MANILA–The Philippines wants Southeast Asian nations to discuss China’s proposal of holding naval drills with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation countries in the South China Sea. “The Philippine position will be discussed in Asean. Hintayin na lang po natin ‘yung magiging discussion na ito,” Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said when asked to comment… Read More PH wants Asean position on China naval drills
The Department of Foreign Affairs has placed Thailand under Alert Level 1 and warned Filipinos there to avoid 10 areas in Bangkok. The precautionary alert was issued in the wake of a powerful explosion near the Erawan Shrine on August 17, killing 20 people and injuring 125 others. A Filipina was among those injured. The… Read More PH raises alert level in Thailand
MANILA, Philippines—The country’s trade exports to East Asian countries continuously increase while exports to the United States and European Union decline, National Statistics Office Administrator Carmelita Ericta said. Merchandise exports to Japan reported the highest yield among East Asian countries, comprising 23.8 percent share of the total exports of the country for July 2011, she… Read More Trade export to East Asia soars – NSO
It began with the turtles, the charismatic “gardeners of the sea” and living barometers of the state of the world’s oceans. Years ago, turtles were abundant, especially in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), home of the world’s greatest marine biodiversity. Here, in this one million-square kilometer area that supports 40 million people and billion-dollar tourism… Read More Saving the ‘gardeners of the sea’ in Sulu-Sulawesi ecoregion
By Framelia V. Anonas We may differ in color, language, and ethnicity, but people in East and Southeast Asia have a deep connection: we share a common human origin. This is according to the study entitled “Mapping Human Genetic Diversity in Asia” by the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) Pan-Asian SNP (for “single nucleotide polymorphism”) Consortium.… Read More Who’s your daddy? Study traces genetic origin of Asian people
CALAPAN CITY— Crissia Del Atienza of Puerto Galera was crowned Miss Oriental Mindoro 2009 in the annual Search for Miss Oriental Mindoro. In the pageant held November 13 ahead of the 59th founding anniversary of Oriental Mindoro, Atienza also bagged minor awards in production outfit and swimsuit categories. Krezza Gem Macalintal of Victoria got the… Read More Puerto Galera lass crowned Miss Oriental Mindoro 2009
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