President Barack Obama commended President Benigno Aquino III for his leadership and “reforms” in government during a meeting before noon Friday on the sidelines of the 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit here.
Obama hails Aquino reforms
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Hagel: US not seeking bases in PH but more ‘rotational presence’
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Friday that the United States was not seeking to build permanent military bases in the Philippines but an increase in “rotational presence to benefit both our militaries”.
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PH not rushing accord with US–Palace
The Philippines said Saturday it would not rush to complete a defense accord with the United States just so it could be sealed by the time President Barack Obama comes to visit next month.
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US: PH troops ‘impressive’ in Balikatan drills
With the Balikatan exercises in full-swing, US and Philippine troops held platoon live fire drills here on Saturday with the locals taking the lead in a performance that their counterparts found “impressive”.
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US hopes PH troops could use ‘principles’ of combat in conflict situations
They could have been in Zamboanga City all over again except that this time, they’re not.
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Laude case bolsters need to review VFA further—Palace
The death of a transgender allegedly in the hands of a US Marine strengthened the need to further review the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to ensure that the country’s interests are promoted and that justice is served to Filipinos, a Malacanang spokesman said Thursday.
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SC to call for oral arguments on Edca ‘soon’
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said the Supreme Court will soon call for an oral argument over questions about the legality of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca).
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Santiago: VFA a ‘failure’ as PH still attached to ‘former colonizer’
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago called the 15-year-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) a "failure" because it merely served to keep the Philippines attached to its "former colonizer" the United States (US).
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When PH was the only door open to fleeing Jews
The Nazis had robbed Lottie Hershfield of her childhood all too soon. She was just 7 years old when Germany, her place of birth, no longer felt like home.
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Rody won’t rely on longtime PH ally US
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday described Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “great president” and said the Philippines would not rely on the United States for long-term security, hinting that frosty relations with China would soon warm and signaling greater independence from Washington in dealing with Manila’s territorial dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea.
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Where has the love gone? US asks PH
Practically asking where the love has gone, a US Embassy official on Wednesday said President Duterte’s latest outbursts were at odds with the long and warm ties between the Philippines and the United States.
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After harsh words, Duterte says he’s not angry with US, UN
After calling US President Barack Obama a “son of bitch,” scrapping annual war games and threatening to sever relations with Washington, President Duterte insisted on Sunday that he was not angry with the United States.
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China under no illusion PH will pivot away from US
BEIJING (The Straits Times/ ANN)—Chinese media and officials are silent on Philippine President Duterte’s effusive praise of China and his remarks on “separation from the United States.”
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Duterte: I’m not a ‘tuta’
A day after softening his remarks about a “separation” from the United States, President Duterte on Tuesday lashed out again at the longtime Philippine ally and said Washington could forget a defense arrangement with Manila in his latest jarring statement about the future of the alliance.
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Tokyo wary over Duterte’s policy, manners
TOKYO—Mind your manners is the unsolicited advice of officials here to President Duterte.
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Duterte praises Japan for help to Philippines
TOKYO—President Duterte was all praises for Japan for all the assistance it was providing the Philippines, but could not contain his anger and once more lashed out at the United States and the European Union for their criticism of his antidrug war.
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Japan firm to import PH bananas
TOKYO—A deal to import $220 million worth of Philippine bananas by Japan annually is in the pipeline and it is also aimed at providing a sustained source of livelihood to rebel returnees and beneficiaries of the agrarian reform program, according to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
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Duterte, PM Abe to discuss maritime defense cooperation
President Duterte on Tuesday began his three-day state visit to Japan to discuss maritime defense cooperation and to attract official aid and private investments in high-impact projects in transportation and infrastructure.
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Moving on from America’s dark history in PH, Part 1
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Trump says PH a ‘strategic location’ for any military posturing
The Philippines is a strategic location for any military posturing, said President Donald Trump before leaving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Manila.
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Amid calls for Philippines to seek US help vs China, US warship docks in Duterte home city for port call
One of the United States’ most technologically advanced combat ship docked here on Saturday (June 29) for a three-day port visit,
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In Asia, Trump gets second-highest approval rating in PH
MANILA, Philippines — The approval rating of the United States (US) President Donald Trump may vary among Asian countries, but it appears that he gets the second-highest scores in the Philippines. In a report from the German market and consumer data company Statista, Trump got a 58 percent approval rating in the Philippines, only behind
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Romualdez: We told US House Speaker to step up bilateral talks on economic issues
MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has pointed out to his counterpart, United States (US) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the need to step up bilateral discussions particularly on economic issues. Romualdez in a statement on Thursday said that the meeting between him and McCarthy was fruitful, insisting again that the Philippine-US
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