Duterte Predicts That He May Not Able To Finish His Six-Year Term As President On Friday (November 05, 2016), President Duterte predicted that he may not able to survive his six-year term as the Philippine president. The president seemed overwhelmed by the enormity of his duty including his war on illegal drugs. Duterte said it … Read more
President Duterte Give Vietnamese Fishers A Warm Send Off Back To Hanoi President Rodrigo Duterte gives a warm sendoff to 17 Vietnamese fishers back to Hanoi, they have been arrested about 2 months ago for poaching in the Philippines. The Vietnamese fishermen were given hygiene kits, fuel, food provisions by President Duterte before leaving Sual … Read more
Defense Deal Signed By China And Malaysia To Strengthen Ties China and Malaysia had signed a defense deal and agreed to strengthen the ties and intensify cooperation in the South China Sea. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak fly to China for a one-week official trip to close several agreements that will strengthen the relations between … Read more
Filipino Fishermen Carries Huge Load Of Fish Caught From Scarborough Shoal A huge load of big species of fish was caught by Filipino fishermen from Scarborough Shoal after they were allowed to enter the shoal. Filipino fishermen were already allowed by the Chinese government to enter Panatag Shoal for the first time in four years. … Read more
Duterte-Obama Meeting Will Be Possible Through APEC Summit In Peru Meeting between President Duterte and US President Obama will be possible on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru on November. On Thursday (October 27, 2016), US President Obama’s bilateral meetings for the Summit were still not clear pointed out by White House Press Secretary … Read more
Japanese Businessmen Urged By Philippine Finance Chief To Invest To Sustain 7 Percent Growth Philippines finance chief urged Japanese Businessmen to invest in the country to sustain 7 percent economic growth under Duterte’s administration. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said during a trade forum that the planned rewrite of the 1987 constitution to spur investments, Duterte … Read more
President Duterte’s State Visit To China’s Benefits And Risk Benefits and the risk of President Rodrigo Duterte’s unexpected state visit to China after cutting the ties between Philippines and US. During the stave visit of the Philippine president in China, Chinese government gives him a warm welcome and red carpet treatment. Earlier, the president announced … Read more
Economic Ties Between PH And US Continue, According To DTI Chief The economic ties between Philippines and United States continue, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) chief. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that President Duterte’s statement means breaking too much dependence of Philippine on US but relationship between the two countries remains. Even … Read more
US Warship Slammed By China For Sailing Near Paracel Islands In South China Sea Sailing US warship near the disputed territory in the South China Sea slammed by China saying what the United States had done was a “serious illegal act”. On Friday night (October 21, 2016), the country’s defense ministry stated that US ship enters … Read more
Journalist Asked Duterte: Donald Trump Or Hillary Clinton As US President? On Saturday (October 22, 2016), President Duterte was asked of which US presidential candidate he wants to win on November 2016 elections. The Philippine president was asked by a journalist from CNN of who would he rather be the next US President – Donald Trump … Read more