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MANILA: The Philippine and Chinese governments have agreed to resume talks on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea at an “early date” following the bilateral summit between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Jan. 4. In a joint statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said discussions would build upon the outcomes of the previous negotiations during the Duterte administration, “with a view of benefiting the two countries and their peoples.” “On oil and gas cooperation, both sides agreed to bear in mind the spirit of
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he is hopeful that efforts to revive discussions on the joint oil exploration between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would soon bear fruit. “I would very much like, as you have suggested, Mr. President, to be able to announce that we are continuing negotiations and that we hope that these negotiations will bear fruit because the pressure upon not only China, not only the Philippines but the rest of the world to move away from the traditional fronts of power,”
ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least 21 members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have surrendered to authorities in Sulu, a police official said Thursday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the ASG bandits turned themselves in on Wednesday at Camp Col. Julasirim Kasim in Barangay Asturias, Jolo. Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo, Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) chief, welcomed the ASG surrenderers in a ceremony at the headquarters of the 7th Special Action Battalion (SAB) at Camp Kasim, Verceles said. Verceles said the surrender of the 21 ASG members was the
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) logged 14 more injuries related to fireworks, bringing the overall tally to 291, or 55 percent higher than the cases for the same period in 2021. In its case bulletin on Thursday, the DOH noted that the figure is 8 percent lower compared to the five-year average of cases during the same period. About 162 of the cases occurred on the streets while 121 occurred at home. There were 80 eye injuries while there were 18 cases of blast injuries that required amputation. Forty-nine cases or 17 percent of the
TACLOBAN CITY: Non-stop rains in Eastern Visayas over the past few days have triggered landslides and floods, authorities reported on Thursday. In Salcedo, Eastern Samar, several houses in a resettlement site in Tagbacan village were slightly damaged due to a landslide due to days of heavy rains. The incident damaged the access road and material recovery facility inside the Salcedo Ville, Salcedo Mayor Rochelle Mergal said in a Facebook post. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) said floods were reported in Baybay City, Ormoc City, Palo, Dulag, San Miguel, Tabontabon, Matag-ob and Albuera in
