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[Title] => 4 US fast-response cutters deployed to Philippine EEZ
[Summary] => The United States is rotating four cutters for patrols with Philippine Coast Guard, a senior Pentagon official says.
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[Title] => Teodoro: Pro-China tag rests on refusal to recognize West Philippines Sea
[Summary] => Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro said individuals who refuse to recognize the Aquino-era order naming the West Philippine Sea meet the defense department's standard for being pro-China.
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[Title] => Cautious VP Sara defense refuses to vouch for thousands of confidential receipts
[Summary] => Sara Duterte's defense panel drew the line at OVP's confidential fund receipts.
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[Title] => Australia pledges P1.2-billion maritime aid, new drones to PH amid China tensions
[Summary] => Australia announced nearly P1.2 billion in new maritime assistance to the Philippines on Thursday, July 23, including new drones for the Philippine Coast Guard, amid its shared concerns over China's conduct at sea.
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[Title] => VP team: No threat made
[Summary] => The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte insisted yesterday that her remarks during a 2024 online press conference about contracting a person to kill President Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos and former House speaker Martin Romualdez did not constitute a threat.
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[Title] => Teodoro: Countering China aggression requires defense budget of up to 4% of GDP
[Summary] => Countering Chinese aggression and protecting the country's maritime rights will require the defense budget to be raised as much as 4% of GDP, a move that will force trade-offs in other government sectors, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Friday, July 10.
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[Title] => Manila condemns China missile test days before 2016 arbitral ruling anniversary
[Summary] => Defense and military officials have condemned China's test-firing of a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific.
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[Title] => Philippines, Canada upgrade ties to strategic partnership
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[Title] => US gives Philippines P754-M sea drones amid China presence at sea
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[Title] => Philippines, Korea, Singapore sail together to Hawaii war games
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[Summary] => Countering Chinese aggression and protecting the country's maritime rights will require the defense budget to be raised as much as 4% of GDP, a move that will force trade-offs in other government sectors, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Friday, July 10.
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