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in NewsNetizens spot wrong spelling “Philppines” on ASEAN posters
The Philippines, as the ASEAN 2017 chairmanship, made a lot of preparations for hosting country leaders and representatives, but it looked like the organizers missed out on at least one thing – the correct spelling of the name of our country. [ads2] Some netizens spotted the “Philppines,” without the “i” after “l,” on the posters […] More
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in BustedBusted: Duterte said some EU countries have death penalty but ALL EU member-states have abolished it
President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the European Union for urging the Philippines to rethink the restoration of the death penalty in the country. During his speech in Myanmar on March 19, he hit the EU for “imposing” their culture and “picking” on ASEAN countries, before saying that they are acting as though some EU countries are […] More
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in BustedBusted: Duterte was not elected ASEAN chair; Members take turns, host holds chairmanship
One of the numerous Facebook fan pages dedicated to President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that while Filipinos looked down on Duterte, the leaders of other countries elected him as the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). A fan page dedicated to Sara Duterte, the President’s daughter and Davao City Mayor, also claimed that […] More
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in NewsDuterte: No West Philippine Sea talks at ASEAN Summit, only bilateral talks with China
It is better to temporarily shelf any talks on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN Summit to avoid pissing off China about it. This was the stance President Rodrigo Duterte took during a press conference on August 17 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). […] More
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in NewsChina says they won at ASEAN meeting, but PH insists no way!
China claimed victory at the recent ASEAN meeting in Laos just because the arbitral ruling that favored the Philippines over it on the West Philippine Sea issue was not included in a joint ASEAN statement. At first, the Philippines and Vietnam wanted the ASEAN communiqué to include The Hague ruling. Aside from the Philippines, Vietnam, […] More