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Hofileña: US colonial rule and Philippine autonomy (Part 3)
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Published May 18, 2021, 12:44 PM
For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the Philippines cannot afford to relax its campaign against illegal drugs like what Portugal did in 2001 due to the country’s proximity to China, the region’s “smuggling center of illegal drug exports.”
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. discusses the West Philippine Sea issue in a meeting with President Duterte and other Cabinet members in Davao City on May 10, 2021 (Malacañang)
Locsin remembered telling this to a Portuguese representative at the United Nations (UN) when the latter asked why the Philippines does not stop its harsh war on drugs and instead legalize the drug use.
Published May 12, 2021, 9:13 AM
The United Nations honored three Filipino staff members who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The three Filipino UN staff members honored were Joanna Abaya, who served at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); Dr. Ronald Santos, at the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq; and Maria Luisa Almirol Castillo, at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on May 11.
Musical performance generously provided by Australian-American violinist, Ms. Adele Anthony, on 6 May 2021. (Photo from NYPM)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres honored the three Filipino UN staff members during the Annual Memorial Service held virtually at the UN headquarters in New York on May 6.
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