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‘Di huli sa ASEAN! Palace: PH only ‘days apart’ from neighbors in getting COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA – The Philippines is only days apart from its Southeast Asian neighbors in kicking off its rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, Malacañang said Thursday.
February 25, 2021
7:46 pm
Politiko Lokal
Drilon: 6 Southeast Asian countries have rolled out vaccines – how about PH?
Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon on Wednesday lamented that the Philippines was lagging behind several countries in its Covid-19 vaccination plans, noting that six out of 10 countries in Southeast Asia have already begun their vaccination programs while the Philippines is still scrambling to secure supplies.
February 18, 2021
1:56 pm
Politiko Lokal
Risa: Don’t use athletes’ honor as excuse to sweep SEA Games issues under rug
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday insisted that her call for a Senate investigation into possible irregularities surrounding the construction of the sport facilities used in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games “tarnishes neither the achievements of our athletes nor the honor they have earned for the country.”
November 16, 2020
2:40 pm
Politiko Global
Duterte backs ASEAN pandemic fund, frets on food security
Southeast Asian leaders pledged to keep trade routes open to protect food supplies and stockpile medical equipment at a summit held online Tuesday, as they warned of the crippling economic cost of the coronavirus.
April 15, 2020
11:31 am
Politiko Global
ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle coronavirus
Vietnam will urge Southeast Asian leaders to set up an emergency fund to tackle the coronavirus at a summit held online on Tuesday, as the pandemic ravages the region’s tourism and export-reliant economies.
April 14, 2020
5:45 pm
Politiko Lokal
Anong gusto niyo? Mag-gold tayo o mag-GRO? Tito Sotto downplays foreign athletes’ complaints on SEA Games, says glitches normal
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has downplayed the complaints aired by foreign delegates to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, saying the Philippines is even “too hospitable.”
November 27, 2019
2:28 pm
Headlines
Pinaghintay kahit Pinay! PH women’s football team finds hotel unprepared for arrival— like foreign athletes
Even the Philippine national women’s football team wasn’t spared from the shabby treatment that their Southeast Asian counterparts had experienced since arriving in Manila for the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
November 24, 2019
5:04 pm
Headlines
SE Asia leaders snub US meeting after Trump skips ASEAN summit
Several Southeast Asian leaders snubbed a meeting with US officials on Monday after President Donald Trump decided not to attend a regional summit in Bangkok.
November 4, 2019
9:07 pm
Snitch Network
Teddyboy Locsin slams ‘losers’ claiming Duterte didn’t get FIFA jersey: Inggit lang kayo!
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. has blasted critics claiming FIFA officials skipped giving President Rodrigo Duterte a jersey in Thailand while he was on stage with other heads of state of Southeast Asian critics.
November 4, 2019
8:55 am
Features
Deepen security cooperation, Duterte tells ASEAN, UN
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday urged ASEAN member states and the United Nations (UN) to enhance cooperation in sustainable security.
November 3, 2019
9:48 pm
Politiko Global
Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.
July 30, 2019
8:12 pm
Headlines
Anong nagawa niyo sa sports? Medialdea blasts Phisgoc critics, says PH SEA Games hosting has Duterte’s support
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Wednesday slammed critics who questioned the role of Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committing (Phisgoc) Foundation in organizing the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games later this year.
July 24, 2019
11:53 am
Politiko Global
Indonesia to send 210 tonnes of waste back to Australia
Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tonnes of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash.
July 9, 2019
6:36 pm
Politiko Global
Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies.
June 24, 2019
9:22 am
Politiko Lokal
We’re all in this together: Carpio asks PH to join ASEAN neighbors in correcting Chinese claims over South China Sea
Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has called on Filipinos to join with citizens of other Southeast Asian nations in correcting China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea.
June 12, 2019
6:47 pm
Politiko Global
Indonesia’s ‘smooth’ polls a beacon in sea of strongmen: analysts
Indonesia pulled off a complex yet peaceful election across its vast — and ethnically diverse — island territory this week, cementing its place as a democratic beacon in a sea of authoritarian governments, analysts say.
April 20, 2019
9:04 am
Politiko Global
Wow, high tech! Joko Widodo taps ‘hologram campaigning’ ahead of polls
Indonesia’s president has started beaming a hologram of himself to reach voters in key battleground provinces as he shuttles around the Southeast Asian archipelago ahead of national polls.
March 28, 2019
7:40 pm
Headlines
China, SE Asia to hold maritime drill to ease tensions
China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, officials said Friday, in a move aimed at easing tensions but which may spark US alarm.
October 19, 2018
3:37 pm
Politiko Global
ICC says can rule on Rohingya deportations from Myanmar
The International Criminal Court said Thursday it had jurisdiction to probe the forced deportation of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar’s military as a possible crime against humanity.
September 7, 2018
12:21 pm
Politiko Lokal
Philippines bombing kills one, wounds over a dozen
A bomb ripped through an internet cafe in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 15 in the second deadly blast to strike the same city in days, authorities said.
September 3, 2018
1:25 pm
Features
Ayaw patalo sa Russia! Duterte reveals US’ wish to supply PH with military equipment
The United States has expressed willingness to supply the Philippines with military equipment after it aired concerns over the government’s plan to purchase arms and other hardware from Russia.
August 23, 2018
10:23 pm
Politiko Global
China, SE Asian states hold simulated naval drill
China and Southeast Asian states held simulated naval exercises this week for the first time, Singapore said Friday, as they seek to lower long-running tensions in disputed waters.
August 3, 2018
8:31 pm
Politiko Global
Australia warns on encrypted apps as Southeast Asia vows terror cooperation
Use of encrypted messaging apps to plan terrorist attacks is the greatest threat facing intelligence agencies in modern times, Australia warned Saturday as Southeast Asian leaders vowed closer cooperation to counter extremism.
March 17, 2018
7:13 pm
Politiko Campus
Aba e gago ka pala: Jay Batongbacal slams Duterte for protesting ‘threat to democracy’ tag
Maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal has scored President Rodrigo Duterte for raising a howl against the United States intelligence community’s report including him as a threat to democracy and human rights in Southeast Asia.
February 24, 2018
11:45 am
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