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Philippines, Indonesia ink deals on agriculture, transportation

April 28, 2017

The Philippines and Indonesia forged on Friday agreements in the fields of agriculture and transportation. President Rodrigo Duterte and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on agriculture and the joint declaration on

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Duterte mulls deploying security escorts to RoRo service between Philippines, Indonesia

April 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday security escorts may be provided in the ferry service he and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are set to launch later this week between the two countries. Duterte and Widodo, who is on a state

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Duterte to look into secret police cell issue

April 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he would look into reports regarding a secret detention cell in a police station in Manila used by officers there to allegedly extort money from the detainees. “I will look into this,” Duterte told

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Malaysian PM warns of extremism in Southeast Asia if growth not inclusive

April 28, 2017

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak warned on Friday of the possible rise of extremism in Southeast Asian region if prosperity would not be felt by all its citizens. Speaking before the ‘Prosperity for All Summit” led by the ASEAN Business

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Philippines completes first leg of marine scientific research in South China Sea

April 27, 2017

The Philippines has completed the first leg of marine scientific research in its claimed islands in the West Philippine Sea, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said  Thursday. In a statement, Esperon said the “successful conduct” of the first leg of

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Duterte warns of blocking renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise

April 27, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte threatened on Thursday to block the renewal of franchise of ABS-CBN television network, a media outfit whom he considered as critical of him and his administration. In an interview in Malacanang, Duterte said he would file a

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Duterte unfazed by complaint filed against him before ICC

April 27, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte shrugged off on Thursday the complaint filed against him by a Filipino lawyer before the International Criminal Court. In an interview with reporters in Malacanang, Duterte said he would not even waste his time reading the 77-page

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Duterte: I will skip arbitral ruling in ASEAN Summit

April 27, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Thursday that he would not use the Philippine chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an opportunity to raise the favorable arbitral ruling in the South China Sea during the summit later this

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