Tourism Cooperation Agreement With China Set To Sign By Philippines Philippines was set to sign a tourism cooperation agreement with China and expects more Chinese tourist to visit the country. Department of Tourism (DOT) expect more Chinese tourists to visit the country as Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo and Li Jinzao, chair of China National Tourism … Read more
The lady senators asks for four more hearings on EJK but the Senate committee on Justice chair refuses to agree. Senator Leila de Lima is asking the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights to conduct up to four more hearings on extrajudicial killings (EJKs) before putting it to a close. De Lima’s appeal followed … Read more
Beijing considers the four-day state visit of President Duterte is a “litmus test” to his loyalty and political wisdom. China considers the state of visit of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to Beijing as a “litmus test” of his loyalty and political wisdom. According to Beijing, if Duterte shows his sincerity, the Philippine president’s visit to … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte and his delegation arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a four-day state visit. Straight from his state visit in Brunei Darussalam, Duterte’s plane touched down at the Beijing airport at 8:07 p.m., Tuesday. On Wednesday night, Duterte is scheduled to meet with the Filipino community in Beijing, and on Thursday, he … Read more
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) imposed a ban on bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in airports and flights in the Philippines. This is following reports that the device catches fire and some airlines worldwide have already prohibited the smartphones during flights. CAAP issued a memorandum order prohibiting Galaxy Note 7 in airport … Read more
As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte heads to Beijing, SWS released its survey saying that most Filipinos trust US and not China. Most of the Filipino people trust the United States of America but have a negative outlook towards China, according to the survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS). The SWS survey result which was released … Read more
The Supreme Court extended until November 8 the status quo ante order (SQAO) on the interment of the late dictator. The Philippine Supreme Court has extended until November 8, 2016 the status quo ante order (SQAO) on the burial of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. For the record, … Read more
Erap Orders Arrest Public Officials And Policemen Involved In Drugs Mayor Joseph Estrada or Erap orders to arrest the policemen and government officials in Manila alleged involved in drugs. Estrada ordered police director Senior Superintendent Joel Coronel to immediately conduct an operation to arrest the 16 high-value targets (HVTs), according to the statement released by … Read more
Philippines Expects The Arrival Of Next Batch Of 176 Stranded OFW’s From Saudi Arabia 176 stranded Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from Saudi Arabia are expected to arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday Afternoon (October 18, 2016). Labor Attache Jainal T. Rasul Jr. said that over 176 OFW’s were on their way to the Philippines after … Read more
Duterte Promises Two New Choppers, PCG Two New Choppers – President Rodrigo Duterte promised to give the Philippine Coast Guard two new helicopters for its search and rescue operations. According to PCG Spokesperson Armand Balilo, Duterte vowed the delivery of the new choppers as they toured the BRP Tubbataha during the 115th anniversary of the PCG … Read more