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by Shaun TANDON LOS Angeles, California (AFP) — After recognizing eclectic musicians in recent years, the latest Grammys have gone to some of the best-sellers — a meeting, deliberate or not, of the industry’s top honors with popular taste. The most prestigious award, Album of the Year, had an unusually diverse range of nominees including meditative rapper Kendrick Lamar, indie rock sensation Alabama Shakes and late-blooming country singer Chris Stapleton. But the music professionals voted […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 17) – This February, we celebrate National Heart Month, reminding the public to take good care of their heart through healthy lifestyle, nutrition and exercise. Heart Month, which is observed in many countries, aims to promote heart disease awareness and address the most common prevalent forms of cardio-vascular diseases, particularly coronary artery disease. Keeping your heart healthy, whatever your age, is the most important thing you can do to help prevent and […]
(RANCHO MIRAGE, California) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has underscored the importance of upholding the rule of law in resolving the territorial disputes in the South China Sea on the first day of the US-ASEAN Leaders Summit here. US President Barack Obama is hosting the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a special summit at Sunnylands, the historic Annenberg estate where Obama held a meeting with Chinese President Xi […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday is to announce a package of measures designed to boost Southeast Asian economies, betting that the fast-growing region can be an ever more important trade partner. The plan will establish three offices — in Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore — to boost the US government’s “economic engagement with ASEAN institutions,” officials said. The White House sees the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Asian […]
by Andrew BEATTY RANCHO Mirage, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for “tangible steps” to reduce tensions in the South China Sea, after a two day summit with Southeast Asian leaders concerned at Beijing’s military build-up. “We discussed the need for tangible steps in the South China Sea to lower tensions,” Obama said after the meeting, calling for “a halt to further reclamation, new construction and militarization of disputed areas.” China’s actions in […]
TOKYO, JAPAN (Reuters) —The negative interest rate set by Japan’s central bank, effective on Tuesday, will add uncertainty to global economy and exert pressure on China’s currency, said economists. The Bank of Japan followed other central banks last month to cut interest rates to minus 0.1 percent to boost economic recovery amid plummeting oil prices and slowing growth in China. The move weakened the yen, which in turn could add pressure on China’s currency […]
Itinuloy ng Korte Suprema ang ikalimang oral argument sa kasong diskwalipikasyon ni Sen. Grace Poe. Pero bago ang ang pagtatanong ng mga mahistrado kay Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim, pinaharap muna isa-isa ang apat na pribadong respondent na naghain ng kaso laban kay Poe para maglahad ng kani-kanilang argumento.
Tinuldukan naman ng aktres na si Susan Roces ang isyung anak umano ng kanyang kapatid na si Rosemarie Sonora si Sen. Grace Poe kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Ayon kay Roces, hindi niya ipagkakaila kung tunay ngang anak ng kanyang kapatid si Poe ngunit ang problema ay hindi aniya talaga totoo ang naturang balita. Ito ay dahil sa siguradong-sigurado si Roces na hindi buntis ang kanyang kapatid na kasama niya noong 1968, kung kailan ipinanganak […]
Mariing pinabulaanan ng malakanyang ang usap-usapan na sikretong kandidato ni Pangulong Aquino sa May 9 presidential elections, si Sen. Grace Poe. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, ang pagpapalutang ng mga kandidatong mamanukin ng Pangulo ay kahayagan lamang na malakas ang endorsement power ni PNoy. Aniya, iisa lang ang pambato ng Daang Matuwid team at ito ay si dating Sec. Mar Roxas. Inihayag ni Lacierda na kita naman ng publiko kung papaano ikinakampanya ng Pangulo […]
Nagsimula na ang dalawang araw na special ASEAN – US Summit sa Sunnylands estate sa California. Kabilang sa mga tinatalakay sa unang araw ng pulong ang promosyon ng makabagong Entrepreneurial Asian Economic Community. Susundan ito ng working dinner na ang pag-uusapan ay ang regional strategic outlook. Mismong si US President Barack Obama ang sumalubong sa pagdating sa Sunnylands ni Pangulong Aquino. Inihatid pa ni Obama ang Pangulo sa lugar na pinagdarausan ng pulong bago ito […]
Lumagda sa isang Memorandum of Understanding ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno para protektahan ang mga OFW laban sa tanim-bala scheme sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Layon din daw ng kasunduan na maibalik ang tiwala ng mga pasahero sa mga airport personnel.
Aprubado na ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang pagpapatupad ng “no contact apprehension” policy upang madisiplina ang mga pasaway na motorista. Magiging epektibo ito sa susunod na buwan. Bukod dito, nagdagdag ang ahensya ng cctv cameras sa iba’t ibang lansangan sa Metro Manila para mahuli ang mga lumalabag. https://youtu.be/K9UZpLUW9ZI
