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Philippines To Suspend Sending Female Workers to Korea

» by April 16th, 2013 at 12:16 pm » Comments (19)

I love how the Manilla Bulletin uses the word deployment in regards to sending workers to South Korea: Manila, Philippines --- Starting this year, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will ...more »

North Korea Launches Rocket from Dongchang-ri Launch Site, UPDATE: Rocket Launch May Have Been A Success

» by December 11th, 2012 at 6:18 pm » Comments (61)

NOTE: Updates as they become available are being provided below. _________________________________________ KBS is reporting that North Korea has launched their long range rocket today: North Korea has launched a long-range rocket. A South ...more »

Wiener Denies Being A Sex Tourist

» by November 15th, 2012 at 8:14 am » Comments (16)

With a name like Wiener I guess no one should be surprised that this guy is a big fan of Angeles City: A Bernalillo County Commissioner with a history of making ...more »

Japanese Women Accuse Two Korean Men of Rape In the Philippines

» by June 27th, 2012 at 7:52 am » Comments (58)

I don't know what the rape laws are like in the Philippines but like we have seen in various rape cases in Korea before, it is hard to adjudicate cases ...more »

Should the Scarborough Shoal Be Handed Over To the Mongolians?

» by June 14th, 2012 at 3:18 am » Comments (24)

The East Asia Gazette has a real good article published in regards to the current Scarborough Shoal controversy between the Philippines and China in comparison to the Dokdo issue between Japan ...more »

Philippine Navy In Standoff With China Over Illegal Fishing Boats

» by April 13th, 2012 at 10:27 am » Comments (10)

Here is another country having problems with Chinese fishing boats: The Philippines and China continued looking for a diplomatic solution to a naval standoff on Thursday, even as Manila sent a ...more »

Philippines Opens PEFTOK Memorial to Honor Korean War Veterans

» by April 2nd, 2012 at 5:23 pm » Comments (2)

The dedication of this Korean War memorial in the Philippines have given both countries the opportunity to highlight the long friendship between the two countries: TRADE, socio-economic, cultural and security relations ...more »

Okinawa Plan Modified To Base Marines In Australia, Philippines, & Guam

» by February 4th, 2012 at 5:04 pm » Comments (0)

It looks like at least the US Marines are going to have a base in the Philippines again: The Obama administration is preparing to scale back a stalled U.S. military plan ...more »

President of the Philippines Reported To Be Dating A Korean Woman

» by February 3rd, 2012 at 4:56 pm » Comments (2)

Though the woman the President is dating in an ethnic Korean she has lived in the Philippines since she was a young child: Philippine President Benigno Aquino has admitted he is ...more »

US Ambassador to the Philippines Apologizes for Sex Tourism Remark

» by October 11th, 2011 at 5:50 pm » Comments (25)

Heck, I thought he was low balling this statistic: The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has apologized for saying that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex. Ambassador Harry ...more »

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