+ Follow US State Department Tag
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[Title] => US hits China’s continued defiance of West Philippine Sea ruling
[Summary] => The United States State Department has called on China to comply with the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated its sweeping claims over parts of the South China Sea.
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[Title] => Iran threatens US bases in response to strikes on nuclear sites
[Summary] => Iran on Sunday threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran's nuclear program, though some officials cautioned that the extent of damage was unclear.
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[Title] => US condemns China’s aggression, reminds defense treaty covers attacks
[Summary] => The US, a treaty ally of the Philippines, called the incident "dangerous and escalatory," according to a statement from the US State Department.
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[Title] => Philippines-US civil nuclear agreement enters into force
[Summary] => A landmark agreement that lays the legal framework for potential Philippine nuclear power projects with US providers has entered into force, the US State Department said yesterday.
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[Title] => Red-tagging, Islamophobia among key religious freedom issues in Philippines —US State Dept
[Summary] => In a recent report, the US Department of State identified instances and phenomena that affect religious freedom in the Philippines.
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[Title] => US report: Few winners from margins in May polls as men and dynasties dominate
[Summary] => The United States Department of State in a new report pointed out how political families dominated the polls last year, on top of noting how vote buying was prevalent in the lead up to the 2022 May national and local elections.
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[Title] => US report: Philippines still struggling to protect children from sexual abuse
[Summary] => “Inadequate prosecutorial resources and capacity to analyze alleged abusers’ computers for evidence were among the challenges to effective enforcement,” the report said.
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[Title] => US State Dep’t: Harassment of left-leaning rights activists continue under Marcos Jr. admin
[Summary] => A new report published by the US State Department noted that while the Philippines has moved forward from being uncooperative with global human rights groups but abuses still continue under the new administration.
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[Title] => Philippines keeps Tier 1 status, but efforts to address trafficking lacking — US report
[Summary] => The Philippines kept its Tier 1 ranking in the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report released by the US State Department.
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[Title] => Philippine officials under pressure not to work with human rights orgs — US report
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[Title] => Iran threatens US bases in response to strikes on nuclear sites
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[Title] => Philippines-US civil nuclear agreement enters into force
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[Title] => US report: Few winners from margins in May polls as men and dynasties dominate
[Summary] => The United States Department of State in a new report pointed out how political families dominated the polls last year, on top of noting how vote buying was prevalent in the lead up to the 2022 May national and local elections.
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[Title] => Philippines keeps Tier 1 status, but efforts to address trafficking lacking — US report
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