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Marcos to tackle rice supply deal, maritime issues during Vietnam visit

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:29:13 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 26) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will fly to Vietnam on Monday for his first state visit this year, where he and Vietnamese leaders are seen to discuss partnerships to ensure adequate rice supply in the Philippines and possibly improve bilateral maritime cooperation. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on

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PH, Vietnam to sign maritime cooperation deal before month ends – PCG

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:23:47 +0000

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Like father, like daughter: VP Duterte willing to face only PH court after being linked to deadly drug war

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:45:09 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday said she is willing to be tried over her alleged complicity in the deadly drug war in Davao City when she was mayor — but like her father, she vehemently refuses to face an international court. “Haharapin ko ang anumang akusasyon laban

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PSG defends Marcos’ use of presidential chopper to attend Coldplay concert

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:45:33 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 20) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s security group on Saturday defended his use of a helicopter to see British rock band Coldplay perform, saying “unforeseen traffic complications” posed security risks for the chief executive. Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Jesus Nelson Morales issued the statement after Marcos came under fire

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PH, Canada sign defense cooperation agreement

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:03:34 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) — The Philippines and Canada on Friday moved to strengthen their defense alliance by signing a deal which could potentially lead to the crafting of a visiting forces agreement (VFA). Officials have not yet disclosed specific details of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Defense Cooperation signed by Defense

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Jinggoy Estrada hopeful over Friday’s court verdict on plunder case

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:56:21 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 18) — Nearly a decade after charges were filed, the Sandiganbayan will hand down on Friday its verdict on Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s plunder case in relation to the infamous pork barrel scam. The lawmaker, who was allowed to post bail in 2017 even as plunder is a non-bailable offense, is

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DFA chief reiterates clemency request for Veloso ahead of Indonesian president’s visit

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:04:13 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) — Hours before Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s scheduled arrival in Manila, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated the Philippines’ appeal for the leader to grant clemency to Filipina death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo said he raised the issue with his counterpart, Indonesian Foreign

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Hackers begin publishing PhilHealth data on dark web – DICT

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:48:58 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 3) — Hackers have begun exposing on the dark web some Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) data — including details on employees — after failing to get ransom money from the government, an official confirmed on Tuesday. Initial analysis showed that among the information published were PhilHealth employees’ identification cards,

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Kim Se-jeong brings Manila to her world with ‘The Door’ concert

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:28:41 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 2) — From spending rainy days at a playground so she has a space to practice singing all by herself, Kim Se-jeong is now serenading and bringing one country at a time to a new world with her first solo concert tour. Her show in Manila on Sunday was the

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PH studying possible new complaint vs. China before Hague-based tribunal

Kristel Limpot, CNN Philippines — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:46:11 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 20) — The Philippines is studying the possibility of taking China to court again, the government said on Wednesday, as it considers its legal options following the reported massive damage to coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea suspected to be the East Asian giant’s doing. According to Solicitor General

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