No less than US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim and Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana were present during the activity. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of the construction for a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief storageRead more
Subic-Blog"It will be under control, but when the Americans are here, they will have free use of those facilities," Lorenzana said. EDCA is an agreement that allows the US military to construct facilities and pre-position defense assets insideRead more
Subic-BlogOn Tuesday, Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Ambassador Sung Kim led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) warehouse that will be used to house equipment and supplies critical toRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippine construction industry is expected to continue to expand in real terms over the forecast period (2018 – 2022), with investments in … Under the governments flagship Build, Build, Build program, the government outlined plans to invest PHP8.1Read more
Subic-BlogAmong the business deals signed between the two countries includes a loan agreement with China agreeing to help fund the construction of the Chico Pump Irrigation Project in Northern Luzon. The Philippines Ministry of Finance said that the loanRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines – A military deal signed between the Philippines and the US in 2014 will finally proceed with the construction of the first facility in Basa Air Base in Pampanga in northern Luzon. The Enhanced Defense Cooperation AgreementRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines — State prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman asked the Sandiganbayan to order former senator Jinggoy Estrada to explain why he should not be cited in contempt for allegedly making false claims just to secure theRead more
Subic-BlogIt is unclear what obligation RCBC has to Bangladesh Bank and whether U.S. law would apply. The Philippine bank said it had received advice from lawyers in the United States that it had “strong and valid” defences against anyRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippine government is to demolish the 84-year-old Catholic cathedral in Marawi to pave the way for the rebuilding of the war-torn southern city. Terrorist gunmen desecrated and burned the church when they attacked the country's so-called Islamic capitalRead more
Subic-Blog"We reiterate our rejection of the US decision on Jerusalem," the king says in a speech Sunday in Dhahran in eastern Saudi Arabia. "East Jerusalem is an integral part of the Palestinian territories," he adds. US President Donald TrumpRead more
Subic-Blog“And the presence of the Theodore Roosevelt here in Manila Bay sends a very clear message to everyone in the region, especially to our friends in the Philippines because our commitment to the US–Philippines alliance is unbreakable and willRead more
Subic-BlogThe U.N. Security Council rejected a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the “aggression” by the United States and its allies against Syria on Saturday. The vote reflected support for the airstrikes on Syrian chemical sites but it alsoRead more
Subic-BlogOn Saturday (Manila time), United States President Donald Trump announced the joint US-British-French operation targeting the regime of Ashar al-Bassad in retaliation for the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on April 7. At least three militaryRead more
Subic-BlogArriola expressed the Philippine government's gratitude to Kuwait for its goodwill and utmost cooperation. “We are thankful that the Kuwait government has been good to us. They have been listening to us and we appreciate their willingness to sitRead more
Subic-BlogMOSCOW: The US and its allies fired more than 100 cruise missiles at Syria, a significant number of which were intercepted by Syrian air defenses, the Russian defense …. The Philippine embassy in Damascus has not received any reportsRead more
Subic-BlogTHERE are no reported Filipino casualties from the air strikes launched by the United States (US) and European allies against Syria, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, April 14. The DFA took to Facebook to assure theRead more
Subic-Blog“What makes this country great is that we have a government that is bound by the Constitution and just as importantly, a separation of powers that is enabled to enforce that.” Oops! Wrong country! Such ideal could no longerRead more
Subic-BlogOnly the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is authorized to release the data on the anti-illegal drug campaign as ordered by Malacañang, the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao saidRead more
Subic-BlogPacita Abad was a prolific Philippine–American painter who started her career in Washington DC after turning down a full scholarship at the Berkeley School of Law in order to pursue art, enrolling at the Corcoran School of Art inRead more
Subic-BlogThere is nothing left for us anymore,” Farida Laguindab wails, addressing the government of President Rodrigo Duterte, who had announced that he would tap a … More than five months after a brutal war pounded the southern Philippine cityRead more
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