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Duterte to discuss North Korea situation with President Trump Pr e si de n t Ro drigo Duterte may visit the United States (US) within the next few months to discuss with US President Donald Trump the situation on the Korean Peninsula. In a statement, Acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Robespierre Bolivar said it seemed that the US wanted to consult with its allies and strategic partners in Asia on approach to tensions
over Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Bolivar said there had not yet been any firm agreement on the dates of the President Duterte’s trip, “but most likely in the next few months because the topic is urgent.” He added the arrangement for his US visit would be tackled through diplomatic channels. President Trump made
DAVAO CITY – The DavaoGenSan-Bitung route will help decongest other busy ports in the country because more traders and shipping companies are expected to use the new sea link to trade with ASEAN member countries due to lower cost and shorter travel time, an official said. Earmarie Gilayo, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) International
Relations Division chief, said the opening of the new route is also geared towards supporting the business sector on the ease of doing business. Gilayo said traders around the country are looking at the new route, including those calling at the Port of Manila, because of the lower cost. Tugade, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, delivers a message at the launch of the Davao The sea connectivity is Arthur Gensan-Bitung ASEAN RORO Route on 30 April 2017 at Kudos Port, Sasa, Davao City. The new shipping route is
See discuss, page A2
Mindanao’s new RoRo route to decongest other PHL ports
See decongest, page A2
seen to boost trade between the Philippines and Indonesia. MindaNews
photo by manman dejeto
NPA attacks sow anxiety, says Davao RPOC chair
Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio welcomes President Joko Widodo of Indonesia with President Rodrigo Duterte. photo by dave pormento
NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley -- The chair of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Davao region condemned the attacks staged by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at the facilities of Lapanday Foods Corporation (LFC). RPOC chair and Compostela Valley Governor Jayvee Tyon Uy on Monday said the series of attacks last Saturday only brought fears and insecurity among the residents where the attacks occurred. Uy lamented the fact that the attacks took place while the country is hosting
the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit. “We sympathize with the victims of these attacks, especially the civilians in the affected areas,” Uy said in a press statement released Monday. LFC on Sunday said hundreds of workers, including their partners, will be affected due to the destruction of their facilities. The NPAs burned on Saturday two facilities of LFC – one, its box plant in Mandug and the other, the Macondry Plastic Plant in Panabo City. They also See attacks, page A2
Police hold 14 bogus Lapanday guards after NPA attacks; 2 bodies recovered
DAVAO CITY -- The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) held 14 suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) posing as security guards of the Lapanday Foods Incorporated (LFI) while two still unidentified bodies believed to be rebels were recovered by the military during pursuit operations since Saturday. T h e s u s p e c t s w e re tracked by the pursuing army troops in Buhangin on Saturday afternoon near See hold, page A2
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