+ Follow AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ROBERT HILL Tag
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[Title] => Senate to scrutinize proposed RP-Australia security accord
[Summary] => Senators warned yesterday that the proposed state of forces agreement (SOFA) between the Philippines and Australia will be thoroughly examined in the Senate.
Senate President Franklin Drilon said the Australians should expect the treaty to face rough sailing as it involves the protection of national interest.
"Any attempt to diminish the sovereignty of the country will always be challenged in the Senate," Drilon said.
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[Title] => Aussies concerned about JI presence in Mindanao
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Australia is worried about the presence of Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists in Mindanao.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, said: "We are obviously focusing on the Southern Philippines because we are worried about the possible infiltration of the JI into Philippines, specifically Mindanao. The JI is a threat to the whole region, including to ourselves," visiting Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill told reporters at the military’s Southern Command (Southcom) headquarters here.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - High risk
[Summary] => The government is right: Australia and the United States are at greater risk of a terrorist attack than the Philippines. The US and Australia, staunch allies in the war on terror, are natural targets for the groups responsible for crashing commercial planes into the World Trade Center...
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[Title] => RP slams Canberra, Washington for ‘unwarranted’ terror advisories
[Summary] => The Philippines lashed out yesterday at allies Australia and the United States for what it called unwarranted advisories that warn against likely terrorist attacks against their citizens here.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said the Philippines does not "have to listen to them."
"The US and Australia are higher risk targets than the Philippines. They are the ones being targeted by terrorists, not us," Ople told reporters.
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[Title] => ‘Anti-terror force not related to Bush visit’
[Summary] => Malacañang dismissed yesterday reports that the government created an anti-terror task force mainly to ensure the safety of United States President George W. Bush, who is due to arrive in the country this Saturday.
Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said the task force, created last Sept. 24 to guard vital facilities and infrastructure from terrorist attacks, was not in any way linked to Bush’s eight-hour visit.
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[Title] => Task force vs terror created
[Summary] => President Arroyo has created a task force to guard vital infrastructure from terrorist attacks, an official Malacañang statement said yesterday. The Task Force for the Security of Critical Infrastructure was formally created on Sept. 24 ...
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[Title] => No US Secret Service frisking for me — Nene
[Summary] => They can keep their hands to themselves.
Sen. Aquilino Pimentel said yesterday he will not allow the US Secret Service to frisk him when he enters the Batasan Pambansa complex to hear United States President George W. Bush address the joint session of Congress on Oct. 18.
"I will not allow myself to be frisked in the country by any of the American security," Pimentel said at the weekly press forum at the Sulo Hotel.
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[Title] => EDITORYAL - Prime target
[Summary] => You can’t blame Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill for singling out the Philippines as a prime target for terrorist attacks by Jemaah Islamiyah, a group that has been linked to al-Qaeda. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, after all, was in Manila on July 17 when Indonesian terrorist Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi escaped from the headquarters of the Philippine National Police together with two members of the Abu Sayyaf.
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[Title] => RP a terror target but ready against attacks — Arroyo
[Summary] => President Arroyo admitted yesterday that the Philippines is "an open target" for terrorists from the Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah following Thursday’s warning from Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill.
But the Chief Executive assured the nation that the government is ready to thwart any plan of JI or any other terrorist group. "Potential targets have already been secured and hardened and we will continuously keep up with emerging intelligence assessments," she said.
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AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ROBERT HILL
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[Title] => Senate to scrutinize proposed RP-Australia security accord
[Summary] => Senators warned yesterday that the proposed state of forces agreement (SOFA) between the Philippines and Australia will be thoroughly examined in the Senate.
Senate President Franklin Drilon said the Australians should expect the treaty to face rough sailing as it involves the protection of national interest.
"Any attempt to diminish the sovereignty of the country will always be challenged in the Senate," Drilon said.
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[Title] => Aussies concerned about JI presence in Mindanao
[Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Australia is worried about the presence of Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists in Mindanao.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, said: "We are obviously focusing on the Southern Philippines because we are worried about the possible infiltration of the JI into Philippines, specifically Mindanao. The JI is a threat to the whole region, including to ourselves," visiting Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill told reporters at the military’s Southern Command (Southcom) headquarters here.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - High risk
[Summary] => The government is right: Australia and the United States are at greater risk of a terrorist attack than the Philippines. The US and Australia, staunch allies in the war on terror, are natural targets for the groups responsible for crashing commercial planes into the World Trade Center...
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[Title] => RP slams Canberra, Washington for ‘unwarranted’ terror advisories
[Summary] => The Philippines lashed out yesterday at allies Australia and the United States for what it called unwarranted advisories that warn against likely terrorist attacks against their citizens here.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said the Philippines does not "have to listen to them."
"The US and Australia are higher risk targets than the Philippines. They are the ones being targeted by terrorists, not us," Ople told reporters.
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[Title] => ‘Anti-terror force not related to Bush visit’
[Summary] => Malacañang dismissed yesterday reports that the government created an anti-terror task force mainly to ensure the safety of United States President George W. Bush, who is due to arrive in the country this Saturday.
Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said the task force, created last Sept. 24 to guard vital facilities and infrastructure from terrorist attacks, was not in any way linked to Bush’s eight-hour visit.
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[Title] => Task force vs terror created
[Summary] => President Arroyo has created a task force to guard vital infrastructure from terrorist attacks, an official Malacañang statement said yesterday. The Task Force for the Security of Critical Infrastructure was formally created on Sept. 24 ...
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[Title] => No US Secret Service frisking for me — Nene
[Summary] => They can keep their hands to themselves.
Sen. Aquilino Pimentel said yesterday he will not allow the US Secret Service to frisk him when he enters the Batasan Pambansa complex to hear United States President George W. Bush address the joint session of Congress on Oct. 18.
"I will not allow myself to be frisked in the country by any of the American security," Pimentel said at the weekly press forum at the Sulo Hotel.
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[Title] => EDITORYAL - Prime target
[Summary] => You can’t blame Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill for singling out the Philippines as a prime target for terrorist attacks by Jemaah Islamiyah, a group that has been linked to al-Qaeda. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, after all, was in Manila on July 17 when Indonesian terrorist Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi escaped from the headquarters of the Philippine National Police together with two members of the Abu Sayyaf.
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[Title] => RP a terror target but ready against attacks — Arroyo
[Summary] => President Arroyo admitted yesterday that the Philippines is "an open target" for terrorists from the Indonesia-based Jemaah Islamiyah following Thursday’s warning from Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill.
But the Chief Executive assured the nation that the government is ready to thwart any plan of JI or any other terrorist group. "Potential targets have already been secured and hardened and we will continuously keep up with emerging intelligence assessments," she said.
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