Day: October 14, 2024

Manila: Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Monday he is not inclined to believe that China is committed to settling maritime difference with other countries. “Committed sila sa dialogue kaso sila lang ang naniniwala sa sinasabi nila. ‘Yan ang problema. Kung committed sila sa dialogue ‘yung kapanipaniwala naman, tapos nakalagay na naman may colatilla na committed to dialogue based on historical facts ba ang nakalagay (They are claiming that they are committed to dialogue but they are the only ones believing that. That’s the problem with their statement. If they are committed to dialogue, then it

Manila: The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) is in discussions with a New York-based company and the Department of National Defense (DND) to build a seaport within the ecozone in Casiguran, Aurora. APECO president and chief executive officer Gil Taway IV said in a recent interview that he will embark on a follow-through investment mission to the United States on Oct. 20 to 27 to talk to firms about their investment interests inside the zone, especially in seaport and defense hub development. ‘We will meet Newmark, which is interested in financing the seaport,’ Taway said, referring to

TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas posted a 20.3 percent poverty incidence last year, lower by 1.9 percentage points from the 22.2 percent posted in 2021, officials reported on Monday. This means that 10,264 more people in Eastern Visayas have been lifted out of poverty during the three-year period, said National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Assistant Regional Director Jam Colas-Villaber. Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Villaber said that in the last seven years, the region’s poverty ranking among the 17 regions in the country has also been improving. ‘The region was the third poorest in 2018 and

Manila: Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has noted the transformative role of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) in reshaping the judicial landscape but cautioned against overreliance on it. Speaking before his fellow judiciary leaders at the 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct. 12, Gesmundo highlighted both the ‘opportunities and challenges’ AI presents to deliver justice efficiently. Gesmundo said AI has the ‘significant potential’ to assist judges in streamlining administrative tasks, expediting legal research, and predicting judicial outcomes, the SC said in a news release on Sunday. Citing examples from foreign jurisdictions,

TACLOBAN CITY – Two more towns in Southern Leyte have been formally declared as completely free from the threats of the New People’s Army (NPA), the Philippine Army said on Monday. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Philippine Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade, said the declaration led by the town mayors of San Ricardo and Pintuyan marked a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to maintain peace and stability. ‘With no sightings of armed rebels for several years now, these towns have achieved insurgency-free status and officially, stable internal peace and security conditions (SIPSC),’ Vestuir said in a phone interview.