China to use its influence
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday urged China to use its influence to move forward the six-party talks. The President issued the call during the 13th ASEAN-China Summit held here at the National Convention Center. The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North [...]
13th ASEAN plus Three Summit
Leaders of ASEAN countries and their counterparts from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea met Friday for the 13th ASEAN plus Three Summit. The leaders were gratified with the achievements in ASEAN+3 cooperation, citing the effective implementation of the 2nd Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation, with activities now covering 24 different areas. The [...]
Free Rice Seeds to Farmers
The International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) based here now holds 115, 000 varieties of one of the world’s most important grains — rice stored in a fire-proof, quake-proof, and typhoon-proof gene bank, officials on Tuesday said. ”We’ve now genes stored which could potentially help us increase the yields of rice, improve pest tolerance and disease resistance, [...]
Flooding in Thailand
Thai authorities on Wednesday reported that at least 59 people have died and 3.2 millions been stricken by flood in northern, northeastern, eastern and central regions. According to a report issued by the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand (NIEM) at the Ministry of Public Health, 59 people in 18 affected provinces have lost their lives [...]
USA Won’t Help Philippines
By Gloria Jane Baylon MANILA, May 3 (PNA) — The Philippines does not intend to drag the United States into Manila’s territorial dispute with China on what is internationally mapped as the South China Sea, notwithstanding Manila-Washington’s time-tested bilateral alliance. This was stressed by Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario in Washington, where he addressed [...]
A tsunami hit Indonesia
Following a strong earthquake off coast of western Sumatra island, a tsunami hit Indonesia on Tuesday which killed 113 people and made more than 502 people missing. The tsunami occurred in two islands of south and north Mentawai after a 7.2 Richter scale earthquake jolted off coast of western Sumatra. According to the seismography center [...]
Vietnamese investors to fuel their capital to the Philippines
President Benigno S. Aquino III hopes to attract more Vietnamese investors to fuel their capital to the Philippines after his two-day state visit here. In a press conference, the Chief Executive cited a Vietnamese business process outsourcing (BPO) firm for “leading the way” by putting up a shop in the Philippines, saying this would further [...]
National English daily of Vietnam
President Benigno S. Aquino III’s state visit here and his attendance at the 17th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit from October 26 to 30 has reached fever-pitch prompting the Vietnam News, the national English daily of Vietnam, to feature the Chief Executive on the front page of its Tuesday edition. In its article [...]
Armed Forces of the Philippines Condemns NPA Attacks
by Philippine News Agency The recent New People’s Army (NPA) attacks on Ifugao and Camarines Norte which have claimed the lives of 15 soldiers and two civilians demonstrated anew the rebel group’s blatant disregard for human life, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr., said on Wednesday. “We do not think [...]
China is Bullying the Philippines
By Priam F. Nepomuceno As the maritime tiff between China and the Philippines enters its third week, Northern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara on Wednesday said there are now 14 Chinese vessels in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal compared to the two Filipino ships patrolling in the area. This is considerably higher than the nine [...]