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Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos Jnr defiant on father’s legacy

by Cecil MORELLA / Karl MALAKUNAS MANILA, Philippineas (AFP) — On the verge of securing his family’s biggest victory since their humiliating downfall three decades ago, Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s son talks confidently about his political ambitions and his father’s legacy. In an exclusive interview with AFP ahead of May 9 elections, with surveys showing he could win the vice presidency, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr conceded there were “widespread human rights abuses” during his father’s rule. […]

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Malaysia recommends joint sea patrol

QUEZON City, Philippines – The country of Malaysia recommended a joint sea patrol and aerial surveillance of the Sulu Sea with the Philippines and Indonesia to address the issue of piracy and kidnapping in the said area. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island

(Reuters) A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state media said on Monday, raising the prospect that China could base fighter jets there. The United States has criticized China’s construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea and worries that it plans to use them for military purposes, even though China says it has […]

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Palace: Gov’t working to ensure enough electricity during election period

  (Eagle News) — The government said it would work to ensure adequate and uninterrupted electric power supply, especially during the election period. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said this was the objective of the Department of Energy (DOE). “Ang objective ng DOE (Department of Energy) ay talagang zero disruption, one week before and one week after May 9 — ito ang talagang ideal situation na kanilang nilalayong matamo. No power interruption one week before […]

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US forces to gain access to more Philippine bases: Carter

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — US forces will gain access to more military bases in the Philippines than the five already announced, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday as he began a visit to the longstanding Asian ally. Manila announced this year it would allow US forces to use five of its installations, including an air base close to the South China Sea. The agreement that went in force in January aims to strengthen the […]

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Philippine cannot stop China from taking the Panatag Shoals – Ambassador Cuisia

MANILA, Philippines – Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr., announced that the Philippines has no capability to stop China in taking the Panatag Shoals. The Philippine Ambassador to Washington DC made said statement after reports said that a Chinese ship was found in the said shoal. The ambassador is hoping that the international community will extend its help in order to put a halt on Chinese activities in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by […]

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Philippines buys two C-130 planes

MANILA, Philippines – The United States of America turned over a C-130 plane to the Philippine government in a ceremony held at the Villamor AIr Base. The Philippines spent Php 2.5 billion to purchase the two secondhand Hercules C-130 cargo aircraft. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz)

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Philippines, Vietnam reaffirm strategic partnership: Commit to step up Maritime Security Cooperation

IN his maiden foreign visit as Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Rene D. Almendras paid a courtesy call to newly-appointed Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the early evening of April 11 at the Prime Minister’s Office in central Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The call on PM Phuc was followed by a call on Vet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh at […]

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World Bank: Philippines and Vietnam have strongest growth prospects in ASEAN countries

Growth in developing East Asia and pacific has remained resilient and is expected to ease only modestly during 2016-18, according to a new World Bank report. This outlook is subject to elevated risks and countries should continue to prioritize monetary and fiscal policies that reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen credibility, while deepening structural reforms. Growth in developing East Asia is expected to ease from 6.5 percent in 2015 to 6.3 percent in 2016 and 6.2 percent […]

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Philippines celebrates Pacquiao’s bitter-sweet final victory

by Mynardo Macaraig MANILA, Philippines  (AFP) — With a mixture of pride and sorrow, millions of Filipinos Sunday celebrated victory for their boxing hero Manny Pacquiao in what he has called his final fight. Pacquiao, 37, easily won his third battle with American Tim Bradley in Las Vegas, capping a 21-year professional career with 66 bouts under his belt. He has said he will now retire despite hints by some associates that he could be lured […]

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China tensions top agenda as Pentagon chief heads to Asia

by Laurent Barthelemy WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter headed Saturday to India and the Philippines for talks on increasing regional defense cooperation, after calling off a planned trip to China amid tensions over Beijing’s expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea. Carter will fly out of Washington and travel to India and the Philippines for his Asian tour, followed by Middle East stops in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi […]

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