Philippines, US, Japan to discuss security situation in South China Sea
The US, Japanese, and Philippine leaders will discuss the security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea at their first-ever trilateral summit in Washington, DC, scheduled for April 11, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines is eyeing a “paradigm shift” as the “traditional methods of diplomacy” of the Philippine government is continuously being disregarded by China amid its recent aggression and harassment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Philippine Prez to visit Saudi Arabia for first ASEAN-GCC summit
Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos left for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning to participate in the inaugural summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders.
Philippine: Three policemen wounded after shooting
Manila: Three policemen were wounded in a shooting incident inside a police station in the Philippine capital shortly before noon on Monday, the local media reported.
Philippine President Duterte says navy and coast guard patrolling South China Sea won't be withdrawn
Manila: Insisting that the country’s sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea.
Four dead, 1 injured in Philippine clashes between gov't military, terrorist groups
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Two soldiers and two suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists had been killed in two separate clashes in the southern Philippines, the military reported on Monday.
Soldier, two terrorists killed in southern Philippine clashes
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: An soldier from the Philippines army and two suspected terrorists were killed in a military offensive in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines, the military report said on Tuesday.
New York, Mar 10 (JEN):Flinging terrorism charges at a United Nations human rights expert is just one act in a litany of profane and inflammatory comments made by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte against the rapporteur, prompting the UN rights chief to questions the leader’s mental stability.
Freighter sinks off the Philippine coast, 10 crew members missing
Manila, Oct 14 (IBNS): A Hong Kong-registered freighter sunk in rough seas off the Philippine coast, according to media reports on Saturday.