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Filipino activists protest against Obama’s presence at APEC

Around 300 demonstrators protested in Manila on Tuesday (November 17), a day before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. The protesters, who were blocked by riot police around 200 metres (656 feet) from the main gate of the U.S. embassy in Manila, chanted anti-imperialist slogans and waved banners decrying U.S. President Barack Obama’s participation in the summit. The demonstrators denounced what they called an interventionist foreign policy by the U.S.. “Today, Obama will arrive […]

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Leaders of Hong Kong and Vietnam arrive in Manila for APEC

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying arrived into Manila on Monday night (November 16) and was welcomed by Filipino officials ahead of the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Apart from attending the APEC Leaders’ Meeting which begins on Wednesday (November 18), Leung is also scheduled to speak at the APEC CEO Summit on Tuesday. Hong Kong and the Philippines maintain close economic ties, with more than 150,000 Filipinos working mostly as domestic helpers in […]

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Jennifer Lawrence ranked ‘most valuable star’; Chris Pratt soars

Jennifer Lawrence came out top for a second successive year in a ranking of the most valuable movie stars, released on Monday (November 16), that saw Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt drop out of the top 10, and a huge rise for “Jurassic World” star Chris Pratt. Lawrence, 25, an Oscar winner for “Silver Linings Playbook” and star of the “Hunger Games” movie franchise, was deemed “the leading movie star of her generation” by editors […]

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Hong Kong prepare to host China for World Cup qualifier

Hong Kong and China were preparing on Monday (November 16) for their World Cup qualifier in the former British colony. The crowd will be fewer as it will be played in a smaller capacity stadium, but there is likely to be a politically-charged atmosphere to the match as it becomes a focus for any anti-Beijing sentiment lingering after last year’s protests. The match on Tuesday (November 17) comes after Hong Kong shocked fans by holding […]

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Exercise held as search for landslide survivors continues in east China

Rescuers conducted a safety exercise on Monday as they raced to locate survivors of a massive landslide in the city of Lishui in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The death toll from the landslide, which was triggered by flooding on Friday night in Lidong Village, has risen to 25 people while 12 others remain missing, authorities said. The avalanche of mud and rock caused by torrential rain engulfed some 27 homes. The emergency exercise, which lasted […]

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My phone saved my life, Paris attack witness says

A man who survived an explosion near the Stade de France just north of Paris on Friday night (November 13) said his cell phone saved his life by blocking flying debris. Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium at locations across Paris on Friday, killing at least 120 people in a deadly rampage that a shaken President Francois Hollande called an unprecedented terrorist attack. Sylvestre, who was walking near the […]

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Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week

There is a felt need to increase awareness and understanding of the adverse effects of drug abuse not only on the health of our people but also on our social, economic and even the political development of our country. “Life is very interesting… in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.” -Drew Barrymore quote for Overcoming Addiction Drew Barrymore is best known for her role as an actor. She has successfully […]

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Concern raised that mining flood could devastate environment for years

The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine has cut off drinking water for quarter of a million people and saturated waterways downstream with dense orange sediment that could wreck the ecosystem for years to come. Nine people have been left dead, 19 are still listed as missing and 500 people were displaced from their homes when the dams burst at an iron ore mine in southeastern Brazil on November 5. The sheer volume […]

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ISIS threatens attack on Washington, other countries

(REUTERS) Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington. The video, which appeared on a website used by Islamic State to post its messages, begins with news footage of the aftermath of Friday’s Paris shootings in which at least 129 people were killed. The message to countries involved in what it called […]

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APEC: Future of progress

QUEZON City, Philippines (November 17) – Different countries united for a common goal, to aim for a better and brighter future for their country and their people. This is the reason why Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, more popularly known as APEC, was created – to facilitate the growing economy, trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific Region. The main objective of APEC is known as BOGOR goals, it aims to achieve free trade and open trade […]

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Symposium ukol sa Road Safety Tips, isinagawa sa Malinao, Aklan

Nagsagawa ng isang symposium na magbibigay kaalaman at kasanayan ukol sa road safety tips ang Philippine National Police o PNP-Malinao sa Aklan. Namahagi rin ng mga leaflet ang awtoridad upang mas mapag-aralan pa ng mga residente ang mga batas na may kinalaman sa anti-violence against women and their children act at anti-trafficking in persons act. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Alan Gementiza)

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