https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107546/97/1075469732_0:107:2047:1258_1200x675_80_0_0_1118fc8c87db5da2d854e7c2e2202380.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009201080521009-58-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-the-philippines-usgs-says/ Philippine seismologists, however, set the earthquake magnitude at 6.1, which, according to the Richet scale, is considered a strong quake felt up to hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the epicentre. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off La Paz, in the Philippines, the US Geological Survey said on Sunday. Meanwhile, The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported […]
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is seen from behind the gates of the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte granted Pemberton a pardon following his conviction in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption toggle caption Aaron Favila/AP U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is seen from behind the gates of the Department of […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008241080260380-nine-killed-17-injured-by-twin-blast-in-philippines-south-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least nine people were killed and 17 others injured as a result of two consecutive explosions in the Philippines’ south province of Sulu, media reported on Monday, citing the Philippine authorities. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, citing the Philippine military and police, the first blast occurred near a grocery store along a busy street […]
At least 11 people have been killed and 40 injured in a bombing attack in the city of Jolo in the Philippines while soldiers were helping with Covid-19 relief efforts. One of the attacks involved a female suicide bomber. The first explosion occurred inside the Paradise Food plaza next to a computer shop in downtown Jolo at around 12.00am local time, killing five soldiers and five […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107814/74/1078147454_0:0:1367:768_1200x675_80_0_0_4e241af8d2b93abf2fead54bfcb60ee8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008181080200468-magnitude-69-earthquake-strikes-central-philippines/ A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday local time, according to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG). The quake occurred in Samar, an island in the Philippines. The earthquake was felt most strongly in Mapanas, Legazpi, Lezo and Aklan. The next strongest intensity level was felt in Iloilo, followed by Roxas City. The United States Geological Survey recorded the […]
Ramona Diaz’s latest documentary, A Thousand Cuts, stars former CNN correspondent and Rappler co-founder Maria Ressa, a formidable Filipino reporter who was born in the country yet spent much of her youth, as well as her college years, in the U.S. Ressa became famous herself when she began being targeted by the violent populist government of President Rodrigo Duterte and its online followers. The attacks have […]
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International Lawyers Oppose Philippines Anti-Terrorism Bill By International Lawyers Guild. June 13, 2020 International Lawyers Oppose Philippines Anti-Terrorism Bill2020-06-132020-06-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/junk-terror-bill-e1592065559442.jpg200px200px Over 100 international lawyers and lawyers’ associations issued an open letter to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, and members of the Congress of the Philippines. The urgent open letter was issued to express high levels of concern about the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill in the […]
Leah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology in advancing economic development in Asia. The recent update to the Libra white paper has re-ignited debate around Facebook’s digital currency ambitions, albeit not to summer-2019 temperatures. “Haven’t read it yet” or “not been following for a while” are common responses when I ask my peers how […]
A study says Southeast Asian countries are cutting defense spending as a result of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, potentially opening up room for China to further assert… Source link
Philippines delays the purchase of AH-1Z Viper or AH-64E Apache attack helicopters offered by the United States under the two Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package, according to INQUIRER.net. Philippine’s Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana also said that the American offers are too expensive for the country. “The money allotted to buy attack helicopters is only P13 billion ($256 million),” he said. Also, the minister stressed that if […]