US intervention

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The Gray Eagle (General Atomics MQ-1C Unmanned Aircraft System) can be armed with four precision-guided Hellfire missiles to attack and destroy targets on the ground. (Photo from the US Embassy in Manila)

Duterte called a ‘turncoat’ as US deploys drone in Marawi

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Lawmakers criticized President Duterte for his seemingly inconsistent stand against the United States’ colonial atrocities, saying the deployment of a US combat drone in Mindanao does not sit…

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Bishop, religious leaders from 6 countries assail US “interventionism”

Bishops and other church leaders attending the Church-organized international conference here on alleged US intervention said that US activities in the Philippines have caused “serious harm” to the people and the environment.

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Read more about the article Groups to Duterte: US stands to gain in bomb threats
NO TO US INTERVENTION. “Access arrangement” with foreign troops is contrary to national sovereignty, national interest and the Constitution. This was how members of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan viewed the plan of the Aquino government as they protest Thursday in Davao City. They slammed the plan of allowing US troops to make the country a temporary, worse permanent, base for the war on aggression through the “one-sided” Visiting Forces Agreement. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Groups to Duterte: US stands to gain in bomb threats

Radio commentator Dodong Solis said this is the first time the mayor “mellowed down” from his tough position against US intervention because of the American government’s “arm twisting to get what they want.”

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