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June 25, 2011
LIVING IN THE PAST: Mishandling the Spratlys territorial row

The Philippine government should use a different tack in pursuing its claim on the Spratly Islands and other small territories in the South China Sea (SCS). The government posturing is beginning to sound like a broken record again by tying its response on external affairs to U.S. support...

By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy (PSPA) Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) June 24, 2011

The Philippine government should use a different tack in pursuing its claim on the Spratly Islands and other small territories in the South China Sea (SCS). The government posturing is beginning to sound like a broken record again by tying its response on external affairs to U.S. support even if the Philippines, a former American colony, remains far remote from Washington DC's international radar.

June 12, 2011
Philippines celebrates 113th Independence Day

Manila, Philippines (June 12 2011) - The Philippines celebrates today its 113th Independence Day, the first under President Benigno C. Aquino III.

Manila, Philippines (June 12 2011) - The Philippines celebrates today its 113th Independence Day, the first under President Benigno C. Aquino III.

The president's independence day speech is expected to be a preview of his upcoming upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July, Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said yesterday.

Today's celebration kicks off with simultaneous flag raising in various historic sites.

June 10, 2011
Defense official accused of plunder offers to resign

MANILA, Philippines (June 10 2011) - Defense Assistant Secretary Ernesto Boac has offered to resign or go on indefinite leave after he was included in the amended plunder complaint filed by military corruption whistleblower George Rabusa.

MANILA, Philippines (June 10 2011) - Defense Assistant Secretary Ernesto Boac has offered to resign or go on indefinite leave after he was included in the amended plunder complaint filed by military corruption whistleblower George Rabusa.

Boac, who handles the defense department’s comptrollership activities, said quitting his post or going on indefinite leave would allow him to respond to Rabusa’s allegations.

June 10, 2011
New NATO strikes hit Tripoli outskirts

TRIPOLI, Libya(AP) – NATO airstrikes rattled the Libyan capital Thursday with clusters of bombing runs believed to have targeted the outskirts of Tripoli.

TRIPOLI, Libya(AP) – NATO airstrikes rattled the Libyan capital Thursday with clusters of bombing runs believed to have targeted the outskirts of Tripoli.

The intensity of the attacks suggested a return to the kind of heavy NATO bombardment that hit military installations across the capital on Tuesday and flattened major buildings in leader Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound in the center of the city. Government officials did not say what had been targeted in the Thursday bombing runs.

February 1, 2011
Sue Angie Reyes, Aquino Gov't Told

ANTIPOLO City, Jan. 29, 2011—The militant fisherfolk group, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) challenged President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to file a case against the so-called “GMA Generals.”

ANTIPOLO City, Jan. 29, 2011—The militant fisherfolk group, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) challenged President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to file a case against the so-called “GMA Generals.”