Tag: Philippines
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Philippines raises alert level around volcano, villagers told to leave danger zone
Philippine officials yesterday raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its ... -
Court rejects bail request by former opposition senator who opposed deadly drug campaign
A Philippine court rejected on Wednesday a request for bail by a former opposition senator and justice secretary who criticized then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on ... -
Australia to provide surveillance drones to Philippines
Australia will provide surveillance drones and other high-tech gear to the Philippine coast guard and is considering whether to take part in joint patrols in the ... -
Court acquits former justice secretary of drug charges
A former Philippine opposition senator and justice secretary was acquitted of drug charges after key witnesses recanted and said they had lied about her involvement in ... -
Two nations ‘ironclad’ partners amid China tension: Biden
President Joe Biden reiterated U.S. commitment to the Philippines’ security and noted the “deep friendship” of the two nations as he hosted Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos ... -
US, Filipino forces show power in drills amid China tensions
American and Filipino forces pummeled a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills yesterday in Philippine waters ... -
Explorers find Japanese ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs
A team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of ... -
China warns as US, Philippines stage combat drills
China warned yesterday that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests and interfere in ... -
US, Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters
American and Filipino forces yesterday launched their largest combat exercises in decades to be highlighted by a ship-sinking rocket barrage in waters across the disputed South ... -
Ferry fire kills 31 people; at least 7 missing
A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and ... -
Police seize large stash of drugs in tea bags
Philippine police seized more than 500 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine concealed in tea bags yesterday and arrested a suspected Chinese drug dealer in a northern mountain ... -
Drivers strike over plan to remove aging jeepneys
Philippine transport groups launched a nationwide strike yesterday to protest a government program drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have become a cultural icon, ... -
Marcos Jr. urges military to focus on South China Sea
The Philippine president said the main mission of his country’s military has changed to ensure the protection of its territory as disputes with China and U.S.-China ... -
Police hunting killers of New Zealand tourist
A Philippine police search was underway yesterday for two motorcycle-riding men who shot and killed a New Zealand man in a brazen street robbery that officials ... -
Marcos: China laser not enough to activate US defense pact
The Philippine president said Saturday the Chinese coast guard’s use of military-grade laser that briefly blinded some of the crew aboard a Philippine patrol vessel in ... -
US renews warning it’ll defend Philippines after China spat
The United States renewed a warning that it would defend its treaty ally if Filipino forces come under attack in the disputed South China Sea, after ... -
Philippines says China ship used laser to hinder coast guard
The Philippines yesterday accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its ... -
US forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats
Once-secret ammunition bunkers and barracks lay abandoned, empty and overrun by weeds — vestiges of American firepower in what used to be the United States’ largest ... -
Washington, Manila agree on larger American military presence
The United States and the Philippines announced an agreement yesterday to expand America’s military presence in the Southeast Asian country, with U.S. forces granted access to ... -
Court voids oil exploration pact involving Beijing
The Philippine Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a 2005 pact by China, the Philippines and Vietnam to jointly explore for oil in the disputed South China Sea, ... -
Defense chief quits in latest security shakeup
The acting Philippine defense chief has resigned, officials said yesterday, in the latest in a series of top-level changes in the country’s security establishment that has ... -
Catholics hold big procession after pandemic eases
Thousands of Catholic devotees, many donning protective masks and bearing candles, joined a night procession through downtown Manila early yesterday to venerate a centuries-old black statue ... -
Philippine leader cites stable ties on visit to Beijing
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cited stable ties with China during a visit to Beijing in which he has sought to downplay territorial disputes in ... -
Authorities seek to cleanse police force of drug ties
The Philippines’ interior secretary announced yesterday he has asked all police generals and full colonels to submit their courtesy resignation to clean the ranks of ties ... -
Philippines’ Marcos Jr. heads to Beijing amid sea disputes
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to China yesterday for a three-day state visit, saying he looks forward to his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping ... -
Rain, flooding cause at least 25 deaths, damage
The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still ... -
Prisons chief charged in journalist’s killing
Philippine authorities filed murder complaints yesterday against the top prisons official and an aide, accusing them of masterminding the killing of a radio commentator in an ... -
Philippine storm victims feared tsunami, ran toward mudslide
Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought ... -
Korean Air plane overruns Cebu runway, 173 people safe
A damaged Korean Air plane remained stuck in the grass at a central Philippine airport yesterday after it overshot a runway in rainy weather the night before. ... -
Powerful typhoon leaves six rescuers dead in Bulacan province
Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines yesterday, leaving six people dead, knocking down power in two entire provinces, trapping villagers in floods and forcing ... -
Powerful typhoon hits north Philippines, thousands evacuated
A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines yesterday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where thousands ... -
Manila court rejects bid to declare rebels as terrorists
A Philippine court has dismissed a government petition to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed guerrilla wing as a terrorist organization in a ... -
No sighting in northern Philippines of Chinese rocket debris
Philippine officials have warned of possible danger to aircraft and ships from debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that might fall in northern Philippine waters, ... -
Philippine, Indonesia talks on pandemic recovery challenges
Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed deepening economic and security ties with Indonesia on Monday during the first overseas trip of his presidency, while expressing concern ...
