The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat under President Rodrigo Duterte to their 69-year treaty alliance. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a tweet that Manila’s notice of termination of the Visiting Forces […]
Trash Wars Part Deux: Philippines Now Shipping Barge of Illegal Trash Back to Canada…
While the world has been focused on the ongoing U.S./China (and now U.S./Mexico) trade war, the final chapter in an ongoing, yet little covered garbage war between the Philippines and Canada looks to have begun. A shipment of trash that has been causing strain between the two countries is finally heading back to Canada, 6 […]
Philippines’ Duterte Dares CIA to ‘Oust’ Him…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (Oct 7) dared the United States’ CIA spy agency to try and oust him, as he branded Western critics of his deadly crime war “animals” and vowed many more killings…
Philippines Cease Joint South China Sea Patrols with the U.S….
Philippines cease joint South China Sea patrols with US. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Philippines Delfin Loreanza. He added that, in connection with the presidential decree, not only maritime patrol…