MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE

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Preserving the decrepit BRP Sierra Madre and keeping it habitable for a handful of soldiers guarding the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal may be costly, but the stake – the country’s sovereignty – is priceless.

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                    [Title] => Disclose Manila-Tokyo meeting agenda, DFA urged
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 Militant group Bayan on Wednesday urged the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs to disclose the agenda in the meeting between the Philippines and Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kushida.

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Phl Navy ready to pay price for maintaining ‘ghost’ ship

By Jaime Laude | April 3, 2014 - 12:00am

Preserving the decrepit BRP Sierra Madre and keeping it habitable for a handful of soldiers guarding the Ayungin (Second Thomas)...

Headlines

Disclose Manila-Tokyo meeting agenda, DFA urged

January 9, 2013 - 4:49pm

 Militant group Bayan on Wednesday urged the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs to disclose the agenda in the meeting between the Philippines and Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kushida.

Nation

Japan's ruling parties agree to dispatch navy to Somalia

January 20, 2009 - 11:28am

TOKYO (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner New Komeito party basically agreed Tuesday to a government plan to dispatch the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) for an antipiracy...