21, 2018, file photo, protesters picket the Senate at the start of the probe in the death of an overseas worker in Kuwait, Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine president says a ban on the deployment ofRead more
Subic-BlogParticipants display placards as they participate in a procession against plans to reimpose death penalty and intensify drug war during "Walk for Life" in Luneta park, Metro Manila, Philippines February 24, 2018. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco. The Social Weather Station's (SWS)Read more
Subic-BlogThe summon comes days after a report by the CIA and other US intelligence agencies suggested Duterte was a threat to democracy in Asia and compared … The Philippine presidential office denied the reports and Medialdea told Kim thatRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA • The Philippine government has summoned the US Ambassador over an American intelligence report that listed President Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly war on drugs as a "regional threat", officials said yesterday. US envoy Sung Kim met MrRead more
Subic-BlogThe American envoy met with a top aide of President Rodrigo Duterte to explain that a new U.S. intelligence report criticizing the Philippine leader's “autocratic tendencies” was based on widely available information, Washington's embassy in Manila said Friday. AfterRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Feb, 2018 ):The Philippines has summoned US Ambassador to the Philippines to the presidential palace to shed light on the recently released US intelligence report that tags President Rodrigo Duterte asRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA (XINHUA) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would not allow Philippine troops to participate in any armed conflicts involving the United States. In a speech in Iloilo province on Thursday (Feb 22), Duterte said that heRead more
Subic-Blog“In the case of the Philippine President Duterte he has actually called on people to go out and kill those they suspect to be drug dealers,” Huang said. The report also criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in connectionRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippine president has banned a reporter from attending briefings at the presidential palace compound because her online news organisation's licence to … Mr Duterte repeated an earlier accusation without offering evidence that Rappler might be funded by theRead more
Subic-BlogRappler, in a news story about Duterte's remarks, reiterated its position that it was 100 percent owned by people from the Philippines and was not in any way controlled by the CIA. Rappler called Duterte's decision to ban itRead more
Subic-BlogMalacañang described as “myopic and speculative” the US Intelligence Community's Worldwide Threat Assessment report which included President Rodrigo Duterte in the roll of leaders who pose threat to the democracy and human rights in the Southeast Asian region. “TheRead more
Subic-BlogThe WTA was published on February 13 and spent most of its time running down the "threat" posed by the US' top rivals: Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. The Philippines is only mentioned twice in the 28-page report:Read more
Subic-BlogOfficials in the Philippines lashed out on Wednesday, saying that they are very concerned with a recent U.S. intelligence report that labeled its strongman President Rodrigo Duterte a threat to regional democracy. The assessment has made it “very difficultRead more
Subic-BlogThe Philippine Department of Health report from this month shows that 11,103 new cases were reported in 2017, which is a 19.85% increase from the 9,264 …. Though many resources to prevent HIV exist in the U.S., some notedRead more
Subic-Blog… on Tuesday but Philippine shares recouped early losses to finish higher for a fifth straight session, their longest winning streak since December. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.4 percent after European equities fell. U.S.Read more
Subic-BlogThe Philippines is not concerned about Chinese military bases in the South China Sea, which are aimed to counter US influence, Rodrigo Duterte said, emphasizing that Manila can solve any disputes with Beijing diplomatically. The disputed waters of theRead more
Subic-BlogPhilippine Ambassador to China Chito Sta. Romana during a forum on South China Sea Monday in which he said the risks of an armed conflict have increased in the disputed South China Sea with a militarily stronger China nowRead more
Subic-BlogPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte tried to allay fears over China's construction of military bases on man-made islands in the South China Sea, saying they are a defence against the US, not made to attack Asian states. “It's not intendedRead more
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