Chinese Ship Intrusion, Myanmar Coup Lead to Infighting Among Philippine Officials
On Twitter, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. blamed the Myanmar coup on Western institutions and questioned the competence of Duterte’s spokesperson.
February 05, 2021
Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper exchange gifts during Esper’s visit to Manila, Philippines, Nov. 19, 2019.
Credit: Flickr/U.S. Secretary of Defense
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This week, a Chinese survey ship entered Philippine waters without authorization for the second time this year, leading irritated Philippine officials to open fire – not at the ship, but at each other on Twitter.
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Journalist red-tagged for reporting plight of tortured Aetas
“Had Parlade also done his research and listened to the oral arguments, he would have known that posts like these are what petitioners claim as evidence of a credible threat of prosecution – threat that can warrant a judicial review of the law he seeks to protect and promote.”
By DAWN CECILIA PEÑA
MANILA The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expressed their concern over yet another red-tagging incident of a journalist who reported on the plight of Aetas who were tortured to admitting that they are members of the New People’s Army.
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South China Sea Dispute Heightens After Intrusion Of China Ship In Philippine Waters
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Philippine agencies gave conflicting accounts of the intrusion
The Chinese embassy requested to allow the ship to take wind shelter in Philippine territory
The dispute in the South China Sea continues to heighten following the “intrusion” of a Chinese ship in Philippine waters.
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday confirmed that a Chinese research vessel, Jia Geng, entered Philippine waters twice over the past year without authorization.
Locsin said the Philippine government only approved a “request for shelter” from the Chinese embassy. He insisted that the department did not give the vessel permission to remain in Philippine waters.