Tag: Philippines
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South China Sea China says a Philippine air force jet entered illegally its airspace, Manila calls Chinese maneuvers ‘dangerous’
The Philippine military chief condemned what he said was “the provocative actions” of two Chinese air force aircraft that executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares ... -
US, Australia, Canada, Philippines stage naval, air force maneuvers
The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers yesterday in what they said was a show of force to promote the ... -
Vietnam’s coast guard visits Philippines for joint drills
A Vietnamese coast guard ship arrived in Manila yesterday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their ... -
Germany, Philippines agree to finalize a pact to address security threats
Germany and the Philippines agreed yesterday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address ... -
US boosts alliance with Manila with $500 million funding and pact
Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in military funding yesterday to boost Philippine defenses and progress on a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact as ... -
Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces ... -
China issues rare praise to Philippine president for his ban on online gambling
China issued a rare compliment to the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday for his order banning widespread and Chinese-run online gaming operations. Marcos ... -
Philippines and Singapore broaden defense ties with a new agreement
The Philippines is signing a defense pact with Singapore yesterday that will allow their militaries to broaden their engagement, including holding joint exercises to prepare for ... -
Marcos orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling industry employing thousands
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations, accusing them of venturing into crimes, including ... -
China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes
China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government ... -
New accord establishes a hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes
A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between China and the Philippines’ presidential offices to try and prevent any new confrontation from ... -
Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China
Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills, to the Southeast ... -
Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed
Philippine forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China ... -
China and the Philippines hold crucial talks to ease tensions after intense clash
China and the Philippines held a crucial meeting Tuesday to try to ease mounting tensions following their worst confrontation in the disputed South China Sea that ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. The ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
