Philippines

Source: Manila Bulletin BACOLOD CITY - An employee was injured in a fire that hit the kitchen of a restobar in Barangay 5 here on Saturday, June 15. A FIRE razed five business establishments in Barangay 5, Bacolod City on Saturday, June 15. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Fire Station)

Source: AsiaOne MANILA -- The Philippines filed a claim with the UN on Saturday (June 15) to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China. "Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of

Source: The News International MANILA: The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China. "Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of

Source: pantagraph.com Author: Associated Press DISPUTED SEA: The Philippines asked a United Nations body to recognize the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday. The move rejects China's vast territorial claims to the region. FRANCE: Anti-racism

Source: MindaNews DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) -- Less than two months after he was assigned to Police Regional Office - Region 11 (PRO-11), Brigadier General Aligre Martinez was relieved of his post, effective June 13. Government-owned Radyo Pilipinas reported that seven officials, including Martinez, were reassigned to other police

Source: MindaNews DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) - The Aboitiz-led Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) may implement another increase in electricity rates starting this month, citing the reduced generating capacity of hydropower plants in the previous weeks due to the effect of El Niño phenomenon. Fermin Edillon, head of