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SEN. Ana Theresia «Risa» Hontiveros wants the Senate to probe the reported «gentleman's agreement» between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping that stopped the repair of the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.
MANILA, Philippines: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the amnesty granted to former senator Antonio Trillanes 4th in 2019 was valid.
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the claim of a "gentleman's agreement" involving the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte and the Chinese government, which restricted the repair and rehabilitation of the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal.
Harry Roque's revelations are not all that surprising. Duterte always kowtowed to Beijing, putting his relationship with China first before our national interest. That much was clear during his presidency.
MANILA, Philippines — Less than a week after Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte declared a "war on drugs" in the city, at least seven drug suspects were killed during a buy-bust operation — violence that highlights the seriousness of the mayor's recent threat of outright killing persons caught using illegal drugs.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines under former president Rodrigo Duterte had a “gentleman’s agreement” with China to keep the status quo in the West Philippine Sea, a former Cabinet official said yesterday, as fresh tensions surround the WPS due to recent incursions by Beijing that targeted a Filipino resupply mission and a research team.
MANILA, Philippines — The lawmaker brother of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday took a swipe at critics who have called her out for her silence on the increased Chinese hostilities in the West Philippine Sea, arguing that the vice president should not condemn the recent assaults on Filipino vessels to avoid provoking China.
VICE President Sara Duterte is cool to the proposal of former chief presidential legal counsel and presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo to field a «Duterte-Duterte» tandem in the 2028 presidential elections.