Category: Philippines
Filipino crewman killed in accident on world’s biggest cruise ship
A Filipino crewman was killed Tuesday during a safety drill on the world’s biggest cruise liner, the Harmony of the Seas, while it was docked in Marseille, a city [...]
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Philippines says US ties strong despite Duterte tirades
The Philippines assured the United States Tuesday it will honour its obligations as a military ally following volleys of profane tirades by unpredictable President Rodrigo [...]
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US: No formal request from Philippines to remove military
The State Department says the Philippines has not formally requested the removal of US military personnel after its president said he wanted American forces out of his [...]
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Duterte gave go ahead to execute drug trafficker: Widodo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Monday that his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, gave him the go ahead to execute a Filipina maid on death row whose plight has [...]
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Backlash over Marcos ‘revisionism’ in Philippines
The Philippine government faced a backlash Monday over claims it was trying to whitewash the history of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Critics said a series of edits to [...]
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Duterte Wants US Special Forces to Leave South Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said US troops must leave the southern island of Mindanao, saying their presence would worsen the situation in the Muslim-majority area [...]
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Duterte’s Bad-Boy Act Changing Views of the Philippines in Asia
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stepped onto the world stage last week with the swagger of a bad-boy rock star. Despite a patchy debut, including a rebuff from the US [...]
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Philippines’ foreign minister says to respect, honor commitments with United States
The Philippines will continue to honor its treaty obligations with the United States, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for [...]
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Duterte’s Bad-Boy Act Changes Asian Views of the Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stepped onto the world stage last week with the swagger of a bad-boy rock star. Despite a patchy debut, including a rebuff from the US [...]
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US: No official request for Mindanao troops withdrawal
The United States maintained its commitment to the Philippines despite the recent statement of President Rodrigo Duterte that he wants American troops out of Mindanao. The [...]
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Philippines’ foreign minister says to respect, honour commitments with United States
The Philippines will continue to honour its treaty obligations with the United States, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for [...]
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Duterte ‘purposely skipped’ meeting with Obama, others
President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday evening that he “purposely did not attend” a number of meetings in last week’s Asean summit, including bilateral talks [...]
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Philippines seeks China’s help to develop agriculture sector
The Philippines is seeking China’s help to boost its underperforming agribusiness sector as part of the Duterte administration’s rural development agenda. In an [...]
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Duterte’s Bad-Boy Act Changing Views of the Philippines in Asia
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stepped onto the world stage last week with the swagger of a bad-boy rock star. Despite a patchy debut, including a rebuff from the US [...]
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Pyongyang has changed South China Sea dynamics
It’s been two months since the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that China did not have any historic rights to coral reefs it is turning into [...]
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