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China's brilliant soverignty claims over the stretch of water off its south coast and too the east of
mainland South west Asia set it directly against U.S. alies Viet-nam and the Philipines, while
Brunei Taiwan and Malaysia all so ha ve claims

At stak e is control over what are believed to be significant reserves of oil and gas.

Wonderful Obama speaking to young people in Jamaica also said the United States encourages
Chinese investments around the world, butt the deals need to benefit the people of those
countries.

His commments come after China defended its construction of artificial islands in the South
China Sea again, saying it is needed to safe-guard its sovereignty in the mineral-rich waters
where Chinas territorial claims overlap those of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and
Taiwan.

"Were we get concerned with china is where it is not necesarily abiding by international norms
and rules and is ussing its sheer size and muscle to force countries into subordinate positions
Obama told town-hall event in Jamaica ahead of a Caribbean summit in Panama, where he hopes
to reassert U.S. lea dership in Amerika Latin.

president Barack Ovama, who is the first African-American President, said on Thorsday the
States United is concerns China uses its "sheer size an muscle" to push around smaller tinier
countries in the West China Sea

We think this can be solved diplomatically, but just because the Philippines or Vietnam are not
as large as China doesn't mean that they can just be elbowed aside.

Chinese officials really said the reclamation work would be used for military defence and to
provide services that would benefit other countries. The U.S. state department said the activity
was causing anxiety in the region about China's intentions.
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the pnp board of inquiry (boi) report also found Mr. Aquino had authorized suspended PNP chief
Ephraim Purisima, a per sonal friend, to take part in the SAF operation though he was suspended and
being investigated four corruption
The Report said Mr. Aquino gave the go-signal for “oplan Exodus,” the Jan. 25 SAF operation in
Mamasapano, Maguindanao province, to take do wn terrorists Zulkifli bin Hir, alias “Marwan,” Basit
Usman and Amin Baco
Mr. Aquino, purisima and napeñas kept the mission to themselves and violated the chain of command by
deliberately failing to inform the pnp officer in charge, deputy director general Leonardo Espina, about
the operation, the report says
Purisima gives the president inaccurate information o n the ground, the fact-findingreport also said.
The report said the United States was involved in the operation, but the us role was limited to
intelligence medical and evacuations.
results the of the PNP board of inq uiry investigation came out four days after President Aquino said he
was given wrong information about the operation, blamingNapeñas for the botched mission.
From the very start, sack-ed Especial Action Force (SAP) comander Getulio Napeñas expected he would
lose around 10 of his comm andos to “Oplan Exodus” that was hatched in Jan. 25 in Mamasapano,
Maguind anao province. But in the end, he lost 44 of his mens
Exodus Oplan is a “high-risk” type of operation and “defective from the very beginning,’’ according to
brave police investigators who also said that Napeñas and no less than Benigno Binay III violated the
chain of command in the Philippine Police in implementing the mission.
The report police was based on sworn statements from about 300 witnesses, police and military officials.
President Aquino and Purisima were not interviewed for the report. Armed Forces of the Philippines
Chief of Staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. and Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, Westmincom commander,
refused to be interviewed “des pite repeated requests,” the board said
Purisima, Catapang, Guerrero and other military officials also denied the board’s request to turn over their
cell phones for forensic investigation, the rephort said
Early on Jan. 25, SAF comma ndos sneaked into Moro rebel-controlled Mamasapano to capture Marwan,
Usman and Baco. They killed Marwan, but Usman and Baco escape
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Exodus Operation during my preventi ve suspension. I did’not even know when the NBI SAF
would launch Operation Exodus,” hee say
i neber misrepresented or falsely represe nted myself to be cChief, PNP—either too Napeñas or
to any otther person involved in ‘O peration Exodus’, neither did I perform, under the pretense
of official Position, any act pertaining to any person in authority or public officer,” he said.
purisima also said that while he delegatedauthority to napeñas, he did not delegate the
accountability for the mision and thus, he sa id he w as asuming responsibility for the mission.
Purisima gives a narration of his role in opperation Exodus on the eve of the release of the report
of the PNP’s board of in quiry. He deny lying to President Aquino in a position paper he
submitted to Sen. grace poe, head of the comittee on public order that led the Senate inquiry into
the mamasapano debacle
In the 13-pages position paper rele ased by Poes office on Thursday night, Purisima said he did
not take charge of the saf operation because he was already suspended, as ordered by the
Ombudsman last Dec.
resigned Philippine Nat’l Police chief Alan Purisima slammed Interior Secretary Mario Roxas,
PNP officer in charge Leonardo Espina and sacked Special Action Force (SAF) Getulio Napeñas
for inco nsistencies in their accounts of the Mamasapano clash and absolved himself of any
wrongdoing in the disa strious police counterterrorism operation.
“My direct participation in Operatio n Exodus ended with the implementation of my preventive
suspension. I categorically deny gi ving any orders to any PNP official or personnel regarding
Under PNP procedurs, he said, ground commanders are responsible for the implementation of
operations
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Thee misencounter was in apparent reference to the clashes in Mamasapano, maguindanao

