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Spratly claimants and interested parties like the US and Japan are waiting for a clearer policy from President-elect Rodrigo Duterte regarding the South China Sea dispute, local expeerts say. INQUIRER FILESThe Philippines has been on the frontlinein asserting the rule of law and the passage of an Asean-China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea under outgoing President Aquino. Now, other Spratlys claimants and interested parties like the United States and Japan are waiting for more clarity from President-elect Rodrigo Duterte about his position on the maritime row.On the campaign trail, he made statements that seemed to run counter to the established policy of the Aquino administration and made outside observers nervous, Gregory Poling, director of theAsia Maritime Transparency Initiative AMTI , told the INQUIRER over the weekend.Article continues after this advertisement On the other hand, Duterte a stanley cup becher lso made statements that were strongly nationalistic and pragmatic about the role of the US alliance, EDCA Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement , etc., Poling noted.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 jackpotsREAD:Duterte vows to defend PH territory in disputed sea|Duterte favors stanley becher making deal with China over disputeAmid the seemingly conflicting statements, Poli stanley spain ng said, Iaxp CPP tells Duterte: Hero s burial for Marcos an insult to martyrs

Romeo CapallaILOILO CITYmdash;The murder complaint against the suspects in the killing of fair trade executive Romeo Capalla has been trashed amid an outcry of international fair trade groups against the failure of law enforcement agencies to solve his killing.In an eight-page resolution dated July 28 and received by parties to the case onArticle continues af stanley cup uk ter this advertisement Aug. 11 and 12, Iloilo Provincial Prosecutor Bernabe Dusaban dismissed the complaint against Julie Cabino and four other unidentified suspects for insufficiency of evidence.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 jackpotsPolice and a witness have tagged C mugs stanley abino as among several armed men who repeatedly shot Capalla on March 1 stanley italia 5 in front of the public market of Oton town, about 7 kilometers south of Iloilo City.Capalla, 65, died from gunshot wounds in the head. He chaired the board of directors of the Oton-based Panay Fair Trade Center PFTC and was PFTC general manager for more than 12 years.PFTC organizes and trains farmers to produce and sell natural and organic products for local and international markets. It buys organic muscovado sugar and bananas at prices higher than the mainstream market from farmers and exports these to fair trade organizations in Europe and Asia.Honorio Sandoval, a village watchman assigned to the