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Panelo says US envoy told him MDT cannot be invoked ”without armed aggression”

June 20, 2019

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday said he was told by US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim that the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) cannot be operational without “armed aggression”. In a TV  interview, Panelo said he discussed with Kim

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ASEAN Summit may not be place to discuss Recto Bank incident: Panelo

June 20, 2019

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday said the 34th ASEAN ( Association of Southeast Asian) Summit in Bangkok may not be the proper venue to discuss the collision incident in Recto Bank but heads of states may decide to discuss

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Pinol joins fishermen in denouncing being abandoned by Chinese

June 19, 2019

Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol on Wednesday said he joins the 22 fishermen abandoned by a Chinese fishing vessel in Recto Bank in condemning the act whether the ramming of their ship is intentional or not. In a press briefing in

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Palace says decisions on Recto Bank case must not be based on ”conjecture”

June 19, 2019

Malacanang on Wednesday said government’s policy and action cannot be based on “conjecture, speculation or even emotion” after Senator Panfilo Lacson Jr recommended on invoking the Mutual Defense Treaty ( MDT) with the United States. “We thank the good Senator

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Lorenzana called on Filipinos to back restoring ROTC

June 19, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana called on the Filipino people to support the reinstatement of mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. “As a nation, we should celebrate the birth of our national hero who dazzled the world with his wisdom

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10 Malaysians believed abducted off Sabah: Lorenzana

June 19, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said 10 Malaysians abducted by men believed to have links with the Abu Sayyaf off the waters of Sabah are being transported to southern Philippines. “As per information I got yesterday or the other day, there

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Duterte names new NFA administrator

June 19, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte appointed a new administrator of the National Food Authority, according to NFA officer-in-charge administrator Tomas Escarez. In a phone interview with Daily Manila Shimbun, Escarez said Judy Carol Dansal took her oath on Tuesday before Agriculture Secretary

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Gunmen storm hospital, kill former mayor in Cebu town

June 19, 2019

Unidentified gunmen barged into a hospital in a Cebu town where they shot a former mayor dead on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Cebu provincial police said Wednesday. In an interview over dzmM, Police Lt. Colonel Elovelo Marquez said former

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