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DFA: Terminate contracts with Chinese companies
By John Clifford Lintao IF he had his way, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. would terminate contracts with Chinese companies involved in the massive island-building in the disputed South China Sea territories. Locsin’s statement came a day after the United States hinted on imposing punitive measures against the Chinese firms. “If I find that…
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AFP: No backing down on West Philippine Sea claim
By John Clifford Lintao THE military may not be joining other countries in conducting naval exercises in the South China Sea but that does not mean the Philippine government is abandoning territorial claims in the disputed waters, the new chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. In a television interview, AFP chief Lieutenant…