. “If I can help mediate or arbitrate, please let me know… I am a very good mediator,” the dealmaking American leader told Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang during an official state visit Sunday. Vietnam has long courted support from Washington in its dispute […]
UPDATED: Laos, Indonesia leaders arrive in PHL
(Eagle News) — Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in the country on Sunday, in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Sisoulith’s plane landed at the Clark International Airport shortly before 11 a.m. He was welcomed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. Minutes after, Widodo’s plane landed. Widodo was accompanied by his wife. Sisoulith was named prime minister late January 2016, when outgoing prime minister Thongsing Thammavong announced […]
Duterte: “I will talk to the rebels”
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday night said he would “talk to the rebels” to ensure that there would be peace in the country. In his speech made at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport upon his arrival from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, Duterte did not say which rebels he was referring to but said he would address both the “ideological and territorial” aspects in the talks. Earlier, Duterte terminated talks with […]
Duterte: Local officials who allow corruption to “thrive” in their localities to be suspended
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday warned local government officials they would be suspended if they allowed corruption to “thrive” in their area of jurisdiction. Duterte made the announcement upon his arrival from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam on Saturday night. “I will suspend any local government official and especially appointed by me pag nakita ko na pinapahirapan ninyo (ang tao)..,” he said during a press conference at […]
Three Vietnamese rescued from Abu Sayyaf in Tawi-Tawi
(Agence France Presse) — Three Vietnamese sailors held for eight months by Islamist gunmen have been rescued by soldiers, the army said Saturday, in the latest operation against the kidnap-for-ransom militants. The sailors were found in the southernmost island group of Tawi-Tawi on Friday, along with the body of another Vietnamese seaman who had died in captivity from an illness, regional military commander Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez said. “He was already dead when the troops […]
Cayetano represents President Duterte in APEC gala dinner in Vietnam
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala dinner for world leaders in President Rodrigo Duterte’s place on Friday night, Nov. 10, 2017. Duterte skipped the dinner because he was attending to urgent matters regarding the final preparations for the ASEAN Summit hosting of the Philippines, and getting information and coordinating with his officials in Manila regarding the recovery of Vietnamese captives of the terrorist group, the […]
LOOK: President Duterte has a good laugh with South Korea’s President Moon
President Rodrigo Duterte is seen having a good laugh with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In in this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go.
