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Vietnam slams China, Philippines for activities in SCS

The vessels of China and Vietnam confronted each other after a Chinese research ship entered Hanoi’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to carry out a survey….reports Asian Lite News The Vietnam government has

May 22, 2023

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Philippines to join India, US in building digital public infra

The House of Representatives passed on third reading an e-governance bill on March 6. A counterpart bill in the Senate is currently at the committee level…reports Asian Lite News Philippines Parliament Speaker

April 17, 2023

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China warns Philippines against military ties with US

The Marcos government was advised by the Chinese embassy to stay out of the US efforts to uphold global hegemony…reports Asian Lite News Warning the Philippines against strengthening its military cooperation with

March 13, 2023

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Philippines slams China for making territorial claims

China has been aggressively increasing its activities in the South China Sea including in several unoccupied lands within Philippine waters, Manila has boosted its military presence in the region…reports Asian Lite News

February 2, 2023

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Philippines to buy US copters after dropping Russia deal

The Philippine Department of National Defense announced in August it was formalizing termination of the deal, which had been worth about 12.7 billion pesos ($215 million)….reports Asian Lite News President Ferdinand Marcos

October 21, 2022

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Philippines, US hold joint military drills

Rear Admiral Derek Trinque, Exercise Director on the US side, said coastal defence, amphibious operations and live-fire training will be included in this year’s exercises…reports Asian Lite news More than 3,000 Philippine

October 4, 2022

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Philippines, US on track to deepen alliance

Marcos, who is set to return to the Philippines on Saturday, said that he cannot envision his country without the US as a partner during an economic forum earlier in the week…reports

September 25, 2022

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Philippines cancels chopper deal with Russia

Andolong said the Department’s contract review committee will “undertake the appropriate processes and exercise due diligence in formalizing the termination of the project’s contract”….reports Asian Lite News The Philippines is officially cancelling

August 10, 2022

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Philippines rules out rejoining ICC

Ferdinand Marcos convened his legal team last week to discuss the administration’s strategy in dealing with the ICC…reports Asian Lite news He convened his legal team last week to discuss the administration’s

August 1, 2022

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Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippines’ 17th President

The Marcos administration needs to address a slew of problems besetting the Philippines, such as unemployment, inflation, a high debt-service ratio to the gross domestic product…reports Asian Lite News Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,

June 30, 2022

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