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ASEAN defense ministers launch regional hotline

October 25, 2017

Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) formally launched the ASEAN Direct Communications Infrastructure (ADI) Tuesday at the 4th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus held in Clark, Pampanga. Formerly known as the ASEAN Direct Communications Link, the

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JICA reaches out to young Filipinos interested to learn agribusiness in Okinawa

October 25, 2017

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) invites young Filipinos engaged in agribusiness or agriculture tourism to apply to a training program to be held in Okinawa, Japan as part of Japan’s capacity building assistance to the Philippines. In a press

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(UPDATE) Duterte to visit Japan after Abe’s fresh mandate

October 25, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to embark on his second visit to Japan before the end of the month, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. Duterte will be on a working visit to Japan on October 29-31, days after Japanese

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House justice panel ends impeachment deliberations on Bautista

October 25, 2017

The House committee on justice chaired by Rep. Reynaldo Umali of Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday terminated deliberation on the impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista following the acceptance by President Rodrigo Duterte of the poll chief’s

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Trump to skip East Asia Summit in Manila, but will attend ASEAN-US meeting

October 25, 2017

US President Donald Trump is skipping the East Asia Summit n Manila on Nov. 14, but will attend two other key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings and possibly hold bilateral talks with President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Foreign

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Duterte going to Japan on working visit on Oct 29-31

October 25, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte will go to Japan on a working visit on October 29-31, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. In a statement by the DFA, it said Duterte will discuss with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “matters of

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Suspected financier of Maute group arrested in Valenzuela City

October 24, 2017

A son of a former mayor in Lanao del Sur who is an alleged financier of the Islamic-State inspired Maute-group in Marawi was arrested  last October 7 in Valenzuela City but news of his arrest was announced Tuesday. The Philippine

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Lorenzana watching out for possible return of Filipino fighters from Middle East

October 24, 2017

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that they are monitoring the possible return of Filipino terrorists from the Middle East. “Recently, I got a message from our embassy in Baghdad and we have this information from intelligence and they have a

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