Japan to Convene Regular Diet Session on Jan. 28
January 18, 2019
Tokyo–The government on Friday announced a plan to convene this year’s regular session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Jan. 28 for a 150-day run through June 26. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga presented the plan at executive meetings of
PSE index back above 8,000-point mark
January 18, 2019
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index finished the week above the 8,000-point mark but the peso lost ground against the US dollar on Friday. The peso ended at P52.515 from P52.41. Volume at the foreign exchange of the Bankers Association
“‘Human rights crisis’’ deepens in Philippines, group claims
January 18, 2019
A ‘’human rights crisis in the Philippines deepened” in 2018 as the Duterte administration continues a war against illegal drugs, according to Human Rights Watch group. “The human rights crisis in the Philippines unleashed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office
Japan turns over disaster reduction equipment to the Philippines
January 18, 2019
Ambassador Koji Haneda attended the ceremonial turnover of the Japanese disaster reduction equipment under Japan’s Non-Project Grant Aid (NPGA) on Friday at the Department of Public Works and Highways Flood Control Management Office. The equipment was handed over by the
Santos to assume reins of Eastern Mindanao Command
January 18, 2019
Major Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. will be the new head of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, Eastmincom spokesman, said the assumption of Santos will be presided by the
Number of suicides in Japan hits 37-Year Low in 2018
January 18, 2019
Tokyo–The number of people in Japan who committed suicide in 2018 came to 20,598, down by 723, or 3.4 pct, from the preceding year, falling for the ninth straight year, a preliminary government report showed on Friday. The annual number
Palace hits US-based NGO for calling Philippines a “war zone in disguise”
January 18, 2019
Malacanang slammed on Friday a US-based non-government organization that labeled the Philippines as “a war zone in disguise,” calling it ignorant and biased. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement in reaction to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
More than 20,000 troops deployed for BOL plebiscite
January 18, 2019
More than 20,000 troops were deployed in Mindanao to ensure a safe and peaceful conduct of Monday’s Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde on Friday. “Our assumption is there is always a threat
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