In this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, US President Donald Trump is seen talking to President Rodrigo Duterte from afar during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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News in photo: Duterte beside Putin, behind Xi in APEC family photo in Vietnam
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte attended the picturing taking for the so-called family photo of world leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. He stood beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and behind China’s President Xi. On Duterte’s other side is Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. United States President Donald Trump stood next to Putin. Pictured from left to right […]
LOOK: President Duterte talks to US President Trump, Australian PM Turnbull
In this photo courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen talking to US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
UPDATE: Cambodia, Myanmar leaders arrive for ASEAN Summit in PHL
(Eagle News) — Leaders from other countries have begun arriving in the Philippines in time for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings. Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen was the first leader to arrive, his plane landing at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga at 1:26 p.m. He was welcomed by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrived minutes later. […]
More than 3,000 passengers stranded due to tropical storm “Salome”
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — More than 3, 000 passengers were stranded in ports and harbor all over Southern Tagalog and Bicol regions due to tropical storm “Salome.” The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is strictly implementing Memorandum Circular No. 02-13 or Guidelines for Sea Travel during inclement weather. Meanwhile, storm warning signals have been lifted as tropical storm “Salome” moved farther from land and out over the West Philippine Sea. https://youtu.be/EGGqdWuoMzs
Bilateral talks on APEC sidelines: Duterte thanks Putin for “timely” military assistance in ending Marawi war
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a bilateral meeting on Friday, November 10, on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, where they discussed issues on terrorism, trade, as well as cooperation for further development and strengthening of ties. The 72-year old Duterte met with the 65-year old Putin and thanked him for his timely assistance when the Philippine troops were fighting the war against […]
LOOK: President Duterte interacting with other leaders in Vietnam
These pictures courtesy of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go show President Rodrigo Duterte with other leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vietnam.
UPDATED: Former President Aquino posts bail for cases filed vs him over botched Mamasapano operation
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday posted a P40,000 bail bond for the cases filed against him in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. This was after the cases for graft and usurpation of authority were raffled off to the Sandiganbayan third division, which was expected to issue a warrant of arrest against him. The division is chaired by Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, who is an Aquino appointee. Aquino, who […]
UPDATED: Jinggoy Estrada gets court approval to travel to Singapore for father’s medical appointment
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to go to Singapore but subject to certain conditions. In a two-page resolution made public on Friday, the fifth division, where Estrada is facing a complaint over the alleged pork barrel scam, granted the former senator’s motion that he be allowed to accompany his father, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, in his appointment with Dr. Premkumar Pillay of the Singapore Brain-Pine Nerves Center at Mount […]
Visa-free travel tungong South Korea, pwede na sa mga Pilipino
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang makapasyal ang mga Pilipino sa South Korea nang walang visa hanggang Abril 2018. Gayunman, maaari lamang gamitin ng mga Pilipino ang naturang pribilehiyo kung ito ay papasok ng South Korea sa pamamagitan ng Yangyang International Airport malapit sa Pyeongchang. Layon ng naturang hakbang ng South Korea na palakasin ang turismo sa Pyeongchang na siyang venue ngayon ng 2018 Winter Olympics sa Pebrero. Sa ngayon, wala pang direct flights mula sa […]
Cases filed vs Noynoy Aquino over botched Mamasapano operation raffled off to division chaired by his appointee
(Eagle News) — The cases against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation that saw over 40, mostly members of the Special Action Force, killed in 2015 have been raffled off to a Sandiganbayan division chaired by an Aquino appointee. The cases for graft and usurpation of authority are now under the third division led by an Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang. In indicting Aquino, Assistant Special Prosecutor Reza Casila-Derayunan said Aquino, […]
Bilang ng krimen sa PHL, bumaba ng halos 9 % – PNP
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bumaba ng halos siyam na porsyento ang bilang ng naitatalang krimen sa nakalipas na buwan kumpara sa noong nakaraang taon. Base sa datos ng Philippine National Police (PNP), mula Enero hanggang Oktubre ng 2017, nasa 452,204 incidents ang naitalang krimen sa bansa. Mas mababa ito kumpara sa 493,912 crime incidents na naitala sa kaparehong panahon noong nakaraang taon. Pinakamalaki naman ang ibinaba sa kaso ng murder at physical injury. Pangunahin […]
