“Oliver Gan is committed to assist us and help us. Perhaps we can tap Oliver to bridge our China connections along the way,” said Ramirez on … Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogJollibee Foods Corp (JFC) announced yesterday that it would invest US$ 33.4 million (S$ 45 million or Php 1.74 billion) in a private equity fund that is set to acquire the master franchise of Tim Ho Wan in theRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippines' defense treaty ally, the United States, warned that China would face “consequences” over its militarization of the strategic waterway. Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogFilipino and American soldiers conducted Wednesday joint amphibious landing exercises in Zambales, a province facing the West Philippine Sea. The exercises were part of the annual Balikatan training between the Philippines and the United States. Philippine exercise director Lt.Read more
Subic-BlogSAN ANTONIO, Philippines (AFP) – US and Philippine troops stormed ashore from the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday (May 9) for military exercises that President Rodrigo Duterte had promised to scrap, but quietly allowed to carry on. TheRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah and Indian rupee have lost 5-6 … The trio has faced the double whammy in recent weeks of U.S. Treasury … Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-Blog“The latest installment of the Balikatan war-games will not lead to the development of the Philippines' capability to defend our EEZ and islands against China's military build-up. We have been holding bilateral and multilateral exercises with the US forRead more
Subic-BlogOver 8,000 American and Philippine troops kicked off this year's annual Balikatan military exercises, the largest bilateral military drills between the two … Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogMANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday accepted the resignation of his tourism secretary, the ninth official to leave his … Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogPhilippine and US officials formally open Balikatan 2018 at a ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo, headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogThe Balikatan exercises opened with a ceremony at the main Philippine military camp in Manila and are to feature about 8,000 American and Filipino … Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogFighting in Marawi started on May 23, 2017, when Daesh-inspired members of the Maute Group and other local militant groups seized the Philippines' only Muslim city. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the city liberated from terrorists a day afterRead more
Subic-Blog“Balikatan” which literally means “shoulder-to-shoulder” in Filipino, or a euphemism for camaraderie, was formally opened by US Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, Philippine Secretary of National Defence Delfin Lorenzana, and representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and USRead more
Subic-Blog"We are exposing the atrocities of the Philippine and U.S. government, especially because the U.S. is intervening in terms of funding our military forces and Philippine national police," Fritzi Magbanua, one of the guest speakers at the rally, toldRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippines and the United States are defense treaty allies, but the President is distancing the Philippines from the United States because of US expressions of concern over the thousands of killings in his brutal war on drugs. TheRead more
Subic-BlogLt. Liezl Vidallon, Balikatan public affairs director for the Philippines, on … A joint press conference will be held today by Philippine and US military … Google Alert – philippine US
Subic-BlogUS network CNBC reported earlier that the Chinese army had installed anti-ship and air-to-air defenses on outposts also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines over the last 30 days, citing sources close to the US intelligence. Carpio explained thatRead more
Subic-BlogMalacañang earlier said it is "concerned" about this reported installation, but is "confident that those missiles are not directed at us." Detained Senator Leila de Lima, one of President Rodrigo Duterte's fiercest critics, said the reported Chinese missiles shouldRead more
Subic-BlogLawmakers urged the Duterte administration on Saturday not to become complacent about China's installation of missiles in Philippine reefs in the … “While it's still early, let us unite and turn to diplomacy and talk sincerely with China,” heRead more
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