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Palace supports Japanese Prime Minister Abe speech on World War II anniversary

(Eagle News) — The Philippines saw no reason to criticize Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech in commemoration of World War II’s 70th anniversary unlike China and South Korea which were critical of Abe’s speech. In a statement released Saturday, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said Malacañang supports Abe’s statement, as it encourages nations to have “proactive contribution to peace.” “We support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s advocacy of ‘proactive contribution to peace’ based on the […]