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Title:
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Taiwanese civic groups protest Philippines' 'terrorist-tagging'
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Author:
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Christie Chen
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Source:
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Focus Taiwan
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Date:
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April 3, 2018
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Description:
- Members of 17 civic groups and NGOs protested outside the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei on Tuesday, against what they called the Philippine government's "unjustified" labeling of hundreds of people as "terrorists."
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Singaporean envoy: ASEAN unable to resolve South China Sea row
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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April 3, 2018
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Description:
- The dispute in the South China Sea appears to have come to a draw as it is beyond the power of the ASEAN to resolve the issue, a Singaporean diplomat said. Singaporean Ambassador-at-large Bilahari Kausikan has questioned the concept of "ASEAN Centrality" as far as the South China Sea was concerned.
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Title:
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How Asia can tackle US trade wars
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Author:
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Lee Jong-Wha
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Source:
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Bangkok Post
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- Over the past five decades or so, Asia's economies have relied largely on an export-oriented development model to support rapid economic transformation and growth. But with US President Donald Trump fulfilling...
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Title:
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China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US imports
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- China imposed on Monday new tariffs on 128 import products from America, including fruits and pork, worth $3 billion in apparent retaliation to United States duties on steel and aluminium or aluminum, fueling fears of a trade war.
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Title:
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Beijing, Hanoi promise to keep peace in South China Sea
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- HANOI, Vietnam — China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbor.
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Title:
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Amid China-US rivalry, Asean finds a role model in Duterte’s Philippines
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Author:
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Mark J. Valencia
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- Mark J. Valencia says the Philippine leader, whether intentionally or not, has apparently succeeded in doing what most nations in the region must do – maintain its relations with both Beijing and Washington to its own benefit, but without angering either
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Title:
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China’s Maritime Silk Road: Strategic and Economic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region
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Author:
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Michael J. Green
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Source:
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CSIS
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- China unveiled the concept for the Twenty-First Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) in 2013 as a development strategy to boost infrastructure connectivity throughout Southeast Asia, Oceania, the Indian Ocean, and East Africa. The MSR is the maritime complement to the Silk Road Economic Belt, which focuses on infrastructure development across Central Asia. Together these initiatives form the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative designed to enhance China’s influence across Asia.
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Title:
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Vietnam, China urge restraint in disputes in South China Sea
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- Vietnam and China on Sunday called for restraint in resolving disputes in the South China Sea. Speaking to reporters at a joint press briefing with his Chinese counterpart, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said the two countries should manage the disputes and not expand them. "We propose that the two sides in the coming time should seriously implement the mutual understandings of leaders (of two countries) ... well manage disputes, do not have activities that complicate and expand disputes, respect the legitimate rights and interests of each other in accordance with international laws," Minh said.
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Title:
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Del Rosario names 9 members of China-Ph consortium that will build the “new Marawi”
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Author:
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Carolyn Arguillas
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Source:
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MindaNews
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Date:
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April 2, 2018
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Description:
- Followed up on Monday, del Rosario sent MindaNews, named the member firms through text message: China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd; Anhui Huali Construction Group Co. Ltd; China Geo Engineering Corp; TBEA Co., Ltd.; and Shandong Jinyuan Homes Industry Development Co. Ltd. — all from China; and Future Homes Ph Inc.; A. Brown Company, Inc.; H.S. Pow Construction and Development; and SDW Realty & Devt Inc. — based in the Philippines.
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Title:
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Sta. Romana: BRI offers broad prospects for China-Philippines cooperation
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Author:
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China Daily
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Source:
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China Daily
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Date:
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April 1, 2018
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Description:
- The Republic of the Philippines is an important partner for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). During an exclusive interview with China.org.cn, Philippine’s Ambassador to China, Mr. Jose Santa Romana talked about the opportunities offered by the initiative to Philippine’s economic and social development, and cooperation between China and Philippine.
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Title:
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China-PH consortium to build "new Marawi"
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Author:
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Carolyn Arguillas
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Source:
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MindaNews
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Date:
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April 1, 2018
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Description:
- A consortium of Chinese and Filipino firms will build the “new Marawi” within the 250-hectare Ground Zero, the former Main Battle Area in the five-month siege last year, now referred to as Most Affected Area (MAA).
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Title:
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'Alphabet soup' of Navy missions dots Indian Ocean
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Author:
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Sujan Dutta
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Source:
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The Indian Express
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Date:
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April 1, 2018
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Description:
- NEW DELHI: Ten months since it re-oriented the mission pattern of its fleet, the navy has told the government it has the Indian Ocean covered with an alphabet soup of acronyms. GULFDEP to MALDEP is the new naval lingo to describe the Indian Navy’s area of responsibility.
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Title:
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Could a China-Philippine joint development deal be the way forward in the South China Sea?
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Author:
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Richard Heydarian
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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April 1, 2018
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Description:
- In a remarkable reflection of the blossoming Philippine-China relationship, the two neighbours have signalled their commitment to sharing contested resources in the South China Sea. Both are determined to ensure common interests, rather than disputes, define the overall texture of their relationship.
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Title:
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Military putting up another marker at Philippine Rise
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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 1, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The military is adding another marker this month at Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) to further solidify the country’s maritime rights over the 13-million-hectare underwater plateau off the coast of eastern Luzon.
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Title:
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U.S. gives boats to Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 29, 2018
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Description:
- The US delivered six patrol boats and equipment worth a combined $20 million to Vietnam, the US embassy in Hanoi said Thursday, March 29, as the former foes boost ties amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea. Hanoi and Washington have improved defense links in recent years as they seek to counter Beijing's growing might in the disputed and resource-rich waterway.
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Title:
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PH plans marine base on island near Taiwan to deter poaching
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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March 28, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippines will start building a marine base next month on its northernmost uninhabited island, near Taiwan, to boost defense arrangements and discourage poachers from its fishing grounds, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Title:
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ASEAN: A Testing Ground for the Digital Silk Road
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Author:
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Shazeda Ahmed
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Source:
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China US Focus
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Date:
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March 28, 2018
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Description:
- In the past few years there has been no shortage of analyses of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) strategy or of the annual meetings of the country’s World Internet Conference (WIC), yet an overlooked connection between the two has been the development of what Beijing refers to as the Digital Silk Road (数字丝绸之路 shuzi sichou zhilu, also known as the 信息丝绸之路 xinxi sichou zhilu, “Information Silk Road.”)
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Title:
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Philippine defense chief says China sea dispute still a challenge
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 26, 2018
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Description:
- The territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea remained a security challenge despite an improvement in bilateral ties, the Philippine defense chief said on Monday as he accepted three maritime surveillance planes from Japan.
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Title:
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US-China trade war is on
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Author:
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GIL H. A SANTOS
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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March 26, 2018
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Description:
- THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other small economies, and nations must now take all precautions to avoid being shot as the innocent bystander, or at least survive with minimal damage.
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Title:
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PH not keen to buy more frigates, opts for smaller vessels
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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 26, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is not interested in buying more frigates after the delivery of two 107-meter-long vessels from South Korea. The small archipelagic country will instead acquire smaller vessels, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.