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By Frances MangosingINQUIRER.net 4:09 pm | Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder visits Navy chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano on Tuesday at the Philippine Navy Headquarters. PHOTO/ NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE MANILA, Philippines — A Canadian frigate is in Manila on a goodwill visit, the Philippine Navy said Tuesday. Her Majesty Canadian Ship (HMCS) “Regina” arrived last Saturday at Pier 15 in South Harbor, Manila and will stay there until Wednesday, said Gregory Gerald Fabic, Navy spokesperson said. The Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, Neil Reeder, visited the Navy Headquarters on Tuesday and paid a courtesy call to Navy chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano. Reeder was joined by Colonel Michel Latouche, Canadian Defense Attaché to the Philippines, and Commander Daniel Charlebois, the commanding officer of “Regina.” In February last year, “Regina” also visited Manila where they conducted several activities such as professional exchanges and goodwill games with their Philippine Navy counterparts. The visit aims “to promote stronger military ties and cooperation” between the Philippine Navy and Royal Canadian Navy and strengthen the diplomatic relation between the two countries, Fabic said. Reeder assured Alano that they would continue to seek ways on how they can assist and help the Navy in its capability and capacity upgrade, adding that they are looking into the possibilities of forging a training collaboration to promote interoperability between the two navies. RELATED STORY Canada-Philippine bilateral ties Follow Us Recent Stories: Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – Hosted by Jinno Rufino and Cesca Litton (photo), Solar Sports Desk provides sports fans in the Philippines with the best information about their favorite sporting events every night on Solar Sports. From fresh news up to updated scores, Solar Sports Desk reports on every type of sporting event in the world and in the Philippines such as the NBA, PBA, UAAP, NCAA, PGA and many others. The show also has numerous specials, such as Post Game, where expert analysis is provided by Mico Halili, who breaks down the action in some of the most popular international happenings in the world of sports. Solar Sports Desk also invites personalities from the local sports scene, such as coaches, team managers and players of the PBA, UAAP, Gilas-Pilipinas, The Philippine Azkals, The Philippine Volcanoes and many more. Get to know the latest and breaking sporting news in the country and around the world by watching Solar Sports Desk that airs weeknights at 10 on Solar News Channel. * * * Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 From morning to evening, Solar News Channel offers a steady dose of newscasts, including a two-minute newsbreak every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It also produces a variety of current affairs programs: LegalHD with lawyers Karen Jimeno and Rod Nepomuceno; Medtalk with Angel Jacob; News.ph with Pia Hontiveros; News Café with Jing Magsaysay; and Opposing Views also with Nepomuceno. The channel also airs locally co-produced lifestyle programs like Read More …

By Matikas SantosINQUIRER.net 3:37 pm | Friday, January 31st, 2014 United Kingdom’s Secretary of State William Hague. Photo from gov.uk MANILA, Philippines—United Kingdom’s foreign secretary thinks the Philippines can be “one of Asia Pacific’s great success stories” citing the strong economy and the hard work of Filipinos both in the country and all over the world. “Your high rates of economic growth are a testament to strong economic policy and the hard work of Filipinos at home and abroad, including thousands in my own country,” William Hague, UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, said in his speech Thursday. “The Philippines clearly has the potential to be one of Asia Pacific’s great success stories and we want to support you in that, to the benefit of both our peoples,” he said. Hague highlighted the newly established direct flights between London and Manila that will boost tourism for both UK and the Philippines and the increase of scholars from the Philippines that will be able to study in universities in the UK. Before his speech, Hague met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosaro to discuss the two countries’ economic and diplomatic ties. “Secretary Hague and I reviewed our countries’ economic relations. British investments in the country increased by an impressive 293 percent from P1.72 billion in 2011 to P6.76 billion in 2012, making UK a major source of foreign direct investments,” del Rosario said in a joint press conference after their bilateral talks. “Similarly, our bilateral trade performed Read More …

“This problem has been around for at least the last 15 years. It’s been turned into a political football. “I think it’s unfair, so I think it’s time to deal with it,” House Speaker John Boehner has said before partymates agreed on a new principle regarding undocumented immigrants. By Michael Mathes CAMBRIDGE, January 31, 2014 (AFP) – Republican lawmakers endorsed in principle the legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants on Thursday, but stopped short of backing a pathway to citizenship. The majority party in the House of Representatives did, however, specify that it backs opportunities for young immigrants brought to the country illegally by their parents to become US citizens. Most experts agree the Republicans’ low level of support among voters of recent immigrant stock cost their candidates badly in recent elections, and the party is under pressure to reach out. But many within the party ranks fear that passing legislation to help regularize the situation of millions of undocumented migrants could hurt them with voters from their white conservative base. At a retreat for Republican representatives under the leadership of House Speaker John Boehner to set priorities ahead of November’s mid-term elections, members drew up an outline approach. “There will be no special path to citizenship for individuals who broke our nation’s immigration laws – that would be unfair to those immigrants who have played by the rules and harmful to promoting the rule of law,” said the draft, obtained by reporters. The draft said such immigrants “could live Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – The recent weakness of the peso is not expected to stoke inflation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief said yesterday, stressing the central bank remains ready to curb any excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market. “The pass-through of exchange rate movements to the inflation rate has gone down over the years because of gains in efficiency (and) productivity in the domestic economy,” BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. told reporters. “There are also countervailing factors or forces like commodity prices – world commodity prices have not really risen that much partly because the expected global recovery is only beginning,” he continued. The peso tumbled to a fresh three-year low on Monday, closing at 45.3:$1. It was the unit’s weakest level after finishing at 45.38:$1 on May 6, 2010. The central bank in September last year noted that the impact of the exchange rate to inflation has been declining, with a pass through rate of 0.06 percent in inflation for every one percent depreciation. Despite the peso’s losing streak in late 2013, inflation has remained benign as it averaged three percent last year, at the low end of the BSP’s three- to five-percent target range. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Tetangco, however, stressed the local unit’s volatility is still in line with that of other Asian currencies. “The (peso’s) volatility remains within the range of volatilities of currencies in the region which is really the objective of the BSP — to leave Read More …