by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2020 The Philippines announced Tuesday that it would end a security agreement with the United States that has been in place since 1999. Nationalist president Rodrigo Duterte, at times a harsh critic of the United States, has been pivoting back and forth between the U.S. and toward China since entering […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 12, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump, author of the bestseller “Art of the Deal”, offered his assistance in the dispute over China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea. “I know we’ve had a dispute for quite a while with China. If I can help in any way, I’m a very […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2017 When the Philippines declared its intention to drill for oil in the South China Sea, it got a warning from China – do so and “we will go to war.” Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that is what Chinese President Xi Jinping told him last week when the two […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have a couple of things in common. Both speak their minds and both are taking a hardline stance against drugs. This may have been enough to win Duerte an invitation to the White House after the two leaders spoke on […]
