MANILA (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
Subic-BlogPhilippine National Police Chief Gen. Ronald Dela Rosa presents to the media arrested foreigner Fehmi Lassoued, also known as John Rasheed Lassoned, allegedly a native of Egypt, along with a Filipino companion Anabel Moncera Salipada Monday, Feb. 19, 2018Read more
Subic-BlogA Philippine diplomat says the risks of an armed conflict have increased in the disputed South China Sea with a militarily stronger China now able to challenge the United States, which used to be the dominant power in theRead more
Subic-BlogA carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson docked at Manila in what is believed to be the first arrival by an American aircraft carrier in the Philippines since Chinese efforts to build military outposts in theRead more
Subic-BlogHeadquartered in Washington, the Society was launched 2012 with the mission of enhancing and strengthening the Philippine–US relationship and, simultaneously, raising awareness of today's Philippines through programs on business, governance, culture, shared history, education, strategic issues, … Google Alert –Read more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines – A spokesman of the Carl Vinson Strike Group of the United States Navy stressed the importance of the superpower's military ties with the Philippines as it commits to defend freedom of navigation in the South ChinaRead more
Subic-BlogPhilippines: US forces are undeterred by China's military buildup on man-made islands in the South China Sea and will continue patrolling the strategic, disputed waters wherever "international law allows us," said a Navy officer aboard a mammoth US aircraftRead more
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