President Aquino has been hot about this week’s arrival of the Philippines’ second Hamilton-class cutter from Hawaii, but an analyst calls the secondhand vessel another “balisong” (fan knife) to China’s “machine gun.”
The new Philippine ambassador to Samoa has met with the South Pacific country’s head of state, thanking him for supporting Manila’s international endeavors and pushing for greater security and economic cooperation between the two nations.
The Norwegian government has assured the Aquino administration of its continuing support to the Philippines’ peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
