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Here’s my surprise – a 2-hour long exclusive interview with President Aquino

April 20, 2015

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Exclusive by Raïssa Robles

Suddenly last Thursday, I finally obtained an interview with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.


Here is an excerpt from the first story on Vietnam and the Philippines that appeared today on the newly launched website of South China Morning Post (HK).

Some of you guessed it right!

I’d like to thank Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma for arranging the interview which has been five years in the making. And President Aquino for patiently answering three pages worth of questions. But more on that later.

I still have to write the other stories.

Meanwhile, here’s the first one –

Vietnam asked Philippines to form pact to counter China, Aquino reveals

Both countries are embroiled in territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea

A new “strategic partnership” being negotiated between two states fending off China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea was suggested by Vietnam, Philippine President Benigno Aquino has revealed.

It had been widely assumed that the proposed pact between Vietnam and the Philippines was initiated by Manila, which has taken a high-profile stand against China.

In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, the Philippine president said China’s moves in the South China Sea were even more alarming than a year ago, when he likened global inaction to China’s push to appeasing Hitler – comments that angered China.

In the interview last Thursday, Aquino stood by his remarks. Pulling out a map of the South China Sea, he said: “Perhaps it’s even worse today.”

To read the rest, which is still rather long, please click on this link.

 

Tagged With: Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea, Vietnam

Comments

  1. Mel says

    February 8, 2016 at 9:02 PM

    DFA Sec. Del Rosario resigns

    MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials say the country’s top diplomat, who was behind a bold government move to challenge the validity of China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea before an international tribunal, has resigned due to health reasons.

    Presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma Jr. said Monday that President Benigno Aquino III has accepted Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario’s resignation, which will take effect on March 7.

    The 76-year-old del Rosario has been an outspoken critic in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations of China’s increasingly assertive stance in disputed waters.

    Coloma did not cite a reason for del Rosario’s resignation, but two senior diplomats say del Rosario has been suffering from a spinal problem and a heart ailment that prompted doctors to recently implant a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat.

    http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/02/08/1551043/dfa-sec.-del-rosario-resigns

  2. BFD says

    August 18, 2015 at 1:30 AM

    Hi Raissa, the link to the article you’ve written goes to the home page of the South China Morning Post and not to the article itself.

  3. Mel says

    August 2, 2015 at 8:25 PM

    Dusk or Dawn, still a ray of hope?

    ASEAN, China discuss ‘hotline’ for sea dispute – Philippines
    – http://www.interaksyon.com/article/115307/asean-china-discuss-hotline-for-sea-dispute—philippines

    • Mel says

      August 2, 2015 at 8:39 PM

      http://www.interaksyon.com/article/115311/moving-forward–asean-china-to-negotiate-code-of-conduct-on-south-china-sea—malaysia

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