Japan and Philippines trying to finish defense pact for signing in Manila as alarm grows over China

Top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns, the

Troops kill 10 communist rebels in a clash, in the latest blow to decades-long insurgency

Philippine troops killed at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas in a clash in a remote northern area in the latest blow to a decades-old insurgency that has

Philippines says it won’t back down after clash with Chinese Coast Guard

The president of the Philippines said yesterday  his country would not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at

Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities

The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for

China blames Philippines for a ship collision, which Manila says is deceptive

A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea yesterday, China’s coast guard said, in the latest flare-up

Philippines seeks UN confirmation of its vast continental seabed in the disputed sea

The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea, where it would have the

A growing Filipino diaspora means plenty of celebration worldwide for Independence Day

In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in

Boat explosion and fire at sea kills six fishermen as six others are rescued

An explosion and fire on a wooden fishing boat at sea killed six Filipino crewmembers while six others were rescued in the nighttime darkness, coast guard officials

Zelenskyy promotes peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines yesterday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the

Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal, urges inquiry

The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen yesterday for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea

Filipino activists decide not to sail closer to disputed shoal, avoiding clash

About 100 Filipino activists on wooden boats have decided not to sail closer to a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea yesterday to avoid

Sleepy far-flung towns will host US forces returning to country

The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches, waterfalls,

Top Philippine security official demands Chinese diplomats’ expulsion as territorial row escalates

A  top Philippine security official demanded Friday the immediate expulsion of Chinese diplomats allegedly behind a reported leak of a phone conversation between one of the

US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in disputed waters

United States and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes yesterday and sank a

China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines

For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands.

Students told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave

Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave this week as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout

Police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities

Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese, in a clash in

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

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