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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he again criticized longtime ally the United States for “arrogance”. The mission to China will be Duterte’s first outside of Southeast Asia since assuming the presidency on June 30, in a symbolic move highlighting the importance he places on improving ties with Beijing that soured over competing claims to the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Hundreds of detained communist rebels in the Philippines are likely to be granted amnesty, officials said Monday, after fresh talks aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies. Government negotiators said in a statement they had submitted a proposal to President Rodrigo Duterte to free 434 communists accused of a range of crimes including murder, kidnapping and arson. “The (peace) panel has a commitment that there will be releases. We […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 4) – Several concerns were raised regarding the state of human rights in the Philippines. The United Nations sent its investigators to the Philippines to look into such issues like poverty, education, labor, human trafficking, homelessness and gender equality. The Philippine Drug War – officially named Campaign Plan Double Barrel – was questioned and probed. Then came the figures. According to the Philippine National Police, 1, 276 “drug personalities” were killed in police […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines and the United States launched war games on Tuesday against the backdrop of the unusual threat of American forces being ejected from the Southeast Asian nation, as its firebrand leader pivots to China. President Rodrigo Duterte has sustained a verbal assault on the United States, the Philippines’ former colonial ruler and mutual defence partner, since he took office on June 30 in response to criticism of his deadly […]
(Eagle News) – A senior police officer earlier tagged by Senate witness Edgar Matobato as being allegedly involved in extrajudicial killings in Davao City, branded Matobato as a liar and that “politics” could be behind him. Senior Police Office 3 Arturo Lascanas angrily denied at the Senate all allegations made by Lascanas against him, including his alleged involvement in the so-called Davao Death Squad. He denied that there was a Davao Death Squad, and […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized “profoundly and deeply” to the Jewish community on Sunday (October 2), and said his references to the Holocaust while discussing his war on drugs were to hit back at critics who had likened him to Adolf Hitler. Duterte said he recognized the comments made in the early hours of Friday (September 30) had caused outrage among Jewish communities around the world, but he insisted his mention of […]
(Eagle News) — What Adolf Hitler did and what President Duterte wants to do to criminals are “two entirely different things,” according to Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella in defense of the President’s remarks making reference to the Holocaust in his war against illegal drugs. The remark that triggered outrage in the German and Jewish community prompted Malacanang to release a statement early Saturday, around 1:30 a.m., to clarify the latest controversial utterances of the […]
(Reuters) — The U.S. State Department on Friday (September 30) called “troubling” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s comments likening himself to Adolf Hitler and saying he would be happy to exterminate 3 million drug users. “America’s … partnership with the Philippines is … based on a mutual foundation of shared values and that includes our shared belief in human rights and human dignity,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. “President Duterte’s comments are a significant departure from […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against the European Union and United States would not ruin any relations with them, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said Tuesday (September 27). Yasay said Duterte’s statements were just ways of expressing his dismay following the criticisms launched by U.S. and E.U. on supposed human rights violations and summary killings. Yasay added that the President’s declaration to open the country’s doors to Russia and China did not mean he will […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he will visit China and Russia to open up the Philippines for Chinese and Russian investors. In a speech during the oath taking rites of new officials of the Malacanan Press Corps on Monday, President Duterte said he had discussions with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. But the President clarified that he would not break ties with the United States but will start stronger trade alliances with […]
United Nations, United States | AFP | Saturday 9/25/2016 – 05:27 GMT+8 | 356 words The Philippines’ foreign secretary on Saturday pushed back against criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, telling the United Nations not to interfere. “We urge everyone to allow us to deal with out domestic challenges in order to achieve our national goals, without undue interference,” Perfecto Yasay told the UN General Assembly. There has been growing international alarm […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima was replaced as chair of the Senate committee on justice and human rights Monday night, after majority of the senators voted to declare as vacant the chairmanship and membership of the said committee. There were 16 senators who voted “yes” to the motion of Senator Manny Pacquiao to declare the membership and chairmanship of the controversial senate committee vacant. Four senators voted “no” while two more abstained. It […]
