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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks in Manila, on April 27, 2016 (AFP)
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A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-15 fighter scrambles at the Air Self Defense Force Naha base in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Reuters)
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets at Record Pace as China Tensions Simmer
The Japanese air force has sent fighter jets after foreign aircraft at a record pace in the past year to March 31 revealed government figures amid growing tensions with Beijing over disputed islands in the Easy China Sea and western Pacific. Japan worries that...Caption:
A protester is silhouetted behind a Communist sickle and hammer banner as members and supporters of an underground Communist movement march along a street in Manila, Philippines March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Philippine Government, Communist Rebels Resume Peace Talks
The Philippine government and Maoist rebels restarted peace talks on Sunday in Oslo, but without a ceasefire. The conflict between the government and the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has raged since...Caption:
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte . AFP
Philippines’ Duterte Threatens to Follow Russia’s ICC Exit
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow in Russia’s footsteps Thursday and withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), incensed at criticism from Western nations of his deadly drug war. Russia formally withdrew its signature to the...Caption:
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) wearing an air force jacket given to him as a gift, poses for photos with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (4th R) and Military chief General Ricardo Visaya (3rd L) and air force personnel prior to the traditional meal dubbed “boodle fight” during the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing Command anniversary celebrations at Villamor air base in Manila on September 13, 2016.
The Philippines assured the United States September 13 it will honour its obligations as a military ally following volleys of profane tirades by unpredictable President Rodrigo Duterte. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE