News Update As of May 23, 2017
(Tuesday) 1. Manila Bulletin
President Duterte arrives in Moscow
Nineteen officials are joining the President’s official visit to Russia which include Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Foreign Affiars Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and National Security Council Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/23/president-duterte-arrives-in-moscow/
2. Philippine Star
China sidesteps war threat
China yesterday sidestepped the disclosure of President Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the disputed South China Sea.
In Manila, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the administration felt no need to file a protest against China as there was no bullying by Chinese President Xi Jinping of President Duterte during their meeting in Beijing last week.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/05/23/1702623/china-sidesteps-war-threat 3. Daily Inquirer
Duterte renames Benham Rise Philippine Rise
From now on, Benham Rise will be known as Philippine Rise.
President Duterte, through Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, signed last week an executive order (EO) changing the name of Benham Rise, a resource-rich submerged landmass off the eastern coast of the Philippines, to Philippine Rise.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/898607/duterte-renames-benham-rise-philippine-rise#ixzz4hs1Z0qk5
4. Manila Times
Duterte vows to boost Russia ties
“Russia must cease to be at the margins of Philippine diplomacy,” President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, as he seeks closer ties with Moscow and steer the country’s foreign policy course further away from longtime ally, the United States.
http://www.manilatimes.net/duterte-vows-boost-russia-ties/328734/
