US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has invited President Aquino to a state visit early next year, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. C
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Read MoreRegional News WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will announce an accord for a new and permanent U.S. military presence in Australia when he visits
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Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted opinion piece. President Barack Obama’s November itinerary includes three idyllic seaside locations — Cannes, Hono
Read MoreMANILA — The Philippines must do more to stop human rights abuses especially extra-judicial killings if it wants to receive more US aid, the US amba
Read MoreRegional News President Barack Obama’s long-awaited trip to Australia on November 16 and 17 will provide a welcome opportunity to deepen ties w
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Government declares war. Government negotiates. Rebel forces attack. Why are we not surprised? Military solutions
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in the Phi
Read More24 October 2011 MEDIA RELEASE - British Embassy, Manila British Ambassador alarmed by recent attacks in Mindanao British Ambassador Stephen Lillie
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A useful starting point for any analysis of the problem in Mindanao is the recognition that the Philippine governm
Read MoreMANILA — Philippine troops Thursday scoured the grisly remains of a heavily fortified encampment that they seized in search of a breakaway group of
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Even before the P-Noy administration took power and came out with a reheated program called PPP, an unsolicited pr
Read MoreLast September 6, President Aquino signed Executive Order 57 which creates the National Coast Watch System (NCWS) in order to protect Philippine ter
Read MoreThis is a re-posted statement. Recent days have seen outbreaks of violence in areas of the southern Philippines. On behalf of the United States gove
Read MoreGlobal News The withdrawal of troops from Iraq offers the promise of a political boost for President Barack Obama on national security, but not wit
Read MoreGlobal News Grotesque political careers usually end grotesquely, and Moammar Gadhafi's end proved to be no exception. Grainy cellphone images from
Read MoreTAGUM CITY—Communist guerrillas followed up their attacks on three mining firms in Surigao del Norte with yet another attack, this time on a multina
Read MoreDAVAO CITY, Philippines – Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels stormed the headquarters and torched equipment of a Japanese-owned banana planta
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