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FILE - In this July 25 file photo, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gestures while addressing the Philippine Coast Guard during turnover and blessing ceremony of several coast guard assets at their headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine defense chief has criticized China for what he says are bullying actions in the South China Sea and says Beijing's peaceful assurances contrast with its behavior in the contested sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Philippine defense chief hits China for South China Sea acts

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A resident looks at damages in Itbayat town, Batanes islands, northern Philippines on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday. (AP Photo/Agnes Salengua Nico)

8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2019, file photo provided by WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines, a soldier views the site inside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, after two bombs exploded. Police said Tuesday, July 23, 2019, they believe an Indonesian husband and wife carried out the suicide bombing of a cathedral in the southern Philippines in January that killed more than 20 people.(WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)

Police: Indonesian couple carried out Philippine bombing

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Relatives grieve as they look at one of the victims of a deadly road accident at Boljoon town, Cebu province, central Philippines Friday, July 19, 2019. A truck carrying more than two dozen villagers, mostly ecstatic grade schoolers on their way to a school festival, lost control Friday on a downhill road and flipped on its side, leaving several students and an adult companion dead in the central Philippines, police said. (AP Photo)

8 children dead, 16 people hurt in Philippines truck crash

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Duterte ‘seriously considering’ cutting ties with Iceland

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Quake in Philippines injures 25, damages homes, churches

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UN rights body narrowly passes resolution on Philippines

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In this June 26, 2019, photo, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers JS Murasame (DD-101), front, and JS Akebono (DD-108) participate in a drill off the coast of Brunei. One of Japan’s largest warships, the helicopter carrier Izumo, is returning home from Subic port in the Philippines along with two destroyers following a powerful show of Tokyo’s determination to expand its military presence and counter China’s forays into strategic waters. (AP Photo/Emily Wang)

Japan’s biggest warship offers clue to military ambitions

By EMILY WANG - Associated Press

Philippines: Abu Sayyaf chief likely plotted suicide attacks

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FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, a photo of the damaged Filipino fishing vessel F/B Gimver 1 is shown by one of it's crew Richard Blaza, left, during a press conference by Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. The Philippines' top diplomat says he has filed a diplomatic protest after an anchored fishing boat was hit by a suspected Chinese vessel which then abandoned the 22 Filipino fishermen as the boat sank in the disputed South China Sea. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

A protester holds a slogan during a rally outside the Chinese Consulate in the financial district of Makati, metropolitan Manila, Philippines to mark Independence Day on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The Philippine defense secretary says an anchored Filipino fishing boat has sunk in the disputed South China Sea after being hit by a suspected Chinese vessel which then abandoned the 22 Filipino crewmen. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines protests sinking of boat in disputed waters

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Dutch hostage held by Filipino militants killed in gunbattle

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attend a welcoming prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence Friday, May 31, 2019, in Tokyo. Duterte is in Japan to participate in the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Duterte wary over US-China trade war, wants it resolved soon

By HARUKA NUGA - Associated Press

In this image released by Greenpeace, Greenpeace activists and other environmental organizations display a banner as the cargo ship MV Bavaria, the container vessel allegedly hired to ship back the 69 containers loaded with garbage from Canada, slowly enters the mouth of Subic Bay, Thursday, May 30, 2019 in Subic, Zambales province west of Manila, Philippines. The environmental groups are calling on the Philippine government to ban all waste imports into the country and ratify the Basel Ban Amendment. The banner reads: &quot;Philippines Is Not A Dumpsite!&quot; (Greenpeace Via AP)

Philippines ships 69 containers of garbage back to Canada

By AARON FAVILA - Associated Press

Environmentalists stage a mock die-in protest outside the Canadian Embassy to demand the Canadian government to speed up the removal of several containers of garbage that were shipped to the country Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Manila, Philippines. The Philippines recalled its ambassador and consuls in Canada last week over Ottawa's failure to comply with a deadline to take back 69 containers of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Canada to remove trash from Philippines by end of June

By ROB GILLIES AND JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 7, 2015, file photo, Filipino environmental activists wear a mock container vans filled with garbage to symbolize the 50 containers of waste that were shipped from Canada to the Philippines two years ago, as they hold a protest outside the Canadian embassy at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine foreign secretary said Thursday, May 16, 2019, the ambassador and consuls in Canada are being recalled over Ottawa's failure to take back truckloads of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippines recalls envoys in Canada over trash shipments

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Indictment: Pilot filmed underage girls while in Philippines

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Residents watch as rescuers continue to search for survivors following Monday's 6.1 magnitude earthquake that caused the collapse of a commercial building in Porac township, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The strong earthquake struck the northern Philippines Monday trapping some people in a collapsed building, damaged an airport terminal and knocked out power in at least one province, officials said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: New 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines

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Rescuers carry an earthquake survivor after being pulled out from the rubble of a commercial building following Monday's 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Porac township, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The strong earthquake struck the northern Philippines Monday trapping some people in a collapsed building, damaged an airport terminal and knocked out power in at least one province, officials said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Powerful quake hits Philippines, day after deadly temblor

By Bullit Marquez - Associated Press

Wearing protective helmets, employees evacuate their office building following an earthquake in Manila, Philippines Monday, April 22, 2019. A strong earthquake has shaken the area around the Philippine capital, prompting thousands of people to flee to safety. There were no immediate reports of injuries or widespread damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.3 quake struck northwest of Manila near the town of Gutad on Luzon island. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Strong earthquake shakes areas north of Philippine capital

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