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US, PH agree on 5 base locations under EDCA US supplies, troops coming as Edca starts by Tarra
Quismundo Inquirer.net
the Philippines and the United states on saturday, march 19, announced five locations where American forces will have access under the enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (eDCA), including one facing disputed islands in the south China sea. the announcement came after strategic talks in Washington, where the allies reiterated their opposition to militarization of outposts in the south China sea, where six Asian countries have competing claims. China has built artificial islands with airstrips and military facilities as it asserts its claim to virtually all of the south China sea, including islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, Brunei, malaysia, Vietnam and taiwan. the two sides also announced the prospect of “significant” Us funding for maritime security initiatives in the Philippines, support that comes as manila pursues efforts to boost its external defense.
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Presidential candidates (from left) Vice President Jejomar Binay, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Grace Poe and former DILG chief Mar Roxas take the stage for the second round of the ‘PiliPinas Debates 2016’ at the Performing Arts Hall of the University of the Philippines campus in Cebu City. Photo by Kriz John Rosales
PH presidential candidates face off in 2nd debate Candidates come out swinging in Cebu
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Obama meets with Cuban Pres. Castro in ‘historic’ visit
PresIDeNt Barack obama became the first sitting Us president since 1928 to visit Cuba when he landed on the island nation for a three-day visit on sunday, march 20. “this is a historic visit, and it’s a historic opportunity to engage with the Cuban people,” obama said, according to the Associated Press (AP). on monday, march 21, in an unexpected moment, obama and Cuban President raul Castro held a joint press conference, a rarity in a country where media is subject to stringent state control. the United states severed diplomatic ties with Cuba in 1961 and imposed a trade embargo after the country’s former president, fidel Castro, led a revolution that incited fears of communism spreading to the West-
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AAPI director leaves Clinton campaign the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) outreach director for Democratic candidate hillary Clinton has left the campaign. Lisa Changadveja, who was first appointed outreach director last August, is moving to Colorado to take a position with the Democratic Party, Clinton campaign spokeswoman Xochitl hinojosa told NBC News. “the campaign is expected to announce a new director of AAPI outreach very soon,” hinojosa added. Changadveja, who first joined Clinton’s campaign team in 2007 during her first presidential bid, broke the news in an email first dated march 18, according to reuters. the resignation comes two months after the Clinton campaign formed an AAPI leadership council, comprised of more than 150 elected
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Philippine Remittance Co. (Philrem) owner Salud Bautista said they would return the entire amount they earned to the ambassador of Bangladesh to Manila.
mANILA – this time around, the candidates on sunday, march 20, pulled no punches as they resorted to name-calling and dragging family members in the fray as they tore at their rivals in a heated televised debate. the second leg of the PiliPinas Debates 2016 debate in Cebu City was delayed for more than an hour reportedly over the insistence of Vice President Jejomar Binay to bring documents to the event, which was strongly opposed by adminis-
tration candidate manuel roxas II. roxas and the other candidates, sen. Grace Poe and Davao City mayor rodrigo Duterte, remained standing at the podium for over an hour waiting for the decision of the Commission on elections (Comelec) on whether to allow Binay to bring his documents to the stage. the debate, held at the University of the Philippines campus in Cebu City, resumed after a lengthy clarification was made disallowing Binay to bring any document to the podium. Before the debates began, Binay explained to the audience that he wanted to present
a waiver on his bank accounts that he signed to prove he was for transparency, challenging Duterte to sign the same document. Duterte was about to sign the waiver but they were stopped by debate moderator Luchie Cruz-Valdes of tV5. First salvo Poe fired the first salvo against Binay on the issue of the failure of the administration to pass the freedom of Information (foI) Bill, a campaign promise of President Aquino. “With all due respect mr. Vice President, there’re many questions that you did not answer in
Bangladesh rejects Philrem’s P10-M Politicians urged to stay away from restitution offer Senate probe on money laundering
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that we should not wash our dirty linen in public,” escudero told reporters here. mANILA — the Bangladeshi government has reDIGos CItY—sen. francis esthe senate blue ribbon comjected an offer from a local money remittance com- cudero on monday, march 21, mittee is looking into the $81 pany to return the more than P10 million it earned in said politicians should stay away million stolen by hackers from handling the $81 million stolen from its central bank from the investigation of the $81- the account of the Bangladesh and which found its way to rizal Commercial Banking million money-laundering scan- central bank in the Us federal Corp. (rCBC). dal as their participation could reserve Bank of New York. “Bangladesh has rejected the offer. of course they bring more harm than good. the funds were sent to rizal are not interested in the P10 million. they are interest“today is election season and Commercial Banking Corp., deed in recovering the $81 million,” sen. serge osmeña many senators, especially those posited in five accounts, convertIII said monday, march 21, in a television interview. running [for reelection] are join- ed into pesos, transferred into At thursday’s senate Blue ribbon Committee hear- ing the investigation. We (Poe’s casinos and finally moved out of ing on the money laundering scandal, Philippine re- camp) have not dipped our fin- the Philippines. Senator Franchis “Chiz” Escudero. inquirer.net file photo u PAGE A2 gers into it because we believe u PAGE A3 by Jess
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VP to rivals: Sign bank waivers by Joel
m. sy egco ManilaTimes.net
UNIteD Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard bearer Vice President Jejomar Binay dared his rivals anew to sign their respective general waivers and voluntarily submit themselves to lifestyle and performance checks to find out who among them is hiding anything. In particular, Binay challenged other candidates to sign a waiver for the Anti-money Laundering Council (AmLC) to check their bank accounts and those of their closest of kin.
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“hinihimok ko sila na kami ay magkaisa na pumirma sa isang general waiver na ganito (i am challenging them to sign a general waiver). Voluntarily submit ourselves to a lifestyle and government service performance check in accordance with law. Kasama dito ‘yong accounts ng asawa, kung may asawa, my children’s name, and my children’s children’s name (This should include the bank accounts of spouses, their children and children’s children),” Binay said in a press conference in Cebu City, where the second presidential de-
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