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Pres. Marcos to discuss ‘evolution’ of PH-US military pacts with Biden
by Jerome Aning Inquirer.net
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, April 24 disclosed some discussion points in his agenda when he meets with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, including the Philippines’ military agreements with the United States that need to “evolve” amid the
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“We will clarify again, really, these treaty agreements between the Philippines and America and we will look into them because of the many changes [that have occurred],” the president said in a video interview over state-owned Radyo Pilipinas.
Marcos particularly mentioned the 1951 Philippine-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty and the 1999 Visiting Forces Agreement. “We have to evolve it. It has to evolve because
Fil-Am skater, partner make history for PH in world ice figure skating
A FILIPINA American figure skater and her partner made history as the first pair from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to qualify for the world championships this year.
Although they finished 18th among the 20 pairs who competed in the 2023 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan, it was no small feat for the team of Isabella Gamez and Alexander Korovin who had to work hard and win in smaller competitions to secure a spot in the prestigious competition.
For a tropical country like the Philippines, qualifying in skating or any other winter sports will always be one for the books.