Tag: Philippines
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Southern China cancels schools and flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches
Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily life today (Tuesday) with school and business closures and flight cancellations as the region braced for one ... -
Police arrest 17 for hurling rocks as thousands peacefully protest corruption
Philippine police arrested 17 people — many dressed in black and wearing face masks — who set fire to the tires of a barricade truck and ... -
Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide near shoal
China’s coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels yesterday near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory that both countries claim in ... -
Marcos supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful
The Philippine president yesterday encouraged the public to express their outrage over massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries ... -
Military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar
The Philippine defense and military chiefs rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in response to public ... -
Beijing protests Taiwan’s visit to the Philippines
Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest from ... -
Australia, Canada and Philippines stage air defense drills off disputed shoal
Australia, Canada and the Philippines deployed three warships and aircraft Wednesday for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese ... -
Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any conflict over Taiwan, despite China’s protest
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any conflict over Taiwan due to its proximity to ... -
Philippines condemns China’s rocket launch after suspected debris sparked alarm
A top Philippine security official last night condemned China’s latest rocket launch, which caused suspected debris to fall near a western Philippine province. Authorities said the incident sparked ... -
Trump to host Philippine president to discuss trade and security in Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump will host his Philippine counterpart in the White House this month to discuss how the longtime treaty allies can further deepen their ... -
Lithuania’s defense chief praises Philippine campaign exposing China’s pressure
A Philippine campaign aimed at “exposing China’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea has shattered the illusion of China being peaceful and friendly,” Lithuania’s defense ... -
Breaking news: Philippines’ Tolentino banned from entering Macau, HK and mainland China
Staff Reporter China has imposed a travel ban on former Philippine Senator Francis Tolentino – barring him from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau – ... -
Senators return the impeachment case against Sara Duterte
Philippine senators set themselves as an impeachment court this week for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over corruption and other criminal allegations, but voted ... -
President’s Cabinet revamp retains defense chief, a vocal critic of China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will retain Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., who is among the most vocal critics of China in Asia, as Marcos presses ... -
Guam governor visits Taiwan, US territory would play key role in conflict scenario
Taiwan this week is hosting the governor of Guam, the U.S. Pacific territory that would almost certainly be a key player in any Chinese military moves ... -
Marcos calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations yesterday in a “bold reset” of his administration following last week’s mid-term ... -
US, Philippines militaries conduct drills in waters adjacent to the China-claimed South China Sea
The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising ... -
Pacquiao returning to the ring after losing senatorial race
Boxing great Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight crown in July. Pacquiao’s team made the announcement yesterday, ... -
US forces deploy anti-ship missiles in Philippines and stage live-fire drills near China hotspots
The U.S. military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher for the first time on Batan Island in the Philippines, as Marines unloaded the high-precision weapon on ... -
US and Philippine joint combat drills show Trump is not scaling back
About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump ... -
Volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures
A restive Philippine volcano briefly erupted yesterday on a central island, sending a 4-kilometer plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to ... -
US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed waters
The United States, Japan and the Philippines last week staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a ... -
Former President Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila on an ICC warrant over drug killings
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns ... -
Manila confident Trump will continue military patrols in disputed sea
The Philippines’ top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence yesterday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China ... -
Philippine authorities arrest more than 400 people in suspected cybercrime hub
More than 400 people, half of them from China, were arrested by Philippine authorities in a raid on a suspected online gambling and scam hub in ... -
Japan and Philippines agree to deepen defense ties
Japan and the Philippines agreed yesterday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over ... -
French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea
France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines yesterday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in ... -
PLA says it warned off Philippine aircraft over island
China’s military said Tuesday it warned off and expelled a Philippine C-208 aircraft that had entered airspace over a South China Sea island. Tian Junli, spokesman ... -
Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos — dead or alive
A village in the densely populated Manila region launched a battle against dengue yesterday by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive. ... -
Chinese navy helicopter flying ‘too close’ to Philippine patrol plane
A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane yesterday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, as the Filipino ... -
VP Duterte asks Supreme Court to void her impeachment and block Senate trial
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court yesterday to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office. The ... -
Police help would-be victims avoid online love scams on Valentine’s Day
Australian and Philippine authorities took steps on Valentine’s Day to help would-be victims avoid hurting their “hearts and bank accounts” in online love scams. The Australian ... -
Marcos Jr. thanks Cambodia for pardoning 13 Filipino women convicted of illegal surrogacy
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked Cambodia’s king yesterday for granting a royal pardon last year to 13 Filipino women who were convicted of illegally serving ... -
US Marine from California identified as one of 4 people killed in plane crash
A U.S. Marine from California was identified by military officials Sunday as one of four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed ... -
A flurry of international naval drills around the Philippines prompts complaints from Beijing
A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints from Beijing, which claims the entire South China ...
