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Duterte may be "persuaded" to fly to US for leaders" summit: Palace @ 2020-01-22T08: 返回 新闻热点
关键词:to US Trump invites Duterte invited to to attend
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ON SUNDAY, MALACANANG SAIDWASHINGTON SENT A LETTER TO DUTERTE ON JANUARY 9, REITERATING ITS INVITATIONFOR HIM TO ATTEND THE SCHEDULED MEETING OF TRUMP WITH OTHER LEADERS OF THEASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) ON MARCH 14 IN LAS VEGAS.
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN YANGON ON SUNDAY TOOK TO THE STREETS TO DEMAND AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE TO K9800 (US$6.66) AHEAD OF THE REVIEW OF THE COUNTRY’S NEW MINIMUM WAGE LAW.
“WE WELCOMED THE INVITATION BY PRESIDENT OF THE US TO CONVENE A SPECIAL SUMMIT TO COMMEMORATE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASEAN-US STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP THIS YEAR AND WOULD REPORT THIS TO THE LEADERS FOR FINAL DECISION,” THE ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ RETREAT CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT SAID.
DESPITE EFFORTS OF PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR TO THE US JOSE MANUEL “BABES” ROMUALDEZ TO JUSTIFY DE LIMA’S DETENTION TO THE US SENATORS, PANELO SAID THE LATTER REFUSED TO LISTEN AND WERE DETERMINED TO INCLUDE THE PROVISION ON THE ENTRY BAN.
HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ADAM SCHIFF (FRONT L) AND HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JERRY NADLER (FRONT R) LEAD IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS WALKING TO THE SENATE CHAMBER BEFORE BEING SWORN-IN AT THE US CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON 16 JANUARY 2020. THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF US PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP STARTED WITH THE READING OF THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT ON THE SENATE FLOOR BY HOUSE MANAGERS AND THE SWEARING-IN OF SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND SENATORS. THE TRIAL IS TO GET UNDER WAY IN EARNEST ON 21 JANUARY 2020. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
PANELO, HOWEVER, EXPLAINED THAT DUTERTE’S DECISION TO DECLINE THE INVITATION HAS NO RELATION TO TRUMP’S APPROVAL OF THE PASSAGE OF THE US 2020 BUDGET BILL. DUTERTE ALSO BEAR NO ILL FEELINGS TOWARDS THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, PANELO ADDED.
BUT IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT HE WOULD BE THINKING OF CAMPAIGNING WHEN WHAT SHOULD CONCERN HIM NOW IS THE THREAT OF IMPEACHMENT HANGING OVER HIS HEAD. SO FAR, THE LOWER HOUSE HAS FINISHED ITS MOVES, BUT TRUMP APPARENTLY RELIES ON THE HOLD OF REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE TO SAVE HIM. AS FOR THE INVITATION TO VISIT, FOR ONE, OUR PRESIDENT IS REPORTEDLY NOT INCLINED TO ACCEPT, AND NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS GRUDGE AGAINST THEIR SENATORS WHO ARE BATTING FOR THE RELEASE FROM DETENTION OF SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA.
“GLAD TO SEE THE AMENDMENT I PASSED WITH [SENATOR LEAHY] RESTRICTING US VISAS TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE TROUBLING DETENTION OF FILIPINA SENATOR LEILA DE LIMA INCLUDED IN THE FINAL FY20 APPROPRIATIONS BILL. IT’S TIME FOR HER POLITICALLY MOTIVATED IMPRISONMENT TO COME TO AN END,” HE TWEETED.
A SENATE COMMITTEE IS SET TO DISCUSS THE REGULATION OF MOTORCYCLE TAXIS TODAY. THE DISCUSSION COULD DECIDE THE FATE OF MOTORCYCLE TAXI SERVICES IN METRO MANILA.
“IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, HE (DUTERTE) SAID HE WOULD RESPOND TO THE LETTER (OF) INVITATION AND DECLINE IT,” THE PRESIDENT’S SPOKESPERSON, SALVADOR PANELO, SAID AT A PRESS BRIEFING, REPORTS ARAB NEWS. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED THE US FISCAL YEAR 2020 STATE AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT ON AUGUST 2. “REPEATEDLY, MANY TIMES, EVERY TIME WE TALK THAT’S WHAT HE SAYS,” PANELO SAID. “FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, EVEN DURING THE CAMPAIGN, HE ALREADY SAID THAT.”– AGENCIES
"RATHER THAN BEING A PASSIVE ONLOOKER IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, THE DUTERTE GOVERNMENT MUST PRESENT ITS OBJECTION AGAINST THE US WAR OF AGGRESSION ON IRAN AND PERSUADE TRUMP TO PERMANENTLY PULL OUT US TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO DE-ESCALATE CONFLICT AND TO ALLOW THE ADVENT OF JUST PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE REGION," MIGRANTE SAID.

 

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