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Cesar Chavez quit his post as Acting Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
In a statement on Thursday, Chavez said he submitted his irrevocable resignation on Feb. 5, effective Feb. 28, 2025.
The United States condemned China Navy chopper’s dangerous maneuvers in Scarborough Shoal, emphasizing that the 1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty extends to armed attacks, including those that transpire in the South China Sea.
In a statement, the US Embassy in the Philippines said the US stands with the Philippines in condemning the unsafe and irresponsible actions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-Navy) in interfering with a Philippine maritime air operation in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal.
Vice President Sara Duterte is still willing to face the charges against her despite her camp submitting a petition to the Supreme Court to block the impeachment effort against her.
This is according to one of her legal counsel, lawyer Sheila Sison, during a chance interview on the sidelines of a forum with the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law at its Bonifacio Global City campus in Taguig City on Wednesday.
