DFA must summon Chinese envoy if diplomatic protests are snubbed – Pimentel

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:10:48 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – A face to face meeting between Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and the Chinese Ambassador to Manila must be set if China fails to respond to diplomatic protests filed by the Philippine over the intrusion of Chinese survey and warships in Philippine waters, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III said. “We will use […]

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Duterte unfazed by Pogo hubs near military camps

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:09:23 +0000

President: Cory popular for losing Ninoy ‘in hands of Marcos’

MANILA, Philippines – The presence of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo) hubs manned by Chinese nationals near military camps is not something to worry about, President Rodrigo Duterte said, even as Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has raised concerns on the country’s national security. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the location of the Pogo hubs does […]

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LIST: Canceled flights to, from Hong Kong  on Aug. 14

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:37:14 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Several flights to and from Hong Kong were canceled anew Wednesday due to raging protests in the special administrative region of China. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the canceled flights as of 4 a.m. are: Philippine Airlines  PR 306 (Manila-Hong Kong) PR307 (Hong Kong-Manila) Cathay Pacific CX 906 (Manila-Hong Kong) […]

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China frets over planned transfer of POGO workers to ‘self-contained’ hubs

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:16:57 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Chinese Embassy in Manila has expressed grave concern over the possibility that Chinese workers and Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) will be moved to self-contained communities and hubs,  which may “infringe on the basic legal rights of the Chinese citizens concerned.”

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Malacañang ‘worried’ over Chinese workers influx

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:08:16 +0000

Malacañang on Thursday expressed concern over the influx of Chinese nationals in the country, backing National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr.’s claim that the staggering spike in the number of Chinese workers in the country is a “security threat.”

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Palace: UNHRC resolution on PH drug war probe ‘an abuse’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:46:29 +0000

Palace: UNHRC resolution on PH drug war probe 'an abuse'

Malacañang slammed as an “abuse of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) processes” the Iceland-led resolution that would probe the human rights situation in the Philippines.

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Palace: UN probe on Duterte drug war is clearly an ‘interference’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:56:49 +0000

Palace: UN probe on Duterte drug war is clearly an ‘interference’

Malacañang maintained Friday that any investigation of the United Nations on President Duterte’s drug war would be interference in Philippine sovereignty.

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Constitution as ‘toilet paper’ is just another Duterte ‘metaphor’ – Palace

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:48:41 +0000

Another “metaphor.” This was how Malacañang has clarified President Duterte’s remark deeming the 1987 Constitution as mere “toilet paper.”

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Duterte ‘feckless, spineless’ before China – Hontiveros

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:17:09 +0000

Duterte ‘feckless, spineless’ before China – Hontiveros

Senator Risa Hontiveros has called President Duterte “feckless and spineless” before China after he branded the Recto Bank incident as a “little maritime accident.”

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Hontiveros: Energy chief’s remark on sinking of PH boat ‘insensitive’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:25:53 +0000

Senator Risa Hontiveros has slammed as “insensitive” Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s remark on the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank.

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