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Title:
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Malacañang backs probe into Chinese-only establishments
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Author:
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Pia Ranada
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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May 6, 2019
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Description:
- Malacañang supports an investigation into establishments and other businesses that reject Filipino customers and cater only to Chinese nationals. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Monday, May 6, said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III will be asked to begin a probe.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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China to prioritize Filipino workers in projects – DOTr exec
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Author:
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Patricia Ann Roxas
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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May 6, 2019
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Description:
- Beijing has assured Manila that Filipino workers would be prioritized in all China-assisted infrastructure projects in the Philippines and would only “bring” Chinese nationals for “highly-technical” work, an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Monday.
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Title:
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China slams US warships operation in South China Sea
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Author:
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Aljazeera
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Source:
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Aljazeera
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Date:
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May 6, 2019
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Description:
- Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, the US military said, in a move condemned by Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies.
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Title:
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PH joins Asean maritime drills in Singapore
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Author:
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Roy Narra
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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May 5, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippine Navy will participate in the second part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-Plus Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Combined Maritime Exercise that will be held in Singapore. The first part of the ADMM-Plus Combined Maritime Exercise was held in South Korea, where the Philippines participated in a series of confidence-building activities.
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Title:
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Malaysia keen to be commodities gateway between China and ASEAN
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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May 3, 2019
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Description:
- Malaysia is ideally placed to be the trade gateway for commodities trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. Delivering a keynote speech at the launch of Malaysia's first commodities e-commerce trading platform, Mahathir said Malaysia's location in ASEAN and its long-standing cultural ties with China make it an ideal business partner in the sector.
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Title:
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China considers canceling trade talks with U.S. after Trump vows new tariff hike: WSJ
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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May 2, 2019
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Description:
- China is considering canceling trade talks with the United States this week after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hike tariffs on China, the Wall street Journal reported on Sunday citing a source.
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Title:
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Asean, China, Japan, S. Korea reaffirm fight vs. trade protectionism
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Author:
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Ben De Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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May 2, 2019
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Description:
- The three East Asian economic giants together with Asean member-states on Thursday reiterated they will fight protectionism while strengthening intra-regional trade through targeted initiatives amid slowing global growth.
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Title:
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Thailand pushes China's Belt and Road despite differing visions
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Author:
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David Green
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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May 2, 2019
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Description:
- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's appearance and welcome at the second Belt and Road Initiative forum that ended in Beijing on Saturday suggests a warming of Sino-Thai relations, but questions remain over whether the two sides can achieve the connectivity they have so keenly emphasized.
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Title:
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PH, China agree to resolve South China Sea ‘irritants’
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 30, 2019
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Description:
- China is open to resolving through bilateral negotiations the “irritants and challenges” stemming from its dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte brought up the territorial dispute with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing last week, but the specifics of the conflict were not discussed.
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Title:
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Bridge burning bridges: Why the China-funded Binondo-Intramuros structure is controversial
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Author:
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Rosette Adel
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 30, 2019
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Description:
- It is unclear where a bridge symbolizing the fusion of two cultures—or ties of two states—is leading, as its construction faces opposition from local and international organizations and from some government agencies.
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Title:
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Philippines waiting for China’s response on SCS issues
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 30, 2019
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Description:
- Five days after President Duterte’s China trip, Malacañang is still awaiting Beijing’s response to the Philippines’ diplomatic protests on various issues including Chinese vessels’ swarming around Pag-asa Island and their harvesting of endangered giant clams at Panatag Shoal.
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Title:
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DFA warns Duterte gov't vs Huawei amid warming ties with China
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Author:
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Rambo Talabong
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned President Rodrigo Duterte’s government about the risks of partnering with telecommunications giant Huawei in government projects, an internal memorandum obtained by Rappler showed.
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Title:
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Robredo: Chinese workers in Palawan a ‘huge insult’
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Author:
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Shane Montecillo
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- The presence of some 260 Chinese nationals in Palawan with special working permits is “a huge insult to Filipinos,” Vice President Leni Robredo said during her visit in this city for the Southern Luzon Area Business Conference on Thursday.
Title:
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Palace says Duterte’s China trip highly successful
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Author:
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Doris Abadilla
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth visit to China, which he did amid tensions in the South China Sea, was “highly successful,” putting forward national security and interest while boosting ties with the rising Asian economic power, Malacañang said on Sunday.
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Title:
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Japanese firm expands in Davao
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Author:
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Reuel Lumawag
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Source:
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Sunstar
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- JAPANESE manufacturing firm Packwell, Inc. will be expanding its operations in Asia as it will soon set up operations at the Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE) in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI), AIE developer and operator, closed the deal with Packwell following the the signing of an agreement in Tokyo, Japan on April 22, 2019. The agreement was signed by DLI first vice president Ricardo Lagdameo and Packwell chairman Masahito Hoshin
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Title:
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Dominguez wants World Bank-ADB redundancies eliminated
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Author:
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Daxim Lucas
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- The country’s top economic manager wants two of the world’s biggest multilateral lenders to work closer together to eliminate overlapping functions, reduce costs, and be more effective in promoting development among member nations.
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Title:
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Udenna-China Telecom deal may prompt more Chinese firms to enter Philippines
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Author:
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Denise Valdez
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Source:
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Business World
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Date:
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April 29, 2019
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Description:
- THE $5.4-billion deal signed last week by Udenna Corp. and subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. with China Telecommunications Corp. for a telecommunications joint venture may prompt more Chinese firms to pour investments in the Philippines.
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Title:
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PH may seek China’s help in protecting marine resources
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Author:
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Genalyn Kabiling
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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April 27, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines may invite China and other nations to help protect the rich natural resources in the West Philippine Sea amid plans to declare the region as a marine protected area.
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Title:
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Filipino scientists seeded giant clams poached by Chinese, says maritime expert
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Author:
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Christia Ramos
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- A maritime expert said the giant clams that were harvested by Chinese fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal are a product of a seeding process done by Filipino scientists almost four decades ago.
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Title:
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PHL bags $12B in investments from Duterte’s fourth visit to China
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Author:
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Virgil Lopez
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines secured $12.165 billion worth of investments which are expected to generate 21,165 jobs during President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth official visit to China. Duterte witnessed on Friday the exchange of 19 business agreements signed by Philippine and Chinese firms on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road forum in Beijing.