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(Eagle News) — The United States has chosen a new ambassador to the Philippines. Korean-born diplomat Sung Kim, who previously served as the US ambassador to the Republic of Korea, was sworn in on Thursday, Nov. 3, by US Secretary of State John Kerry who stressed that the diplomat was the most qualified to serve as US ambassador to the Philippines at this time. “The bottom line is – and this is the bottom […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – China promised to set aside Php 6 million for the Official Development Assistance to the Philippines as well as another Php 3 million worth of loans for infrastructure projects in provinces outside of Metro Manila. According to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, some of the projects that may receive funds from China include the railway line between Metro Manila and the Bicol region as well as the large irrigation project in the […]
MANILA, Philippines AFP | — Chinese vessels have left the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a Philippine official said Saturday, less than a week after President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing pledging closer ties. The firebrand leader used the trip to vaunt his move away from traditional ally the United States in favour of Beijing — which was previously at loggerheads with Manila over the maritime dispute. China took control of the […]
(Reuters) — China said on Friday (October 28) it was communicating with the Philippines over fishing industry cooperation in the disputed South China Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit in Beijing. China will consider giving Filipino fishermen conditional access to disputed waters in the South China Sea after the presidents from the two countries meet in Beijing this week, said two Chinese sources with ties to the leadership when Duterte was visiting in China […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte came back Thursday night (October 27) from his successful three-day working visit to Japan, saying that the Philippine-Japan ties are “excellent” and would even be brought to a higher level by his visit. “By all accounts and by any measure, Philippines Japan ties today are excellent and we agreed that we can take things to a higher level by harnessing our respective strengths and using these so both […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guaranteed that his country will help the Philippines in strengthening its maritime defense. In a bilateral meeting between the Prime Minister and President Rodrigo Duterte, Japan agreed to give high-speed boats to the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard. Japan has agreed to give the Philippine Coast Guard 10 vessels as part of maritime safety capability improvement project. A memorandum of implementation was also signed on the […]
BEIJING, China | AFP | — A Chinese state-owned company said to have been involved in Beijing’s island-building in the South China Sea signed a deal to construct islands for rival claimant the Philippines as its President Rodrigo Duterte visited last week, reports said. CCCC Dredging will create four artificial islands totalling 208 hectares of reclaimed land in Davao, the port city on the southern island of Mindanao where Duterte was mayor, the Beijing […]
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA Tokyo, Japan | AFP | — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he wants US troops out of his country within two years and is willing to scrap defense pacts with longtime ally Washington if necessary. The remarks, made during a high-profile visit to Japan, follow a series of anti-American tirades by the firebrand leader. “I want, maybe in the next two years, my country free of the […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the Japanese people and the Japanese government for all the help extended to the Philippines, including the work given to many Filipinos in Japan. Duterte was warmly welcomed by Filipinos in Japan on Wednesday night, when he spoke to them, saying they were important to him. But before his speech, he extended his thanks to the Japanese people. “First of all, I’d like to extend my […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took offense with the remark of a top United States diplomat in Asia that “his succession of controversial statements” and comments was creating a “climate of uncertainty” among businessmen, and dared these worried foreign businesses to “pack up and leave.” Duterte, in a speech before he departed for a three-day working visit in Japan, said the comments by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel was not proper. […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Japan on Tuesday (October 25) evening – a trip that comes after his recent jolting remarks about Philippine’s pivot away from Washington and toward China. During his three-day official visit in Japan, Duterte is expected to discuss about security issues regarding with maritime disputes over the South China Sea and economic partnership with Japan. Aiming to push for the rule of law in the South China […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flies off to Japan on Tuesday, (October 25) to renew and strengthen ties with the country which he says he has so much respect for. In a news conference after delivering a speech before his flight to Japan, Duterte said his trip to Japan was a “defining moment” in the bilateral relations of the two countries. During his three-day working visit, he will meet with Japan’s Prime […]
