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Southeast Asian nations on Sunday agreed to Beijing’s terms on talks on the South China Sea dispute, after two days of tense meetings on the dispute in the Philippine capital. The foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued the joint communique shortly after the ministers met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and agreed on a framework for conducting negotiations on the decades-long row that included key clauses advocated by […]
(Eagle News) – ASEAN Secretary General Lê Lương Minh said that the regional bloc’s foreign ministers are pushing for a legally binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Minh said that only a legally binding Code of Conduct will be effective in preventing and managing tensions in the South China Sea where various countries have competing claims. Minh cited that the previous Declaration on the Conduct […]
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said this is the best time for ASEAN member states to take the role of being partners for change as the regional bloc celebrates its 50th year. Cayetano on Saturday, August 5, welcomed his counterparts from different member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as they gathered in Manila for the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM). Senior officials and delegates from other ASEAN […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is seen here with soldiers in Marawi City excitedly taking “selfies” with him during his second visit to Marawi City on Friday, August 4, 2017. Duterte visited the government troops at the Tactical Command Post of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) at Barangay Kilala in Marawi City. The visit further boosted the morale of soldiers who are fighting remaining Islamist terrorists in the city. Soldiers are also […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations “reiterated” their “grave concerns over the escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula” including the most recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests of North Korea on July 4 and 28, and two other nuclear tests last year. The “ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Developments in the Korean Peninsula” issued on Saturday, August 5, during the opening of the […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Sarangani province, Saturday morning with the epicenter located eight kilometers northwest of Malapatan town and was felt at nearby cities of General Santos, Digos and Davao. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake struck at 8:30 a.m., on Saturday, August 5. It was located at a depth of 74 kilometers. Phivolcs said they expect aftershocks to happen. The quake was felt at […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill increasing the penalties for the refusal of hospitals and clinics to administer appropriate initial medical treatment in emergency or serious cases. Republic Act No. 10932, otherwise known as the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law provides that “in emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte showed his support for soldiers and policemen battling Islamist-inspired militants in Marawi City when he visited soldiers of the Joint Special Operation Task Force Trident in Camp Kilala during his second visit to Marawi City on August 4, Friday. “I have to be here because I want all of you to know that… Mahal ko kayo. I hope you will be able to clean up Marawi City and […]
Cash donations for those affected by the conflict in Marawi have reached almost P100 million. According to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, as of 2 PM August 3, the fund has already amounted to P98,570,804.23. Guevara said, around P1.5 million have been released to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who were wounded in the ongoing clashes with the Maute Group. As of August 3, the numbers of rebels killed are […]
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks with the leaders and stakeholders of mining companies in the country during a dialogue at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Joining the President in the event is Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu and other government officials.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed on Friday the talk about human rights between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-hosted meetings, noting that it was an “opportunity to address (the US’) concerns and correct the perceptions they may have gleaned from exaggerated media reports.” In a statement, the DFA noted that discussions on human rights issues were […]
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, August 3 met with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari and other guests at the Music Room in Malacañang. The latest in a series of meetings with the MNLF leader, the President continues to forge a strong alliance with Chairman Misuari for their cooperation in the administration’s war against illegal drugs, criminality and terrorism in Mindanao.
