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Title:
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Philippines’ Duterte says ‘not a fan’ of US, plots own course
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Author:
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AFP-JIJI
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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September 10, 2016
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Description:
- DAVAO, PHILIPPINE – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, saying he was “not a fan” of the United States, vowed Saturday to steer an independent course for the key Asian ally and refrain from confronting territorial rival China.
ASEAN Relations
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Title:
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Philippine president expresses regret for using a profanity to describe Obama
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Author:
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The Associated Press
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Source:
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CBC News
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Date:
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September 6, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret Tuesday over his "son of a bitch" remark while referring to President Barack Obama, in a rare display of contrition by a politician whose wide arc of profanities has unabashedly targeted world figures including the pope and the UN chief.
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Title:
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Philippines eyes 14% defense budget rise to secure seas, fight rebels
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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September 5, 2016
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Description:
- VIENTIANE - The Philippines is proposing a 14 percent increase in defense spending next year to buy new ships and aircraft to boost its fight against Islamist militants and enhance maritime security in the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Is Duterte Upending Philippine Foreign Policy?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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Council on Foreign Relations
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Date:
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September 1, 2016
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Description:
- While the world is transfixed by the Duterte administration’s ‘shock and awe’ crackdown on the drug trade, which has drawn global condemnation for its alleged widespread use of extrajudicial killings yet enjoys significant domestic support, the newly-inaugurated President Rodrigo Duterte, a self-described ‘socialist’, is also shaking up Philippine foreign policy. So far, however, under the country’s new firebrand leader, the country has seen more change than continuity in its foreign policy.
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Title:
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PH eyes provisional agreement to allow Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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August 31, 2016
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — More than two months after the Philippines won its maritime case against China in The Hague, Filipino fishermen are still barred from entering Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal.
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Title:
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Philippines Says China Must Recognize South China Sea Ruling
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Jakarta Globe
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Date:
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August 31, 2016
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Description:
- Manila. China will be the "loser" if it does not recognize an international court ruling against its territorial claims in the South China Sea, Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Tuesday (30/08). An arbitration court in The Hague infuriated China in July when it ruled that China had no historical title over the South China Sea and it had breached the Philippines' sovereign rights.
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Title:
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Philippines says China must recognize South China Sea ruling
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Author:
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Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Nick Macfie
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 30, 2016
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Description:
- China will be the 'loser' if it does not recognize an international court ruling against its territorial claims in the South China Sea, Philippine Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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Philippines President Duterte wants peace in South China Sea but is ready for 'bloody confrontation'
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Author:
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Nandini Krishnamoorthy
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Source:
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International Business Times
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Date:
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August 25, 2016
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Description:
- While asserting the he will opt for a peaceful resolution and not pick a fight with China, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte seems to have issued a veiled warning against any attempt to infringe on his country's territory. He said that he would "happily beat up" any party that tries to take control of Scarborough Shoals in the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Philippines says sea dispute not led to shift in ties with China or U.S.
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Author:
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Manolo Serapio Jr
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 24, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines' territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea has not caused Manila to rebalance diplomatic ties with either its ally, the United States, or neighboring China, Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Duterte to China: Let Filipinos fish in Scarborough
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Author:
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Christina Mendez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 23, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines -- President Rodrigo Duterte called on Beijing on Tuesday to allow Filipino fishermen to enter and fish in the disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea to help warm relations between China and the Philippines. Duterte said he hopes bilateral talks between Manila and Beijing happen soon.
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Title:
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‘We certainly are not leaving the UN’: Philippines foreign minister in damage control after Duterte’s latest tirade
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Author:
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Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Xinhua
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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August 22, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines is not leaving the United Nations, the foreign minister said on Monday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to quit the body after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs.
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Title:
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Duterte should be cautious of game playing between major powers
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Author:
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Chen Qinghong
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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August 22, 2016
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Description:
- The new Philippine government has attracted a great deal of attention from the international community recently. President Rodrigo Duterte's recent comments on the country's foreign relations puzzled observers, and the Japanese media complained that his ambuiguity on the South China Sea issue is tough for Japan and the US to cope with.
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Title:
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Philippines rejects talks not based on arbitral ruling; China warns of confrontation
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 19, 2016
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Description:
- Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. on Tuesday revealed that China asked the Philippines to hold bilateral negotiations outside the ruling of an arbitral tribunal to resolve the South China Sea dispute.
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Title:
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The Philippines’ Misguided Plan to Stop South China Sea Tensions
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Author:
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Lee Jay
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Source:
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Modern Tokyo Times
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Date:
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August 17, 2016
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Description:
- Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos was in Hong Kong earlier this month to meet his “old friends” in hopes of breaking ice with Beijing. In a statement issued Thursday, Ramos and his interlocutors, including prominent Chinese diplomat Fu Ying, said they discussed the way forward “in the spirit of universal brotherhood and sisterhood for peace and cooperation between the two countries.”
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Title:
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Philippines invites China to 'formal discussions'
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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August 12, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Fidel V. Ramos, special envoy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, invited China to "formal discussions" after Beijing lost in a case filed by Manila over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
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Title:
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Philippines urges China to "uncompromisingly" respect rule of law
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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August 11, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay called on China on Thursday to respect maritime law and security as well as the rule of law, to resolve disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
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Title:
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FVR mission to focus on tourism, fishing
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Author:
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AP
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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August 10, 2016
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Description:
- HONG KONG―Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Tuesday said he wanted to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China Sea dispute.
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Title:
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Former Philippine president in Hong Kong to ease tensions over South China Sea
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Author:
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The Associated Press
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Source:
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CBC News
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Date:
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August 9, 2016
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Description:
- Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos says he wants to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China Sea dispute.
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Title:
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FVR to use golf diplomacy with China
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Author:
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Christina Mendez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 9, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - With a few rounds of golf in Hong Kong with his Chinese friends, former president Fidel Ramos can do wonders in restoring the luster in Philippine-China relations, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said yesterday.
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Title:
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China excluded from AFP, PNP procurement deals
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Author:
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Christina Mendez and Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 4, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte is looking at government-to-government procurement as a means to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), but indicated any deals would not include China.