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Gipadaplin lang sa Department of Foreign Affairs ang bag-ong pangangkon nga ang Batanes Group of Islands gipanag-iya sa China, kay kini konektado sa Taiwan nga padayung gi-angkon nilang rebeldeng isla.

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Mariing itinanggi ng Department of Foreign Affairs  ang pahayag ng ilang Chinese scholars na bahagi ng China ang Batanes sa pamamagitan ng Taiwan.

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The Philippines has raised concerns over China’s ballistic missile test in the Pacific Ocean and called on Beijing to exercise restraint and transparency.

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The Department of Foreign Affairs has urged China to exercise restraint and act with greater transparency after it fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific. 

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The Philippines and Canada elevated their ties to a strategic partnership on Thursday, July 2, alongside a push to close a free trade deal before the year ends.

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The new United States ambassador has conveyed Washington’s strong desire to bring his country’s relationship with the Philippines to an even higher level, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

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The reply of the Chinese Embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shows the Chinese Communist Party’s “true intentions” in dealing with the Philippines, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Sunday, June 28. 

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Nakauwi na sa Pilipinas ang 24 OFW na siyam na buwang nakulong sa Russia matapos ang naging pag-uusap nina Pang. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin.

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Presdeint Marcos Jr's appeal to Vladimir Putin preceded their repatriation, DFA says.

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Presdeint Marcos Jr's appeal to Vladimir Putin preceded their repatriation, DFA says.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines and Russia have "a great deal more" room to expand trade and economic cooperation, as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

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