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thederrick.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration is not scaling back its commitment to help deter aggression in the region, a senior Philippine military official said Tuesday. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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1 week ago | 
plaindealerin.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration is not scaling back its commitment to help deter aggression in the region, a senior Philippine military official said Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
goshennews.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration is not scaling back its commitment to help deter aggression in the region, a senior Philippine military official said Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
richmondregister.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s aggression in the South China Sea. Hegseth, who was visiting the Philippines, blamed the previous Biden administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China over the years.
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1 month ago | 
heraldbulletin.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country would accept and said that Chinese President Xi Jinping's aggressive policies have undermined the international goodwill fostered by his predecessors.
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1 month ago | 
thederrick.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
FILE - Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro gestures as he answers questions during an interview with the Associated Press at the Department of National Defense headquarters in Quezon city, Philippines on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
djournal.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity for the thousands killed in a war he waged against drugs in a political career spanning decades. His detention capped an international investigation into killings, which unfolded for more than a dozen years..
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1 month ago | 
thederrick.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez - |Jim Gomez
Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte arrives inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organized by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers for the former populist president in Hong Kong on Sunday, March 9, 2025. FILE - Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte speaks inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organized by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers for the former populist president in Hong Kong on March 9, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
djournal.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila's international airport Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine government said.
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1 month ago | 
corsicanadailysun.com | Jim Gomez |Jim Gomez -
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity for the thousands killed in a war he waged against drugs in a political career spanning decades. His detention capped an international investigation into killings, which unfolded for more than a dozen years..
