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[Title] => LIST: VP Sara’s witnesses for Nov. 9–13 hearings
[Summary] => Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers have submitted a witness lineup for the Senate impeachment proceedings.
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[Title] => China says Gibo gave Beijing less than five working days’ notice for ASEAN defense talks
[Summary] => China has accused Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. of blocking its participation in last week’s ASEAN defense talks in Cebu, claiming that the Philippines invited China to join the talks only after pressure from other Southeast Asian states.
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[Title] => China blames ‘self-serving’ PH politician for scaled-back ASEAN defense presence
[Summary] => China said on Thursday, October 29, it sent only its Manila-based defense attaché to a top regional defense meeting in Cebu because a “self-serving” Philippine politician had abused the country’s chairmanship to block its participation.
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[Title] => Philippines, India pledge deeper defense ties
[Summary] => The Philippines and India pledged on Wednesday to deepen defense cooperation, with Manila moving to post a liaison officer at an Indian Navy-run maritime information center.
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[Title] => US to boost security aid for AFP modernization Â
[Summary] => The additional security cooperation funds are meant to accelerate the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and enhance interoperability "along the First Island Chain," the readout said.
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[Title] => Hegseth pushes US-ASEAN defense framework as China scales back at talks
[Summary] => As China scales back is presence at talks, Pentagon chief Hegseth lays out a defense pitch .
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[Title] => Hegseth heads to Cebu as Manila seeks deeper US defense ties
[Summary] => The South China Sea is expected to feature in the regional meetings, while China has yet to confirm who it will send.
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[Title] => Sara Duterte was told prosecutors might drop 3 impeachment charges
[Summary] => Vice President Sara Duterte and her defense team had an inkling that House prosecutors would reduce the impeachment case against her to a single charge, as rumors of the move had already been abound, two of her defense lawyers said.
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[Title] => Defense team ready to present witnesses
[Summary] => With the prosecution panel wrapping up its presentation of witnesses, Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team has declared its readiness to present witnesses.
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[AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan
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[Title] => Defense: Properties mentioned were in Sara’s SALN
[Summary] => The properties mentioned by the prosecution witnesses before the Senate impeachment court yesterday were included in the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of Vice President Sara Duterte, according to the defense team.
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[Title] => China says Gibo gave Beijing less than five working days’ notice for ASEAN defense talks
[Summary] => China has accused Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. of blocking its participation in last week’s ASEAN defense talks in Cebu, claiming that the Philippines invited China to join the talks only after pressure from other Southeast Asian states.
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[Title] => Philippines, India pledge deeper defense ties
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[Title] => US to boost security aid for AFP modernization Â
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[Title] => Hegseth pushes US-ASEAN defense framework as China scales back at talks
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[Title] => Hegseth heads to Cebu as Manila seeks deeper US defense ties
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[Title] => Sara Duterte was told prosecutors might drop 3 impeachment charges
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[Title] => Defense team ready to present witnesses
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[Title] => Defense: Properties mentioned were in Sara’s SALN
[Summary] => The properties mentioned by the prosecution witnesses before the Senate impeachment court yesterday were included in the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of Vice President Sara Duterte, according to the defense team.
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