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Title:
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Manila's Dilemma: Philippines Cozies Up to US, Mindful of China's Sensitivities
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Author:
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Sputnik News
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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April 17, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines and the US will hold military drills next month. The news comes just a day after outspoken President Rodrigo Duterte heaped praise on President Donald Trump. Radio Sputnik asked political scientist Dr. Jay Batongbacal to comment on this dramatic shift in the kind of rhetoric toward Washington that's now coming out of Manila.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Philippines' Duterte cancels visit to disputed South China Sea island
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Author:
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Neil Morales
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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April 13, 2017
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Description:
- Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has canceled a planned visit to an island the Philippines claims in the disputed South China Sea, after Beijing warned him against the visit. The brash Philippine leader last week announced his plan to raise the Philippine flag in the island of Thitu and fortify it with barracks, setting off alarm bells. "Because of our friendship with China and because we value your friendship I will not go there to raise the Philippine flag," Duterte said in a speech before the Filipino community in Riyadh late Wednesday.
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Title:
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China concerned over Rody order on SCS
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 8, 2017
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Description:
- China has expressed concern over President Duterte’s directive to the military to occupy nine islands in the Spratlys under the Philippines’ control. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying raised her country’s concern at a regular press briefing yesterday as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Eduardo Año declared the military’s readiness to carry out Duterte’s order, as well as its plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands already occupied by the AFP.
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Title:
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Philippines' Duterte orders occupation of isles in disputed South China Sea
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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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April 6, 2017
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered troops to occupy uninhabited islands and shoals it claims in the disputed South China Sea, asserting Philippine sovereignty in an apparent change of tack likely to anger China. The firebrand leader, who on the campaign trail joked that he would jet ski to a Chinese man-made island in the South China Sea to reinforce Manila's claim, also said he may visit a Philippine-controlled island to raise the national flag.
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Title:
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Duterte orders military to occupy PH islands in South China Sea
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Author:
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ABS-CBN News
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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April 6, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to occupy all islands of the Philippines in the South China Sea to strengthen the country's claims.
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Title:
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Duterte adviser bares plan to fix PH runway in West PH Sea
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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April 1, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr said there are plans to fix the Philippines' runway in disputed Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
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Title:
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PH, U.S. set to hold 1st Balikatan war games under Duterte
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 31, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine and US militaries are set to hold the first Balikatan war games under President Rodrigo Duterte in the summer.
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Title:
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China May Have Been Surveying Strategic Waters East of Philippines
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Author:
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Steven Stashwick
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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March 31, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs announced that China is seeking permission to conduct hydrographic surveys of the Benham Rise, an underwater plateau about 150 nautical miles to the east of the northern Philippine island of Luzon. Over the past month, a string of reports indicate that China may have already been surveying these waters without the permission of the Philippines, which has exclusive economic rights over the area. While survey activity may point to Chinese economic exploitation of the potentially resource-rich plateau, it could also indicate preparation for submarine operations in a future Western Pacific clash.
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Title:
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Home > Politics Taiwan eying cooperation with Philippines on South China Sea
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Author:
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Elaine Hou and Emerson Lim
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Source:
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Focus Taiwan News
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Date:
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March 31, 2017
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Description:
- Taipei, March 31 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has appealed for closer cooperation with the Philippines on several issues, including the South China Sea, after Manila seemed to push Taipei into further diplomatic isolation earlier this month.
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Title:
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PH envoy: Key to China relations is pragmatism, not confrontation
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Author:
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Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBN News
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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March 31, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA – The best way to get China's nod on contentious issues is to divide them into "components," according to the Philippines' envoy to China.
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Title:
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Philippines to raise China reclamation in talks
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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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March 30, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Thursday, March 30, said it will raise China's reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when the two countries begin one-on-one talks in May.
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Title:
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PH, China to tackle maritime row in May
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Author:
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REPORTS FROM AFP AND JEANNETTE I. ANDRADE
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 30, 2017
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Description:
- China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said on Wednesday, as President Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing.
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Title:
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China: ‘No Such Thing as Man-Made Islands’ in South China Sea
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Author:
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Frances Martel
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Source:
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Breitbart
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Date:
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March 30, 2017
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Description:
- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman denied the existence of Chinese-made artificial islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, a bizarre development given the open construction of such islands and promotion of their newly-installed assets in Chinese media.
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Title:
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Duterte to US: Why didn't you send armada vs China islands?
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Author:
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Jim Gomez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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March 30, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he has asked the U.S. ambassador why America did not deploy an armada of warships to pressure China to stop constructing man-made islands that are now at the heart of regional concerns in the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Philippines, China to hold direct talks on sea row: Manila
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing.
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Title:
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China invites Philippines delegation for bilateral consultation
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Author:
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CCTV.com
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Source:
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CCTV.com
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- China and the Philippines are set to hold their first meeting under a bilateral consultation arrangement in May.
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Title:
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Philippines declined past Chinese requests over Benham Rise
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Author:
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Camille Diola
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has turned down requests from China to conduct marine scientific research in the Benham Rise area prior to the sighting of Chinese vessels last year by defense authorities.
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Title:
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PH among ‘winners’ in region in export growth
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines was cited as among the “winners” in the Asia-Pacific region whose export growth “strongly outperformed” global demand in the last seven years, UK-based Oxford Economics said.
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Title:
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China, Philippines to hold consultations on South China Sea issue in May
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Author:
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ANI
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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March 29, 2017
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Description:
- China and the Philippines will hold the first meeting of a bilateral consultation mechanism on the South China Sea issue in May.
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Title:
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NEDA URGES RUSSIA: Match or beat China financing aid
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Author:
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MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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March 28, 2017
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Description:
- Russia should offer competitive rates compared with those carried by China’s sovereign funding assistance to the Philippines as Manila and Moscow also explore areas of closer cooperation, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.