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Indonesia, Vietnam in UN Security Council marks ASEAN’s ”coming of age”: Duterte

November 3, 2019

When Indonesia and Vietnam occupy seats at the UN Security Council next year, President Rodrigo Duterte said this will mark the ”coming of age” of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ”This meant the association’s further engagement with the

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35th ASEAN Summit opens in Thailand

November 3, 2019

The 35th ASEAN ( Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit officially opened on Sunday in Nonthaburi, Thailand with President Rodrigo Duterte joining the regional in the opening ceremony of the three-day summit. Duterte is expected to discus among fellow heads

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Lorenzana stresses Chinese gov’t must respect maritime laws

November 3, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said “the Chinese government must respect international maritime laws if it wants to earn the respect of the international community” after another incident in the vicinity of the Scarborough Shoal last month. A Chinese warship and

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21 dead in two quakes, official denies humanitarian crisis

November 3, 2019

The death toll due to magnitude 6.6 and 6.5 earthquake that recently hit the province of Cotabato reached to 21 with a total of 432 victims injured and two others missing, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported

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Dominguez says accelerated infra, social spending to keep Philippines on high-growth path

November 3, 2019

WASHINGTON DC—The Duterte administration is stepping up its accelerated spending on President Duterte’s signature “Build, Build’ Build” program and on human capital development as the linchpin of a strategy to keep the Philippines’ high-growth momentum in the face of a

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Duterte leaves for Thailand as Andanar says news report telling president to behave is fake

November 1, 2019

  A news report supposedly ordering President Rodrigo Duterte to behave by Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn during the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits came out in Bangkok. But Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar

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Palace: Drop in crime victimization rate belies black propaganda vs admin

November 1, 2019

Malacañang welcomed on Thursday the drop on the crime victimization rate as shown in a latest survey, belying black propaganda on the administration’s crime prevention campaign. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey last September showed a 5.6 percent or estimated

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PNP says All Saints Day ”generally peaceful” as close to 1.5 million visit cemeteries

November 1, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP)  on Friday said the observation of the All Saints Day was “generally peaceful”. In a statement, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said peace and order  nationwide remains normal. “The PNP finds the situation to be

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