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Analysts say the announcement should be treated cautiously since it could be part of a strategy meant to gauge the Duterte clan’s political strength as they prepare to challenge President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and his family’s dynasty.
Analysts say strong political will from Manila and Hanoi is required after Vietnamese state media on Friday reported that the country was ready to discuss territorial boundaries for an undersea continental shelf in the disputed waters.
Jeffrey Facundo was giving evidence to a Senate inquiry into the June 17 incident at Second Thomas Shoal, where Manila has accused China’s coastguard of blocking resupply missions to a Philippine military outpost and boarding a Filipino vessel while wielding knives and an axe.
“I salute the 80 officers and troops who sailed the waters and exercised the greatest restraint amid intense provocation,” he said, adding: “You demonstrated to the world that the Filipino spirit is one that is brave, determined, and yet is compassionate.”
MANILA — The Philippines is still seeking clarification from the Pentagon about a secret US propaganda operation that aimed to cast doubt among Filipinos about Chinese vaccines at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a foreign ministry official said on June 25.
MANILA -- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his two sons are reportedly planning to run for the Senate in the 2025 midterm elections, a move that could create political instability in the country.
On Monday, a regional court in Muntinlupa City granted the former Philippine human rights commissioner’s motion to dismiss her third and final conspiracy to commit drug charge due to the prosecution being unable to provide enough evidence to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt.