XI SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO 33RD AU SUMMIT President Xi Jinping on Sunday warmly congratulated African countries and their people on the holding of the 33rd African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
'NO CONTRADICTION' AMONG OFFICIALS, PANELO INSISTS AMID DIFFERING STATEMENTSON VFAMANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Sunday insisted therewas "neither contradiction nor inconsistency" among cabinet officials'statements on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the Unit
FASTER DETECTION KEY TO SUCCESS Addressing medical shortages in Hubei province, the center of the novel coronavirus epidemic, and speeding up overall detection of infections nationwide are key to combating the contagion's spread, health officials said.
NADA, AWAN, WALA! DEFENSE CHIEF SAYS NO DUTERTE ORDER YET TO SEND NOTICE TO TERMINATE VFAMANILA - 'Fake news.'This was how Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana described information aPalace official sent out Friday night on President Rodrigo Duterte'ssupposed instruction for the Philipp
CORONAVIRUS: CHINA DEATHS RISE PAST 800, OVERTAKING SARS TOLLThe death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to 803 in China onSunday, according to official figures, overtaking the global toll for SARS.
XI, TRUMP DISCUSS OUTBREAK, TRADE President Xi Jinping urged the United States on Friday to evaluate the novel coronavirus outbreak in a calm manner, and reasonably formulate and adjust its measures in dealing with the epidemic.
DEATH OF DOCTOR WHO SOUNDED CORONAVIRUS ALARM SPARKS ANGER AT GOVERNMENTA Chinese doctor who was reprimanded for warning against a "SARS-like"coronavirus before it was officially recognised died of the virus on Friday,triggering a wave of mourning in China and rare online expressions of angerto
PHILIPPINES TO SEND VFA TERMINATION NOTICE TO US; DUTERTE TO TALK TO TRUMPMANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has issued orders to send to the UnitedStates a notice to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA),Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Friday.
TRUMP CELEBRATES IMPEACHMENT ACQUITTAL AND BLASTS RIVALSUS President Donald Trump has taken a victory lap one day after hisimpeachment acquittal, in a White House tirade against his politicalenemies.
DUTERTE TO WATER FIRMS: RETURN THE MONEY OF THE PEOPLE THEN WE TALKMANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte announced Thursday that he would be opento talks with water firms if they return the money they allegedly stole fromconsumers in an apparent shift from his hard-line stance on what h
