Alan Peter Cayetano

Has the SEA Games hurt the Philippines’ image?

It is going to take a flawless next couple of weeks for the Philippines’ bruised reputation to recover from all the negative press surrounding the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.While this year’s edition of the biennial meet is the biggest in terms of sports, events and number of medals, it will now also be remembered as the biggest failure to prepare.Scheduled to run until 11 December, the region’s largest multi-sport event officially kicks off today but has already been overwhelmed by a t

30 November 2019
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Trump accepts Duterte's ASEAN summit invitation

President Donald Trump has backed away from a threat to skip a summit with South East Asian leaders in the Philippines later this year, with the White House saying it had accepted an invitation from host Rodrigo Duterte.In a statement Friday, the White House said that Trump will visit Manila as part of a bumper November 3-14 tour of China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the US state of Hawaii.The announcement tees up a meeting between Trump and President Duterte, who has been accused of &quo

30 September 2017
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Malaysia dissociates from ASEAN on Rohingya crisis

Malaysia has dissociated itself from the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Chairman’s statement regarding the conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state because it is a “misrepresentation of the reality of the situation.” In a rare turn of events, the current ASEAN Chairman and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano broke the association’s silence on the issue when he issued a statement on Sunday at the side-lines of the ongoing UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) expressin

25 September 2017
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Two Vietnamese fishermen dead in Philippine navy chase

Two Vietnamese fishermen were found dead and five others arrested after a sea chase ended in a collision in Philippine waters at the weekend, authorities said Monday.A Philippine patrol ship pursued six Vietnamese fishing boats 30 nautical miles off the northern coastal town of Bolinao, a regional military spokesman told AFP.Officials are investigating the cause of the pair's death, but their bodies were found after a Vietnamese boat slammed into the Philippine vessel, said Lieutenant Jo

25 September 2017
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