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Bus Hostage Crisis By Benigno Noquino
Since the start of the administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in July 2010, one of his aims in able to keep our national territory secured. Also, we are aware on the present conflict in Mindanao especially in the portion of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao which in many decades, many people was sacrificed especially the officers and members in military and police and the civilians which some of them are migrated to other parts of the country and most of them are now in Metro Manila in order to escape the violence. At the present, we are very much aware on the diplomatic relations with our neighboring countries which some of them are rich in natural resources especially gas deposits which is very helpful to our economy …show more content…
1. Manila Bus Hostage Crisis
This hostage crisis happened on August 23, 2010 at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila where former Philippine National Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza which he was dismissed of being police officer due to some cases in relation to drugs in 2008 which the Ombudsman found the said police officer and four others guilty due to misconduct and ordered dismissal from the service and his benefits especially if he will retired from the office, it will be forfeited.
In the afternoon on the said date, there was some Hong Kong tourists was freed, it includes and couple which is an senior citizen, a woman with two children and a 12 year-old child and it includes a Filipino tour guide and two photographers. Also, the said bus hostage crisis was broadcasted live on several television network both local and international especially during the primetime newscasts of the several local television network which brings threat to our peace and order especially to the tourists which the place where the incident happened is also a tourist spot and a part also of tourism belt of the
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Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)
It is an military agreement between the Philippines and the United States and it was signed on April 28, 2014. The said event was coincide with the State Visit of United States President Barack Obama which was happened until the next day. The said military agreement was signed by Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin and the United States Ambassador of the Philippines Philip Goldberg.
This is the first military agreement between these two countries since the American troops withdrew from the naval bases in the Philippines in early 1990s during the administration of Former President Corazon Aquino. This military agreement seeks to boost the Philippines-United States Security relationship by allowing the United States to place their troops and operations on the Philippine territory. And one of the conditions on the said agreement that the United States is not allowed to store or position any nuclear weapons on the Philippine territory in accordance in the Article II, Sec. 8 of the 1987 Philippine

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