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China, PH diplomatic ties remain strong

Despite controversies between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea, diplomatic friendship between the two countries has continued to grow strong. Both countries...

Bato says US may restore his cancelled visa

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa said Wednesday the United States Embassy in Manila had told him his cancelled visa might be restored—even as Senate President...

The citizenship issue

"Was Gabby Lopez already a Filipino under the Dual Citizenship Law when he was president of the network?"   There are a multitude of issues pertaining...

Pandemic, US-China tensions led Duterte to suspend VFA scrapping

President Rodrigo Duterte suspended the abrogation of the Philippines' Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States due to "heightened super power tensions" as...

PH suspends abrogation of VFA for 6 months

The Philippines will hold off for six months the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement, the treaty which governs the presence of American soldiers...

PH not going back to VFA, Locsin asserts

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday shut the door on the revival of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, saying...

Rule of Law, corruption and disruptions

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Duterte stands firm on VFA termination

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Six senators ask SC to rule on VFA

Six senators asked the Supreme Court on Monday to uphold the Senate’s role in terminating or withdrawing from treaties with the United States and...

A ludicrous interpretation of sovereignty

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PH, US troops to forge ahead with war games

This year’s Balikatan exercises between Philippine and US troops will push through despite the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement, the military said Wednesday. Armed Forces...

Shirking responsibility

The Senate this week voted in favor of a resolution asking the Supreme Court to rule on whether or not the President needs Senate...

Legislators pushing back on foreign policy power

"A nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its standing in the international community are denigrated when the Chief Executive, acting without benefit of good...

VFA repeal to embolden China on West Philippine Sea claim

President Rodrigo Duterte’s push to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement is seen to further escalate tension and give China the upper hand in the...
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