Donald Trump has declared he has won the US election, in a speech to his supporters at his main election event in New York. He announced that his rival candidate Hillary Clinton has rung him to congratulate him, even though there are still some votes to be counted. “I’ve just received a call from Secretary […]
South Korea’s military is on high alert for a possible provocation from North Korea, including a ballistic missile launch, on or around the day of the US presidential election. An official from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff commented on the matter at a news conference on Monday. The official said that being mindful […]
The Japan Foundation, a government body which serves to promote Japanese culture, opened its annual preparatory language training program for Filipino nurses and caregivers Friday, with hundreds of candidates having signed up to participate. Director of the Japan Foundation in Manila, Hiroaki Uesugi, told Kyodo News that 333 people, of which 39 are nurse candidates […]
The two tropical cyclones outside the Philippine boundary are slowly moving away from the country, the state weather bureau said midday Friday. Tropical storm Meari, located at 1,780 kilometers east of Central Luzon, was moving northeast slowly, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Another tropical depression, located at 2,225 kilometers east of […]
Philippine aviation officials are confident of maintaining the country’s safety aviation ratings with the US and Europe, a ranking official of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said. Capt. Manuel Antonio Tamayo, deputy director general of CAAP, said officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are set to conduct an audit on […]
A Philippine government delegation has inspected Japan’s latest broadcast technology, including a high-definition TV format. About 10 officials accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte in Japan visited the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo on Wednesday. They watched a Rio Olympics program on 8K Super Hi-Vision monitors. NHK led the development of the technology. The visitors were also […]
The Japanese government is leasing five light surveillance airplanes to the Philippines to bolster the country’s maritime patrol operations. Defense Undersecretary for Finance Raymundo de Vera Elefante said the deal to be signed today in Tokyo is for $7,000 per year for four TC-90 propeller light planes and the fighter TC-90 plane would be leased […]
Filipino farmers in conflict-wracked Maguindanao will supply bananas to a Japanese supermarket chain under an agreement that will be signed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Tokyo this week, his agriculture minister said Tuesday. A 50,000-hectare banana plantation, which can produce up to 20 million boxes of the fruit annually, will be dedicated to the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a shift in the focus of his country’s foreign policy from relations with the United States to those with China. Duterte addressed a business meeting in Beijing on Thursday and said he announces his separation from the United States both in military areas and economics. Earlier in the day, […]
China has welcomed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a ceremony that underscored warming ties despite bitter maritime disputes. Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted Duterte with a smile at the ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. Duterte had arrived in China on Tuesday night. The leaders later held their first summit. They signed an agreement to strengthen […]
