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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 29, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:02 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

US defense chief Austin pays courtesy call on Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 10:37 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte after arriving in the Philippines, the last stop of his Southeast Asian trip.. Read more »

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in the Philippines

Photos courtesy of US Embassy
Posted at Jul 29 08:44 PM

Aside from a scheduled courtesy call with President Rodrigo Duterte, the US Defense chief is also set to meet with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to discuss mutual security concerns and how Manila and Washington could further strengthen their long-standing alliance.  Read more »

Pentagon chief Austin arrives in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 07:41 PM

MANILA - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday arrived in the Philippines, the last stop of his Southeast Asian trip. Read more »

US defense chief to meet Duterte, discuss VFA with Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 12:00 AM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday during his trip to Southeast Asia, which included stops in Singapore and Vietnam. Read more »

Duterte admits dealing with US in ‘bad faith’ over 2018 return of Balangiga Bells

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 01:55 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted striking a deal in bad faith with the United States for the return of the historic Balangiga Bells in exchange for a supposed visit to Washington during the presidency of Donald Trump. Read more »

With eye on China, Pentagon chief heads to Southeast Asia, including Philippines

Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 01:13 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's priority in the Philippines will be progress on renewing an agreement governing the presence of U.S. troops there, which is of vital U.S. strategic interest. A deadline for the pact's expiration has been extended several times. Read more »

Duterte bumuwelta sa banat na tila kinikikilan niya ang Amerika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 07:14 PM

Bumuwelta si Pangulong Duterte sa pahayag na tila kinikikilan niya ang Amerika.  Read more »

PH envoy to US says Biden likely to continue recognizing PH arbitral win vs China

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:37 PM

MANILA— Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez trusts that the incoming Biden administration would continue the long-standing US policy on the South China Sea disputes and its recognition of the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s expansive maritime claims. Read more »

Is the Philippines Exhibit 1 of American exceptionalism?

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 31 12:38 PM

As an upstart colonial power, the US proved different, exceptional. Read more »

PH, US vow to boost mutual defense alliance amid 'changing security environment'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 11:25 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US Indo-Pacific Command on Wednesday committed to strengthen the mutual defense alliance between the Philippines and the United States in a bid to adapt to a “changing security environment,” the military said. Read more »

Oh, that $20-million myth again

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Oct 16 10:20 PM

History is clear. The Philippines was once acquired by the United States of America but by dint of war and conquest, albeit bloody! A revered memory ought not be blemished by labelling its ensuing bloom in estimable relationship as a commercial purchase and sale of chattel! Read more »

OPINION: Was US expansionism in the Philippines premeditated?

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 10 02:44 AM

A history class in the Texas A&M San Antonio campus joined the observance of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) last Monday evening and again on Wednesday via cyberspace. Read more »

US envoy to PH says US, PH relations to grow stronger

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 03:27 AM

Outgoing US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim is optimistic that Philippine-US relations will “grow even stronger” as the envoy bade farewell at the end of his tour of duty in Manila. Read more »

DOH denies Pemberton pardon tied to access to US-made COVID-19 vaccines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 11:35 AM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday said there are no strings attached to COVID-19 vaccines being developed in the United States.   Read more »

US ambassador Kim: Joint fight vs COVID-19 proof of strong US-PH ties

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 07:11 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has put on display the strong US-Philippines cooperation, US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said. Read more »

ANALYSIS: The bigger picture in Duterte’s VFA outburst

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 24 05:28 PM

May President Duterte unilaterally abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement without the consent of the Senate? Read more »