PH hit on Nobel boycott

[donbuggy]

Will these human rights activists rally in front of the Chinese embassy?

[tidus1203]

Its foreign diplomacy and its all about give and take. In fact I like how the government is using their brains on the matter rather than being emotional on the matter...

[niky]

Its foreign diplomacy and its all about give and take. In fact I like how the government is using their brains on the matter rather than being emotional on the matter...

Yeah... good move politically on the international front... but it's sure to piss off Noy's ground-support here at home... I can't imagine the Liberal Party is too happy with this move...

[jimnyeatworld]

USA or China.

Pick your poison.

i'd choose USA in a heartbeat.

you don't turn your back from the God of War, or you'll suffer talaga.

this is bad bad decision to get military hardware from the Chinese.

ang akala kasi ng Pinoy eh malakas ang China eh porkit walang pera ang US ngaun.

ang hindi nila alam, we are only in the stage wherein China is experiencing growth, and therefore they go out and spend, and when they can't spend they borrow until they in debt.

yan ang buong strategy ng US to win the brewing silent war in our region. in the end, US pa din ang panalo.

the US has already made an example of India. yumabang bigla ang India, and so what did the US, they're now shifting their entire outsourcing operation sa 'tin.

the US is our best ally today. wag nyo na sayangin pa'to Pnoy govt.

[oliver1013]

E pano Kung hinde? Ayos Lang yan padamahin mo yung ISA, padamahin mo rin minsan yung ISA.

[roninblade]

wala naman makukuha ang pilipinas if we attend. good on the PH government to use this issue to secure a substantial arms deal with China.

[Monseratto]

I guess being sipsip didn't payoff handsomely...

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12...travel-warning

Philippines 'surprised' by updated Hong Kong travel warning
Agence France-Presse
Posted at 12/14/2010 9:23 AM | Updated as of 12/14/2010 9:23 AM


MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines expressed surprise on Monday after Hong Kong mentioned the threat of terrorist attacks in an update to a travel advisory urging its residents against visiting the country.

Hong Kong has a "black" advisory in force, despite other countries lowering the severity of similar warnings issued last month over the fear of terror attacks in the Philippines, foreign ministry spokesman Eduardo Malaya said.

"We find it surprising that this updating of Hong Kong's black travel advisory comes at a time when a number of Manila-based foreign embassies have lowered their travel alerts," Malaya said in a statement.

Hong Kong issued a black travel advisory for the Philippines in August after eight of its tourists were killed by a disgraced Filipino policeman who took them hostage on a bus in Manila.

The Hong Kong security bureau's advisory discourages all travel to the Philippines, which is entering its traditional peak December to February tourism season, when many Hong Kong tourists usually visit.

And the updated advisory said: "Some overseas administrations had noted the risk on possible terrorist attacks, including places frequented by foreigners, such as large shopping malls and convention centres."

It is similar to advisories issued by several Western countries in November that warned of possible terror threats in Manila.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino strongly criticised the November advisories, saying they were not based on firm intelligence.

The Hong Kong security bureau said in a statement that the new details were intended to give more information to travellers.

The Philippine foreign ministry said its Hong Kong consulate had been told that the new details were merely a "technical upgrade and not an upgrade of content".

The Philippines has sought to placate Hong Kong after the hostage drama, carrying out an investigation of the bus hijacking and creating special tourist police to guard areas visited by foreign travellers.

[uls]

^^^

The Philippines has sought to placate Hong Kong after the hostage drama, carrying out an investigation of the bus hijacking and creating special tourist police to guard areas visited by foreign travellers.

Wanted: Tall, athletic tourist cops
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=68

MANILA, Philippines - Wanted: applicants who are at least 1.7 meters (5’8”) tall, with an athletic build, between 25 and 45 years old, and proficient in English or other foreign languages.

The want ad is for a special police unit whose main task is to keep the country’s foreign visitors safe.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) signed a memorandum of agreement yesterday to create TOPCOP, or Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection.

TOPCOP

o diba?

pansin niyo mahilig sa acronyms ang gobyerno?

hehe

[CVT]

Oh well, the devil and the deep blue sea....

Our fellow Filipinos do not realize it, but doing those crazy stunts (drug mule) puts the Philippine government in a tight situation...

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