PH not meddling in Taiwan...

said.

He noted that Año even had a meeting with Huang last week to assure the Chinese government that the Marcos administration is for the peaceful resolution of the Taiwan issue and the continued stability of the region.

"The identified EDCA sites are

Philippine bases which we want to further develop based on the requirements for strategic basing and development of the AFP. These were not U.S.dictated but identified by our armed forces," Malaya said.

"By developing our military and base infrastructure, we are pursuing our national interest bail for the remaining drug case filed against De Lima before the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 256 remains pending.

In February 2021, the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 205 dismissed one of the three drug complaints lodged against De Lima.

De Lima has been accused of benefiting financially from the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa when she was justice secretary. She has denied the allegation.

She marked her sixth year in detention at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center at Camp Crame in Quezon City in February. g and actually contributing to regional peace and stability," he said.

Malaya also maintained that the country observes the One China policy and subscribes to the principle of the Association of Southeast Nations "of noninterference in approaching regional issues." g a non-obligatory but important pilgrimage for Muslims.

They had also said that they recently converted to Islam and they planned to stay in Saudi for seven days.

"However, the officers noted numerous inconsistencies in their statements," BI said.

The two later on admitted that their documents were fabricated and that a woman recruited them, via Facebook, and processed their visas and tickets. The victims said they were instructed to pose as Muslims to depart the country.

The two have since been turned over to the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking for further investigation and to initiate cases against their recruiter.

Trafficking schemes on the rise In March, the immigration bureau said it had noted an increase in n the number of young professionals – even "those with good travel records, gainfully employed and are graduates of good schools " — being deceived by cryptocurrency scams abroad that advertise false promises of high salaries. BI officers have since resorted to conducting lengthy interviews to screen passengers. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco last week said that eliminating human trafficking and illegal recruitment will require a concerted effort from all government agencies. g