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â��Let us allow the President to give his final position on this,â�� presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told reporters when asked about the possibility of the country withdrawing from the UNHRC. â��(He has the) final decision on this matter because he is the main architect of the foreign policy of our country.â��

Philippines pullout from UNHRC is Duterte’s call – Palace

It would be up to President Duterte to decide whether the Philippines should withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which... Read more

At a press conference, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that Code Blue Alert has also been raised for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) health cluster.

DOH declares national dengue alert

Due to rapidly increasing cases of dengue in several regions, the Department of Health (DOH) declared yesterday a National Dengue Alert. Read more

â��At the rate we are withdrawing from the UN bodies, it could only be a matter of time when we will be left to our own devices,â�� Lacson said.

Government cautioned on withdrawal from rights body

Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday cautioned the government against Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s intention to have the Philippines... Read more

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â��Iâ��ll just be watching TV as usual,â�� Aquino replied when asked if he would be honoring the yearly invitation sent to former presidents for the event at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.

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â��For the President at this point, diplomatic negotiation is still the best option. There is no better option because youâ��ll be dealing with the one youâ��re supposed to be enemies with,â�� presidential spokesman and chief legal officer Salvador Panelo said yesterday.

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The United States underscored the United Nations arbitral tribunal’s 2016 decision invalidating China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea is “final” and “legally binding,” as Washington strongly opposed Beijing’s efforts to assert its “unlawful” maritime claims.

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On Wednesday, the secretary said US allies in Europe are â��dead setâ�� on insulting the Philippines in the United Nations, raising doubts over Western commitment to help defend the countryâ��s sovereignty.

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European countries are unlikely to form a coalition to recognize the arbitral ruling invalidating China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea as they are “desperate” for Chinese money.

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Protesters hold placards as motorists speed past during a rally in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila on July 13, 2019, to coincide with anniversarry of arbitral ruling by United nations on the South China sea. Protesters decended on the Chinese consulate in Manila, to oppose the Asian superpower's growing sway in the Philippines and as tensions rise over Beijing's presence in the disputed South China sea.

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Enforcing the Philippines' arbitral win against China does not necessarily mean going to war with Beijing, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio stressed.

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Majority of Filipinos want the government to “arrest and prosecute” Chinese fishermen destroying the marine wealth in the West Philippine Sea, a new Social Weather Stations survey released Friday found.

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In this June 19, 2019 photo, the US Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails alongside the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) while conducting operations in the South China Sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Naval operations of foreign powers refute China's claim, enforce arbitral award

Freedom of navigation and overflight operations of naval powers in the South China Sea serve as an advantage for the Philippines, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday.

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