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More than 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghanistan war in 2019: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 05:18 PM

More than 10,000 civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan's war last year, the United Nations announced Saturday, as a historic partial truce kicked in across the country. Read more »

Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:50 AM

The number of US troops who sustained traumatic brain injury when Iran launched missiles at their base in Iraq last month has risen to 110, the Pentagon said Friday.   Read more »

Filipino-Americans 'fired up' as Tagalog added to Nevada ballot

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:32 AM

For the first time, the Tagalog language will be used on voting cards along with English and Spanish at the Democratic caucuses. Read more »

Bato agrees abrogating troop pact with US: Salbahe 'yong mga tao na 'yon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 09:12 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa expressed no qualms Wednesday over the Philippines' termination of its Visiting Forces Agreement with its longtime ally the United States, saying Washinton has been "disrespecting" and "intruding" Manila's sovereignty. Read more »

California to apologize for WWII internment of Japanese

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 11:45 AM

More than 120,000 Japanese-Americans were sent to 10 concentration camps throughout western states and Arkansas during World War II after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order.   Read more »

VFA termination 'reboot' of PH-US military ties - diplomat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 07:25 PM

Scrapping the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is just a "reboot" of the military ties between the Philippines and United States, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babes" Romauldez said Tuesday.   Read more »

'The West is winning,' top US envoy tells China, Russia

Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 06:02 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the United States' global role and launched a scathing attack on China and Russia, vowing that the West's ideals and values would prevail. Read more »

Japanese man diagnosed with coronavirus after Hawaii visit, may have been infected before trip

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 02:57 PM

Hawaii health authorities began a search on Friday for anyone who may have had close contact with a Japanese tourist who fell ill on the island of Oahu and tested positive for a new coronavirus soon after returning to his home country. Read more »

#NotoABSCBNShutdown: Largest Fil-Am federation cites network's role as bridge to homeland

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 11:03 PM

The largest Filipino-American community federation in the United States supports the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp., saying the media giant bridges the gap between the Philippines and some 4 million Filipinos in the US. Read more »

US denies Sri Lanka army chief entry over war crimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 03:49 AM

Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, whose appointment last year drew wide international criticism, will be ineligible to visit the United States, as will his immediate family, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Read more »

China threatens stability in the Pacific: US commander

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 05:07 PM

Admiral Philip Davidson - commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command - said the United States "was all in" to counter China in the Pacific, citing its "excessive territorial claims, debt-trap diplomacy, violations of international agreements, theft of international property, military intimidation and outright corruption." Read more »

'You’re welcome,' Duterte spox tells Trump on VFA termination

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 05:01 PM

The Philippine presidential office on Thursday returned the courtesy to United States President Donald Trump after he thanked Manila for the money that it would save over the termination of the two countries' Visiting Forces Agreement. Read more »

US health authority shipped faulty coronavirus test kits across country

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 13 07:34 AM

A number of test kits sent out by US health authorities to labs across the country to diagnose the deadly novel coronavirus are faulty, a senior official said Wednesday. Read more »

De Lima: Termination of military pact with US a 'geopolitical blunder' by Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:42 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte's move to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States was a "geopolitical blunder and a grievous misstep" that may result in "unsettling" the Philippine government's functions. Read more »

Malacañang insists on push for self-reliant PH military amid VFA termination

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 05:21 PM

The Philippines insisted Wednesday on pushing for a self-reliant military after Washington’s defense chief said the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement would be a “move in the wrong direction.” Read more »

'National tragedy': Ex-top diplomat calls for action vs VFA termination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 02:07 PM

MANILA - A former top diplomat on Wednesday called for public action against President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to terminate the Philippines' Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, urging Congress and the Supreme Court to take the lead.  Read more »

Standard poodle crowned top dog in finale of Westminster Kennel Club show

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 01:08 PM

A standard poodle named Siba was crowned "Best in Show" at the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 11, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 12:20 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Sailing together

Jun Dumaguing, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 11 11:23 PM

The BRP Conrado Yap sails next to US Navy supply ship USNS Cesar Chavez in Subic Bay on Tuesday, the same day the Philippines sent to the US a notice terminating the VFA. Read more »

China, ASEAN foreign ministers to meet next week over new coronavirus spread

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 11 08:53 PM

Some of the ASEAN nations -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- have recently become inclined to restrict traffic to and from China in the wake of the epidemic. Read more »