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The past few weeks, our diplomatic relations with China appear to have deteriorated into a war of angry press releases, spiced with travel bans.

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The Women’s Business Council Philippines  and Indian Women in Enterprise formalized a Partnership Agreement to  advance regional trade, women entrepreneurship, and cross-border business collaboration.

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The Philippines must take the lead for a stronger regional response against the multibillion-peso illicit tobacco trade especially as it assumes chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc this year.

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Russia will deport 24 Filipinos who have been detained for nine months, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday, June 19, after he raised their case with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the country.

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