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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Robredo: “Exclusive” in Philippine’s EEZ is clear in Charter

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:17:37 +0000

The word “exclusive” referring to the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is in the Constitution for a reason, according to Vice President Leni Robredo.

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Ramming of PH vessel intentional or accident? Boat captain now unsure

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:18:46 +0000

Ramming of PH vessel intentional or accident? Boat captain now unsure

F/B Gem-Vir 1 captain Junel Insigne was confident the Chinese vessel deliberately rammed their boat at Recto Bank. Now, he’s already unsure.

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Vietnamese ship captain recalls rescue of 22 ‘hungry, quivering’ Filipino fishermen

Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:07:30 +0000

THE captain of the Vietnamese ship that rescued 22 Filipino fishermen after their boat was rammed by a Chinese vessel recalled how the victims were “hungry and quivering” when he…READ

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Palace: ‘Dangerous’ for Duterte to express anger on sinking of boat in WPS

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:35:58 +0000

Palace: 'Dangerous' for Duterte to express anger on sinking of boat in WPS

It is “dangerous” for President Duterte as head of state to show his outrage over the sinking of a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea.

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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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Car-carrier ship catches fire near Recto Bank – PCG

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:11:50 +0000

A car-carrier vessel has caught fire near Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Monday. 

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