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Title:
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PH, China sign deals on trade, drugs
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Author:
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Gen Kabiling
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- Amid improving bilateral relations, the Philippines and China have forged two agreements on promoting investment cooperation and drug rehabilitation efforts.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Ayala to build first Philippine-China industrial park in Pampanga
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Author:
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Ralph Rivas
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- Economic ties between China and the Philippines have gotten stronger under the Duterte administration, and Ayala Corporation is making sure to ride the investment frenzy.
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Title:
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'Manila's hosting of Boao Forum prelude to 'Belt and Road' meet in Beijing'
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Author:
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ABS CBN News
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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April 26, 2019
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Description:
- A perfect prelude to Manila's participation in the "Belt and Road" Forum. That's how Henry Lim Bon Liong, president of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., described Manila's hosting of the Boao Economic Forum.
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Title:
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Chinese nationals top ordinance violators in Boracay – officials
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Author:
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CNN Philippines
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- Chinese nationals were found to be the top violators of local ordinances in Boracay for the first four months of the year, according to data from the island’s special regulatory unit. Data from the Boracay Tourism Regulatory Enforcement Unit, which CNN Philippines obtained Thursday, showed that Chinese nationals have listed a total of 739 violations from January to April 2019. That includes 150 violations listed in January, 248 in February, 207 in March and 134 this month.
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Title:
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PH, China oil pact still a go
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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 25, 2019
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Description:
- Notwithstanding “intense” diplomatic discussions to ease tension in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippines and China are “moving forward” when it comes to negotiations on the proposed joint oil and gas exploration. A basic memorandum of understanding (MOU) on joint exploration had been signed in Manila as part of bilateral outcomes last year when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Philippines. However, both parties still need to turn the MOU into a more concrete agreement and framework.
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Title:
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PH to China: Stay away from Pag-asa
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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 25, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines has asked China to exercise self-restraint and keep its military forces at an “appropriate” distance from Pag-asa, a Philippine-occupied island in the Spratly archipelago, to avoid escalation of tensions in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Exclusive: In rare move, French warship passes through Taiwan Strait
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Author:
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Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- A French warship passed through the strategic Taiwan Strait this month, U.S. officials told Reuters, a rare voyage by a vessel of a European country that is likely to be welcomed by Washington but increase tensions with Beijing.
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Title:
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Debts incurred by Marcos regime taught PHL lessons on loans — PHL envoy
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Author:
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Donna Magsino
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana said Wednesday he believes that the Philippines would not drown in its loans from China as the country already learned much from its experience on debts incurred by the Marcos regime.
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Title:
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ICC suit vs. Xi won't affect PHL-China relations, says PHL envoy
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Author:
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Donna Magsino
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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April 25, 2019
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Description:
- The suit filed by former Philippine government officials against Chinese leader Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) would not affect on Philippine-China relations, according to Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana.
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Title:
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BRI boosts connectivity between China, ASEAN markets: Malaysian gov't agency
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Author:
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XInhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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April 24, 2019
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Description:
- Businesses between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will benefit from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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World Bank economist: No risk of debt distress for Philippines, Asean
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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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April 24, 2019
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Description:
- Despite Chinese debt trap fears, Asean countries including the Philippines would unlikely have difficulty settling their obligations, an economist of the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank said Wednesday.
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Title:
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No 'one-on-one' discussion with Beijing on South China Sea issue: Malaysia foreign minister
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Author:
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CNA
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Source:
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CNA
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Date:
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April 24, 2019
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Description:
- Despite the warming of bilateral relations with China, Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah insisted that Putrajaya will not discuss the South China Sea issue on a "one-on-one basis" with Beijing.
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Title:
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Boao Forum in Manila reflects support in PH-China relations: Duterte
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Author:
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Azer Parrocha
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Source:
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Philippine News Agency
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Date:
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April 23, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the very first Boao Forum for Asia in Manila on Monday night describing it as reflective of support for enhanced relations between the Philippines and China as well as East regional cooperation. Duterte failed to attend the forum as he was "not feeling well" but Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea read the President's speech for him, thanking former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now House Speaker, for taking the initiative to bring the conference to Manila.
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Title:
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ASEAN wants RCEP negotiations concluded by November, signed 2020
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Author:
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Kyodo News
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Source:
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ABS CBN
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Date:
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April 23, 2019
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Description:
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations no longer expects an Asia-wide free trade deal involving 16 countries to be signed by November, but it still hopes negotiations can be concluded by then, ASEAN officials said Tuesday.
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Title:
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Singapore can make 'modest contribution' to China's Belt and Road Initiative: PM Lee Hsien Loong
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Author:
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Danson Cheong
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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April 23, 2019
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Description:
- Ties between Singapore and China have grown tremendously since they were established in 1990, and there is great potential for them to develop further, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.
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Title:
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Duterte heads to China to meet Xi, speak before Boao Forum
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Author:
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Dharel Placido
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Source:
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ABSCBN News
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte flew to China on Monday to speak before a business forum and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Duterte, who sought closer ties with Beijing when he assumed power 2 years ago, will address the Boao Forum in the southern province of Hainan, dubbed as Asia's answer to the World Economic Forum held annually at the ski resort town of Davos in Swtizerland.
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Title:
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South Korea financial firms urged to Asean
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Author:
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The Korea Herald
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Source:
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The Phnom Penh Post
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- South Korea's financial regulator is seeking to bolster the business of local firms in Southeast Asia, widely considered the “next China”. The Financial Supervisory Service hosted an event on Friday in light of the Moon Jae-in government’s “New Southern Policy” which strives to elevate diplomatic and economic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), as well as India.
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Title:
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The US ultimatum over China’s 5G giant falls flat in Southeast Asia
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Author:
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Meaghan Tobin
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Source:
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Inkstone Daily
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- When a senior Malaysia trade official toured a Huawei training center in the country and mingled with the Chinese 5G champion’s executives last week, the vibe in the room was all smiles. Yet half the world away in Washington’s corridors of power, it’s hard to imagine there was anything but grimaces.
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Title:
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Thousands protest China-backed mega-dam in Myanmar
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Author:
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Phys.org
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Source:
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Phys.org
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Date:
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April 22, 2019
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Description:
- Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a Chinese-backed mega-dam they say will cause huge environmental damage and bring little benefit to the country.
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Title:
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Two-day Boao Forum for Asia conference kicks off in Manila
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Author:
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Business World
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Source:
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Business World
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Date:
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April 21, 2019
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Description:
- PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte and Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be leading the Philippine delegation to the first Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Manila on Monday and Tuesday at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bonifacio Global City.