Indonesia told major powers not to use Southeast Asia as a “proxy” for their rivalries Friday at the start of two-day talks between regional foreign ministers, while also calling for unity and progress on the Myanmar crisis.
The United States and the Philippines have agreed to restart joint patrols in the South China Sea as the longtime allies seek to counter China’s military rise, a US Defense Department statement said.
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China voiced regret Friday for an “unintentional” breach of US airspace by what it said was a civilian airship — but the Pentagon called a spy balloon — with a long-planned Beijing visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken hanging in the balance.
Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro Locsin Jr. shared his soft spot for Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, after the Supreme Court ordered her release from the Taguig City Jail last month.
All of the personnel assigned at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) detention facility at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig—including the jail warden—will be relieved after contraband items were found in the possession of foreign detainees, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval announced.
The operations of the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila will not be privatized, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Friday.
Senator Francis Tolentino sees no problem with the Philippines and the United States adding four new locations to boost the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), provided the original intent of the existing agreement is followed.
The United States is not interested in building permanent bases in the Philippines, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III said.
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday emphasized that the main thrust of his leadership is geared on the country’s “fight against hunger and poverty” as he expressed readiness to face the country’s social problems.
