MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says his country is withdrawing its ratification of a world treaty that created the International Criminal Court, where he's facing a possible complaint for crimes against humanity. An ICC prosecutor announcedRead more
Subic-BlogPhilippine shares are the worst hit in the region, with all sectors contributing to a 1.4 per cent drop in the main index. — Reuters piSINGAPORE, March 14 — Most South-east Asian stock markets slipped today as the sackingRead more
Subic-BlogAUSTIN, Texas – A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the bulk of Texas' crackdown on “sanctuary cities” in a victory for the Trump administration as part of its aggressive fight against measures seen as protecting immigrants who are inRead more
Subic-BlogUS Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y Kim, along with officials from the Joint US Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG), delivered the PHP687 million (USD13 million) UAS to the Philippine Air Force through the Foreign Military Financing grant programme toRead more
Subic-BlogManila: The Philippines has received six unmanned aerial vehicles from the US as officials said that the addition of the new air assets will greatly contribute to improving the country's capabilities in surveillance and reconnaissance. According to Defence SecretaryRead more
Subic-BlogUS Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim oversees the turnover of six ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) units to the Phlippine Air Force at the … Air Force (PAF) has acquired from the United States six ScanEagle unmanned aerialRead more
Subic-BlogThe United States should seize the opportunity to transform its recent military success, assisting the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the island of Mindanao, into a durable peace using adaptive measures that focus on key factors forRead more
Subic-BlogHe was then held for nearly two and half years in a Philippine prison before being allowed back to the UK where his father was dying. On his return, US authorities launched extradition proceedings against him. Nirvana told theRead more
Subic-BlogBANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Authorities must thoroughly investigate the murder of an indigenous activist in the Philippines, where defenders of land and environment are increasingly under attack, said a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers on Monday. Ricardo MayumiRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippine index rises 1.1 per cent, after ending the previous week about 1 per cent lower. — File picSINGAPORE, March 12 — South-east Asian stock markets rose today, tracking Asian peers, after chances of the US Federal ReserveRead more
Subic-BlogOne other significant site for the Chinese activity is Subic Bay, home of the US Seventh Fleet at the height of the Philippine–US Military Bases Agreement (1947-1991). China reportedly wants to widen and lengthen the runways to accommodate biggerRead more
Subic-BlogDuterte falsely blames the previous Aquino administration for the militarisation of the West Philippine Sea. China's island reclamation began during the Aquino administration, but militarisation started under Duterte's watch. The Philippine government blames the US for not stopping China'sRead more
Subic-BlogThe project has drawn legal challenges and opposition from environmental groups and Native American tribes as well as from municipalities such as Vancouver and Burnaby. It's also sparked a dispute between the provinces of Alberta, which has the world'sRead more
Subic-BlogBEIJING — China said Sunday that it will not initiate a trade war with the United States, but vowed to defend its national interests in the face of growing American protectionism. “There are no winners in a trade war,Read more
Subic-Blog“e should teach patriotism so we could have loyalty to our country,” he said in a mix of Filipino and English. Though patriotism is already being taught in schools, Basas said they still welcomed Pacquiao's effort to infuse aRead more
Subic-BlogThe US Embassy in the Philippines has commended the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Anti-Human Trafficking Division and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women and Children Protection Center for the recent arrest of Anselmo Ico Jr. and the rescueRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines — The United States (US) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has formed its first Asian anti-transnational crime unit in the Philippines that is set to crack down on child abuse. Known as the Philippine Transnational Criminal Investigation UnitRead more
Subic-BlogPhilippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said: "The Philippines takes grave exception to the irresponsible and disrespectful comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that cast untoward aspersions regarding the President of the Republic ofRead more
Subic-BlogThe first battle of the war, however, did not take place in Cuba, but half a world away, in the Spanish-controlled Philippine Islands, with an American military success story by August 1898. The Cuban campaign was similarly swift andRead more
Subic-BlogManila has accused Corpuz of "alleged membership of the Communist Party of the Philippines and (the) New People's Army", Zeid said. The New People's Army, which is waging a decades-old Maoist armed rebellion, has been designated a "terrorist organisation"Read more
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