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'I am issuing this statement to generate awareness on this clear attempt by China to advance another falsehood in order to divide our people and distract us from their unlawful presence and actions in our EEZ,' says the Philippine defense chief

Manila - Nearly a year since being sworn in as president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is getting mixed reviews from political analysts. &ldquo

Manila - Nearly a year since being sworn in as president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is getting mixed reviews from political analysts. &ldquo

In his first Cabinet meeting last Tuesday, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that economic recovery takes precedence over all concerns under his administration and that his economic managers would set the “central policy.”

“We had to start from scratch. We still cannot sleep at night because of the memories of our arrests. I am still reeling from the anxiety and trauma.”

The U.S. government has had a long, dishonorable history of forging and sustaining close relations with murderous dictatorships – as long as they - Ted Galen Carpenter for Antiwar.com Original

The report’s findings hint at the extent to which Philippine democracy has deteriorated under President Rodrigo Duterte.

Shared concerns about China’s maritime assertiveness have driven a steady strategic convergence between Tokyo and Manila.

Infrastructure development, job creation and drive against crime ramped up in his watch

What factors are in his head when hes making these choices? >> there is great reporting on the philippines, you could write a whole book about what is going on there right now. talk about what the business situation is there and who has been selected as a philippine envoy. >> heres a case of pending foreign policy issues relative to human rights and relative to military bases there and trumps business partner in the philippines in october was selected as the official philippines envoy to the uni...