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INQToday: US slams China’s ‘dangerous’ maneuvers in Scarborough Shoal

/ 12:58 PM February 20, 2025

INQToday: US slams China’s ‘dangerous’ maneuvers in Scarborough Shoal

Cesar Chavez exits post as press secretary 

Cesar Chavez quit his post as Acting Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

In a statement on Thursday, Chavez said he submitted his irrevocable resignation on Feb. 5, effective Feb. 28, 2025.

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US slams China’s ‘dangerous’ maneuvers in Scarborough Shoal

The United States condemned China Navy chopper’s dangerous maneuvers in  Scarborough Shoal, emphasizing that the 1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty extends to armed attacks, including those that transpire in the South China Sea.

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In a statement, the US Embassy in the Philippines said the US stands with the Philippines in condemning the unsafe and irresponsible actions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-Navy) in interfering with a Philippine maritime air operation in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal.

VP Duterte still willing to face charges despite SC petition

Vice President Sara Duterte is still willing to face the charges against her despite her camp submitting a petition to the Supreme Court to block the impeachment effort against her.

This is according to one of her legal counsel, lawyer Sheila Sison, during a chance interview on the sidelines of a forum with the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law at its Bonifacio Global City campus in Taguig City on Wednesday.

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TAGS: Cesar Chavez, China, resignation, Sara Duterte, United States, WPS

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