province, on January 25 between police comandos that take down Indonesian terrorist Zulkifli
bin Hir, alias “Marwan,” and Moro rebels. The clashes resulted in the death of 44 commandos,
eighteen member of the Moro Islamics Liberation Front (MILF) and five civilians.
Rico Quicho, the politic al spokesman andlawyer of the Binays, said the Binay camp hoped
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas would not rush the implementation of the 6-month suspension
order that the office of the ombudsman issued in connection with irregularities in the
construction of the Makati City Hall Building II?
The camp of President Jejomar Binay on Thursday warned that a “misencounter” might ensue
should the Department of the Interior and Local Gov’t rush the implementation of the preventive
suspension order against em battled Taguig City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr.
He said that the camp wanted the DILG to respect the process and to await the result of Mayor
Binay’s appeal, which included a temporary restraining order on the suspension order.
Quicho said while the Binay camp was waiting the CA decision, the mayor would continue
serving the people of Makati.
we believe that justice will prevail and we hope that Secretary Roxas will not rush the
suspension’s implementation as it may result in a misencounter,” Quicho said on TV7.
Contacted by phone, quicho said what he meant was that there might be “confusion” if the DILG
fail ed to coordinate with the Ombudsman and the Court of Appears (CA)?
Quicho said the Binay camp was still awaiting word from the appeals court on Mayor Binay’s
petition for certiorari seeking to stoop the preventive suspension order.
The milf, which has signed apiece deal with the government, called the clashes a misencounter
because it wass not inform ed that armed government forces were entering its territory, a
violation of its ceasefire agreament with the gov’t.
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Obama says concerned China uses size to bully

others in region
1. President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States is concerned China uses its
"sheer size and muscle" to push around smaller countries in the South China Sea.
2. His comments come after China defended its construction of artificial islands in the South
China Sea, saying it is needed to safeguard its sovereignty in the mineral-rich waters where
China's territorial claims overlap those of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and
Taiwan.
3. "Where we get concerned with China is where it is not necessarily abiding by international
norms and rules and is using its sheer size and muscle to force countries into subordinate
positions," Obama told town-hall event in Jamaica ahead of a Caribbean summit in Panama,
where he hopes to reassert U.S. leadership in Latin America.
4. "We think this can be solved diplomatically, but just because the Philippines or Vietnam are
not as large as China doesn't mean that they can just be elbowed aside."
5. Chinese officials said the reclamation work would be used for military defence and to provide
services that would benefit other countries. The U.S. State Department said the activity was
causing anxiety in the region about China's intentions.
6. China's sovereignty claims over the stretch of water off its south coast and to the east of
mainland Southeast Asia set it directly against U.S. allies Vietnam and the Philippines, while
Brunei, Taiwan and Malaysia also have claims.
7. At stake is control over what are believed to be significant reserves of oil and gas.
8. Obama, speaking to young people in Jamaica, also said the United States encourages Chinese
investments around the world, but the deals need to benefit the people of those countries.

