THE Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), mourned the death of United States (US) Sen. John McCain who it described as a “true friend of the Philippines.” “We deeply mourn the death of Sen. John McCain, a true friend of the Philippines and one of our champions in the United States Congress,” said […]
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Read moreWASHINGTON — US senator John McCain, a celebrated war hero known for reaching across the aisle in an increasingly divided America, died Saturday following a battle with brain cancer. He was 81. “Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28 p.m. on August 25, 2018. With the senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family,” his […]
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Read moreTHE Philippines joined the international community in expressing its condolences on the death of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines would remember Annan for his unwavering commitment to multilateralism that reinvigorated the UN and brought peace to places around the world that […]
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Read moreGENEVA: Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died at the age of 80 on Saturday after a short illness, his foundation announced. “It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel […]
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Read moreTHE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) mourned the passing of former ambassador Apolinario Lozada Jr, Tuesday. RELATED STORY: Former Ambassador Lozada dies “I join the men and women of the Foreign Service in mourning the passing of an astute diplomat and legislator in Ambassador Lozada,” said Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. “I send my condolences […]
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Read moreFORMER ambassador Jose Apolinario Lozada, Jr., has died, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). He was 67. Elmer Cato, the Foreign Affairs acting assistant secretary for public diplomacy, said in a Facebook post: “The last time I was with Ambassador Jose Apolinario Lozada Jr. was at the Command and General Staff College of […]
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Read moreFORMER Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Robert Nacianceno died early Thursday, according to a post by the Antipolo City government on its official Facebook page. Nacianceno served as city administrator of Antipolo before his passing. “Ang Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Antipolo ay nalulungkot at nakikiramay sa mga naulila ng ating City Administrator at dating […]
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Read moreFORMER general manager Robert Nacianceno of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) passed away early Thursday, according to a report dzBB. The report said Nacianceno had cancer. Before he passed, Nacianceno was city administrator of Antipolo, the report said. No other details are available as of posting time.
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Japanese authorities on Monday cremated Shoko Asahara, the executed head of the Aum Shinrikyo cult behind a deadly 1995 sarin attack, a lawyer for his daughter said.
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Kim Jong-pil, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 92, was a seemingly ever-present figure in Korean politics, whose influence has been felt since the early 1960s.
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