Tag: Duterte

ASEAN expert from Russia highlights benefits of closer Philippines-Russia-ASEAN ties

  (Eagle News) — Russia, the Philippines, and the whole of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will stand to benefit from a closer relationship among these countries as ASEAN pushes its development agenda. In a roundtable discussion of the New Era University ASEAN Studies Center, a Russian academician and political affairs expert, Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova said that even the closer relationship between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin would mean more […]

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“Let us talk,” Duterte tells Abu Sayyaf; says war devastating civilians embedded in Abu lair

  ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the prospect Friday of holding peace talks with Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group which has abducted dozens of foreign sailors in recent months, offering federalism as a possible solution. In an apparent about-face, Duterte appealed to the Abu Sayyaf, who are also blamed for the country’s deadliest terror attacks, to come to the negotiating table. “We cannot be forever treating human beings here, seriously […]

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Magandang resulta ng APEC Summit, inilahad ni Pangulong Duterte

Nakabalik na sa bansa si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte mula sa kanyang pagdalo sa APEC summit sa Lima, Peru. Pasado alas onse kagabi dumating ang pangulo sa Davao City kasama ang kanyang delegasyon na dumaan pa muna sa New Zealand bago lumapag sa Davao City. Sa kanyang arrival speech, inilahad ni Pangulong Duterte ang kanyang mga naiuwing magagandang balita mula sa kanyang pagdalo sa kauna-unahang APEC summit. Isa umano sa mga napag-usapan sa kanyang pagdalo sa […]

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Duterte visits his parents’ tomb after returning from APEC meet

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday morning visited his parents’ tomb at the Wireless Catholic Cemetery in his hometown in Davao City. Duterte arrived in the Philippines from his debut at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru, last night. The President offered candles and a prayer, while pacing back and forth inside his parents’ mausoleum. He was accompanied by his security group and other media men. In a video posted from RTVM, […]

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President Duterte says his first APEC was “successful, informative” as Palace answers critics

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte described his first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru as “successful” and “very informative” and explained that severe jet lag hit him while in Peru which was the reason he had to miss some of the APEC events. Malacanang on Tuesday also defended the President from some critics, particularly former President Fidel Ramos who criticized Duterte’s  non-attendance at the gala dinner and the traditional family photo shoot at the close […]

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Putin invites Duterte to Russia as the two leaders vow to forge stronger ties

    (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit on Saturday (Sunday Philippine time) in Lima, Peru where both leaders talked about areas of cooperation and forging stronger ties between the two countries. President Putin also formally invited the Philippine leader to visit Russia next year in the hopes of forging stronger trade relations with each other. Duterte and Putin exchanged views of […]

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Xi, Duterte agree to further improve ties, boost cooperation during Peru meeting

  CHINESE President Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, met in Peruvian capital Lima Saturday and pledged to further promote bilateral ties and strive for more fruitful cooperation. Talking on the sidelines of the 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Xi praised Duterte’s visit to China last month, saying it achieved full improvement of China-Philippines relations, opened a new chapter for bilateral ties and injected positive energy into regional peace and […]

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News in photo: President Duterte upon arrival in Lima, Peru for the APEC summit

    President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at 11:45 pm on November 17, 2016 in Lima, Peru to make his debut in the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. Peruvian Minister of Culture Jorge Nieto and former Peruvian Ambassador to the Philippines Julio Cardenas Velarde welcomed the President at the Jorge Chavez International Airport. From the airport, President Duterte was taken to the Melia Hotel where he would be staying for the entire duration of […]

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Philippines’ Duterte threatens to copy Russia ICC exit

  DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow in Russia’s footsteps Thursday and pull his country out of the International Criminal Court, incensed at foreign criticism of his deadly drug war. Russia formally withdrew its signature to the ICC’s founding Rome Statute on Wednesday, calling the tribunal’s work “one-sided and inefficient”. Speaking in his home town of Davao city in the southern Philippines shortly before flying to Peru for a regional […]

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