In a surreal mixture of dignitaries, the Olympic Stadium's VIP box included Kim Yo Jong and North Korea's nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam, sitting above and behind U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence and fellow hard-liner Shinzo Abe, Japan'sRead more
Subic-BlogHe has lashed out at the previous administration for meddling in domestic affairs, threatening to severe a defense pact and order the pullout of American troops in the country. The Philippine–US ties improved after the Philippine President welcomed theRead more
Subic-BlogMobile, AL (WKRG) – Rain may make parades difficult today but it is certainly not a hindrance to folks in the US Navy. Dozens of people were climbing aboard the USS Philippine Sea as tours began Saturday morning onRead more
Subic-BlogThere were no immediate comments from U.S. or Chinese embassy officials. Duterte recently ordered an end to all foreign scientific research missions in Benham, which his government has renamed Philippine Rise, and asked the navy and air force toRead more
Subic-BlogChina and the 10-member Asean states are working on the code of conduct for the vital waterway, which is mostly claimed by China but also claimed by the Philippines and other Asean countries. The embassy said the US willRead more
Subic-BlogMardi Gras revelers have the chance to tour a United States naval ship throughout the Carnival weekend, and the ship's arrival also gives patriots an opportunity to party in the Port City. The USS Philippine Sea arrived at theRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president on Friday ordered the cancellation of a multimillion-dollar deal to buy 16 helicopters from Canada and said purchases of U.S. arms should also be stopped because of too many imposed conditions, although heRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA (Reuters) – Philippine soldiers have killed three suspected members of the pro-Islamic State Maute group, the army said on Friday, … just outside Marawi, the city half-destroyed by a five-month conflict last year that was the Philippine military'sRead more
Subic-BlogFollowing the trade data, the peso weakened to 51.79 against the U.S. dollar. That took it close to 51.85, its lowest level since 2006, hit in October. This year, the peso has shed about 3.5 percent against the dollar.Read more
Subic-BlogWe name the parts, and the parts come together to name, and to be, us. At times we don't have names for certain parts of the body, especially the internal ones, because we don't even know they exist! TheRead more
Subic-BlogDHAKA: Bangladesh's central bank will file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over the world's largest cyber heist, the South Asian country's finance minister said Wednesday. Unidentified hackers stole $ 81 million in February 2016 fromRead more
Subic-BlogNow, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is prepared to block the US$ 233-million deal pending the outcome of the review. But just this week a government spokesperson said Canada believed the deal would see the choppers usedRead more
Subic-BlogPhilippine Central Bank governor Nestor Espenilla gestures during an interview with REUTERS at the Central bank headquarter in Pasay, metro Manila, … at a time some economists suggest the Philippines could be a soft spot and vulnerable if higherRead more
Subic-BlogThe Bell 412EPI helicopters were due be delivered early next year as the Philippine military prepares to step up operations against Islamist and communist rebels. Nearly 4,000 Filipinos have been killed by police in a war on drugs sinceRead more
Subic-BlogBut while the Philippines was the most vociferous claimant of a portion of the South China Sea, it was also the weakest link because of its fragile democracy. That was proven when President Duterte took power. Xi Jinping andRead more
Subic-BlogA worker counts U.S. dollar bills inside a money changer in Metro Manila, Philippines February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco. Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific chief economist for IHS Markit, isn't worried by gaps in the current account, saying “it's notRead more
Subic-BlogFilipino boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas is back home fresh off his title defense at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Ancajas landed at NAIA Terminal 1 on Wednesday morning, coming off a two-week trip to the UnitedRead more
Subic-BlogWASHINGTON – The United States should have stopped Beijing from constructing military installations in the South China Sea from the start, particularly in areas within the 200-mile exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, said ambassador Jose “Babe” Romualdez. “NowRead more
Subic-BlogScientists from the United States, Japan and South Korea have surveyed it many times. Since 2000, the Philippines has granted about 30 foreign licenses to survey the area. The Philippine Rise is different from the South China Sea, anRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines — The stock barometer recovered from steep losses to finish lower on Tuesday as another equity sell-off in the US ricocheted across the globe. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index dropped 0.79 percent or 65.58 points toRead more
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