US and Philippine forces launch combat drills in disputed waters

American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years yesterday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed

Marcos says ‘not one person died’ as police make huge drug bust

Philippine President  Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday police seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle

Two navy pilots killed after training helicopter crashes near homes

A Philippine navy training helicopter crashed near a seaside city, killing the two pilots on board and narrowly missing a fruit market and neighborhood, where some horrified

Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China, Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop infringements’

The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing yesterday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured

Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons, causing injuries

Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons this weekend in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea,

Blinken to underline ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines in disputed sea

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines, as clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South

Philippine president tells Australian parliament their strategic partnership ‘more important than ever’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia’s Parliament yesterday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with the rule of law

Lunar New Year in the Philippines draws crowds to one of the world’s oldest Chinatowns

Crowds are flocking to Chinatown in the Philippine capital to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit

UN expert says more needs to be done to address human rights abuses

The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and

Philippines, Vietnam agree to cooperate on disputed waters as Marcos visits Hanoi

The Philippines and Vietnam signed an agreement yesterday on preventing and managing incidents in the disputed South China Sea during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s visit

Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on power

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into

Filipino fisherman verbally confronts Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal

A Filipino fishing boat captain protested yesterday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he said Chinese officers drove him and his

China, Philippines agree to lower tensions on South China Sea confrontations

China and the Philippines said they have agreed to work on lowering tensions after a year of public and tense confrontations in the South China Sea between their ships

Beijing blasts Marcos for congratulating Taiwan election winner

China's Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador yesterday and denounced President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s congratulatory message to the winner of Taiwan’s leader election, Lai Ching-te.

Germany ready to help de-escalate tensions in disputed waters, its foreign minister says

Germany’s top diplomat said yesterday that China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom of

Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for a second day

The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts yesterday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off

Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning leaves one dead

A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed

Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals

JIM GOMEZ, MANILA China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite high-level Philippine government appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison,

President blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed four Christian worshippers

The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people yesterday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a

Government and communist rebels agree to resume talks on ending conflict

The Philippine government and the country’s communist rebels have agreed to resume talks aimed at ending decades of armed conflict, one of Asia’s longest, Norwegian mediators announced

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