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(Eagle News) — The US State Department has advised against travel to the Philippines. In issuing the advice in its April 20 advisory, the US State Department noted for one, that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention had issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for the Southeast Asian country due to COVID-19. The State Department said this indicated a very high level of COVID-19 in the country. The US government also noted the […]
(Eagle News) – United States Assistant Secretary David R. Stilwell stressed the importance of a “strong U.S.-Philippines alliance” saying this “deters aggression and promotes regional stability.” Stilwell co-chaired the recent US-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue” held from July 15 to 16 in Manila. The US Department of State official said the Philippines is an important strategic partner and treaty ally, and promised to help “improve our combined defense posture.” “As a treaty ally, our partnership […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano lashed back at the United States on Saturday, April 21, following a report by the US State Department that human rights continue to be a major concern in the Philippines. “We do not need others who think they know better than us Filipinos to tell us what to do. As a sovereign nation, the Philippines deserves the same kind of respect we have been extending to our friends in […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Russia is ready to help in the provision of firearms for the Philippines, and is not bothered with reports that the United States has stopped the sale of assault rifles for the Philippine National Police. The President said Russia, through Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had already offered to help the Philippines by providing the weapons the country needs, when they met in Laos during the […]
THE United States is confident it can “work through” bumps in its relationship with the Philippines after US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Philippine counterpart over the weekend, emphasizing strong and stable ties between the allies. This was according to the spokesman of the US State department John Kirby. Kirby said Kerry spoke with Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr.,over the weekend after the comments of President Rodrigo Duterte that he […]
A “BAFFLED” United States said it would seek an explanation from the Philippines for President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that it was separating from the US, saying this was at odds with the two countries’ close relationship. US State Department spokesman John Kirby said they were “obviously aware of (Duterte’s) rhetoric” and that this was “inexplicably at odds with the very close relationship that we have with the Filipino people, as well as the government […]
by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines faced calls Friday to investigate its firebrand president after a self-confessed hitman alleged Rodrigo Duterte ordered a thousand opponents and suspected criminals murdered when he was a city mayor. Edgar Matobato told a Senate inquiry on Thursday that he and a group of policemen killed some 1,000 people in Davao city on Duterte’s orders from 1988-2013, with the politician himself shooting dead one of […]
(Reuters) — The United States State Department said on Monday (August 8) the United States is concerned about extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, where officials say more than 400 suspected drug dealers have been killed by police since President Rodrigo Duterte took over. “We are concerned by these detentions as well as the extra judicial killing of individuals suspected to be involved in drug activity in the Philippines,” State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)–Two American citizens were killed in the truck attack in Nice, which has left at least 84 people dead, the US State Department spokesman said Friday. “At this time, we are aware of and can confirm two US citizens were killed in the attack in Nice on July 14, 2016,” spokesman John Kirby said. “We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of those killed.” The statement was issued as US Secretary […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US State Department said Tuesday there has been no significant violation of the fragile ceasefire in Syria in the past 24 hours, but a spokesman noted “nobody’s doing any victory dances” yet. “Over the last 24 hours, we have not been apprised of any claims of any additional violations of any significance,” spokesman John Kirby said. “It’s a very fluid environment and we’re just going to keep monitoring as […]
