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American tests positive for Zika virus after Philippine trip

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An American woman who visited the Philippines in January has tested positive for the Zika virus in the United States, the Philippines’ top health official said March 6. Health Secretary Janette Garin said her department was coordinating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get more information about […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Disease Control, Health Secretary Janette Garin, Lyndon Lee Suy, MANILA, Philippines, United States, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Philippine commission urged to stop Pacquiao fight due to too much publicity

March 6, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World boxing star Manny Pacquiao’s April 9 bout with Timothy Bradley came under a cloud Feb. 22 when the Philippine elections commission was asked to stop the Las Vegas match because it would give the Filipino slugger and senatorial candidate massive publicity. Former Rep. Walden Bello, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Fair Elections Act, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Former Rep, Las Vegas, MANILA, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, TV, Timothy Bradley, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Walden Bello

Philippine bishops back pope’s remarks on Zika contraception

February 28, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Despite their staunch opposition to contraceptives, Philippine Roman Catholic bishops expressed their full support Feb. 20 to Pope Francis’ remarks suggesting artificial contraception can be used by women threatened by the Zika virus. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines also backed the pope’s uncompromising position […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, Associated Press, Belgian Congo, Brazil, Edcel Lagman, MANILA, Mexico, Philippine Roman Catholic, Philippines, Pope Francis, Risa Hontiveros, Supreme Court, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4

Filipino Miss Universe winner says next dream is to be a Bond girl

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The reigning Miss Universe has her eyes set on her next big dream: being a Bond girl. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach returned home to the Philippines for the first time since her crowning — and that awkward moment when host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the winner instead of her. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, AIDS, Filipino Miss Universe, HIV, James Bond, Las Vegas, MANILA, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo, Miss Philippines, New York, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Steve Harvey, United States, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, attention

The Latest: China, Japan spar over disputed seas

November 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leaders from 21 countries and self-governing territories are gathered in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Nov. 17. The meeting’s official agenda is focused on trade, business and economic issues but terrorism, South China Sea disputes and climate change are also set to be in focus. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, APEC, Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry, East China Sea, Gregory Domingo, Hong Lei, MANILA, Pacific Rim, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert, Philippine Navy, Philippines, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

Head of Filipino sultanate that invaded Malaysian state dies

September 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leader of a sultanate in the southern Philippines that staged a 2013 invasion of a bustling Malaysian state and sparked a deadly security crisis has died of kidney failure, his family and followers said Sunday. Sultan Esmail Kiram II died at age 76 late Saturday, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Abraham Idjirani, Abu Sayyaf, Alan Arrojado, Associated Press, Filipino, Lahad Datu, MANILA, Malaysia, Philippines, Phugdal Kiram, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

Asia looking to dominate world music

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Music hit maker David Foster said Monday he’s always on the lookout for fresh talent, and Asia seems to have a lot of it. Foster is in Manila for the “HITMAN: David and Friends” Asia tour concert with Natalie Cole, Boyz II Men, Ruben Studdard, Filipino […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Charice Pempengco, Filipino, Gerphil Flores, Latin Grammy, MANILA, Mark Mabasa, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, Singapore-based Asia, South Korea, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

‘Inside Out’ co-director thrilled to bring film to Filipinos

August 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Filipino-American co-director of the box-office hit “Inside Out” says it’s a dream come true for him to be sharing with Filipinos the animated film he helped create. “It’s kind of a surreal experience because I just watched movies here growing up,” said Ronnie del Carmen, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Del Carmen, MANILA, Peter Docter, Philippines, San Francisco, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21

Philippine leader seeks laws to end rebellion, dynasties

August 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president asked Congress on Monday to pass a troubled Muslim autonomy bill at the heart of efforts to end a bloody rebellion in the country’s south and legislation that aims to lessen the stranglehold on power of entrenched political families, which include his. In […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino III, Calling Filipinos, Corazon Aquino, Ferdinand Marcos, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, MANILA, Philippines, Roman Catholic, South China Sea, South Korea, Teresa Cerojano, United States, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, poverty

Pacquiao seeks mercy for Filipino on death row

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao prayed with a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia and promised to appeal for clemency in the latest bid from her country to save her. Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, spent about an hour with Mary Jane Veloso early Friday at […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Dwi Prasetyo Santoso, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, Human Rights, Indonesia, MANILA, Malaysia, Manny Pacquiao, Mary Jane Veloso, Philippine Congress, President Joko Widodo, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, Zaenal Arifin

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