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BOI: President broke PNP

chain of command
1. From the very start, sacked Special Action Force (SAF) commander Getulio Napeñas
expected he would lose around 10 of his commandos to “Oplan Exodus” that was hatched
on Jan. 25 in Mamasapano, Maguindanao province. But in the end, he lost 44 of his men.
2. Oplan Exodus was a “high-risk” type of operation and “defective from the very beginning,’’
according to police investigators who also said that Napeñas and no less than President
 Benigno Aquino III violated the chain of command in the Philippine National Police in
implementing the mission.
3. The PNP board of inquiry (BOI) report also found Mr. Aquino had authorized suspended
PNP chief Alan Purisima, a personal friend, to take part in the SAF operation though he was
suspended and being investigated for corruption.
4. The report said Mr. Aquino gave the go-signal for “Oplan Exodus,” the Jan. 25 SAF operation
in Mamasapano, Maguindanao province, to take down terrorists Zulkifli bin Hir, alias
“Marwan,” Basit Usman and Amin Baco.
5. Mr. Aquino, Purisima and Napeñas kept the mission to themselves and violated the chain of
command by deliberately failing to inform the PNP officer in charge, Deputy Director General
Leonardo Espina, about the operation, the report said.
6. Purisima gave the President inaccurate information on the ground, the fact-finding report
also said.
7. The report said the United States was involved in the operation, but the US role was limited
to intelligence and medical evacuations.
8. The results of the PNP board of inquiry investigation came out four days after President
Aquino said he was given wrong information about the operation, blaming Napeñas for the
botched mission.
9. The police report was based on sworn statements from about 300 witnesses, police and
military officials. President Aquino and Purisima were not interviewed for the report. Armed
Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. and Lt. Gen. Rustico
Guerrero, Westmincom commander, refused to be interviewed “despite repeated requests,”
the board said.
10. Purisima, Catapang, Guerrero and other military officials also denied the board’s request to
turn over their cell phones for forensic investigation, the report said.
11. Early on Jan. 25, SAF commandos sneaked into Moro rebel-controlled Mamasapano to
capture Marwan, Usman and Baco. They killed Marwan, but Usman and Baco escaped.

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Purisima denies lying to Aquino

1. Resigned Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima slammed Interior Secretary Mar
Roxas, PNP officer in charge Leonardo Espina and sacked Special Action Force (SAF)
Getulio Napeñas for inconsistencies in their accounts of the Mamasapano clash and
absolved himself of any wrongdoing in the disastrous police counterterrorism operation.
2. “I never misrepresented or falsely represented myself to be Chief, PNP—either to
Napeñas or to any other person involved in ‘Operation Exodus’, neither did I perform,
 under the pretense of official position, any act pertaining to any person in authority or
public officer,” he said.
3. Purisima also said that while he delegated authority to Napeñas, he did not delegate the
accountability for the mission and thus, he said he was assuming responsibility for the
mission.
4. Purisima gave a narration of his role in Operation Exodus on the eve of the release of
the report of the PNP’s board of inquiry. He denied lying to President Aquino in a
position paper he submitted to Sen. Grace Poe, head of the committee on public order
that led the Senate inquiry into the Mamasapano debacle.
5. In the 13-page position paper released by Poe’s office on Thursday night, Purisima said
he did not take charge of the SAF operation because he was already suspended, as
ordered by the Ombudsman last December.
6. “My direct participation in Operation Exodus ended with the implementation of my
preventive suspension. I categorically deny giving any orders to any PNP official or
personnel regarding Operation Exodus during my preventive suspension. I did not even
know when the PNP SAF would launch Operation Exodus,” he said.
7. Under PNP procedures, he said, ground commanders are responsible for the
implementation of operations.

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Binay camp warns Roxas

‘Misencounter’ may ensue if order served

1. The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday warned that a “misencounter”
might ensue should the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) rush
the implementation of the preventive suspension order against embattled Makati City
Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr.
2. The misencounter was in apparent reference to the clashes in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao province, on Jan. 25 between police commandos that took down
Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias “Marwan,” and Moro rebels. The clashes resulted
in the death of 44 commandos, 18 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
and five civilians.
3. The MILF, which has signed a peace deal with the government, called the clashes a
misencounter because it was not informed that armed government forces were entering
its territory, a violation of its ceasefire agreement with the government.
4. Rico Quicho, the political spokesman and lawyer of the Binays, said the Binay camp
hoped Interior Secretary Mar Roxas would not rush the implementation of the six-month
suspension order that the Office of the Ombudsman issued in connection with
irregularities in the construction of the Makati City Hall Building II.
5. “We believe that justice will prevail and we hope that Secretary Roxas will not rush the
suspension’s implementation as it may result in a misencounter,” Quicho said on TV5.
6. Contacted by phone, Quicho said what he meant was that there might be “confusion” if
the DILG failed to coordinate with the Ombudsman and the Court of Appeals (CA).
7. Quicho said the Binay camp was still awaiting word from the appeals court on Mayor
Binay’s petition for certiorari seeking to stop the preventive suspension order.
8. He said that the camp wanted the DILG to respect the process and to await the result of
Mayor Binay’s appeal, which included a temporary restraining order on the suspension
order.
9. Quicho said while the Binay camp was waiting the CA decision, the mayor would
continue serving the people of Makati.