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Members of the Makabayan Members of the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives called at the government to rescind the settlement for the Kaliwa Dam and Chico River deals due to their hard provisions. Bayan Muna Rep. Isagani Carlos Zarate enumerated the alleged illegal provisions within the Kaliwa settlement, which included Article five.7 pointing out that the Philippines or any of its property are not entitled to any proper of immunity at the grounds of sovereign or any criminal process; Article eight.1 beneath which the Philippines irrevocably waives any immunity; Article eight.4 mentioning that the settlement will be ruled according with Chinese laws; Article 8.Five, which states that the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center will be the arbiter in case of a dispute; and Article eight.Nine, which says that the phrases of the deal is private. Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares said the contract become “onerous” and “unfavourable on the surroundings, IP (indigenou...

SEN. Emmanuel “Manny” SEN. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Sunday said President Rodrigo Duterte need to weigh the costs and benefits of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the US earlier than making any decision to rescind it. The senator claimed that terminating the VFA should have an irreversible implication at the country’s security. He said in spite of Malacañang’s statement that Duterte had ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs to send a proper notice to the United States government for the termination of the VFA, there's nevertheless time for the President to have a trade of heart.The President these days ordered concerned Cabinet officials to begin the method of abrogating the VFA after the US canceled the visa of his best friend, Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. But the Palace clarified that the United States’ obvious meddling into the affairs of the Philippine government had been a number of the reasons that pressured Duterte to terminat...