Philippines, Germany enhance defence agreement amid tensions in South China Sea
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:29 am
Philippines Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro and German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius have committed to a defence agreement which focuses on enhancing strategies to promote peace and stability at a time when tension prevails over the South China Sea.
South China Sea: Philippines, US navy conduct joint maritime exercise
Aug 06, 2024, at 12:27 am
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in collaboration with the United States Navy, held a Maritime Cooperative Activity on July 31, in the South China Sea, amid growing tension in the region with China.
Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ hits Philippines
Jul 27, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi swept through the island nation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCA) has reported.
Chinese army attacks Philippine navy boats in South China Sea, repeating Galwan-like clash
Jun 21, 2024, at 02:19 am
Chinese military personnel attacked two Philippine navy boats in the South China Sea, and boarded them with axes, spears, machetes, and hammers to inflict damage, media reported.
Apr 22, 2024, at 12:38 am
A WZ-7 Soaring Dragon drone of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army was recently spotted flying close to Philippines at a time when the country is preparing to receive BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Apr 09, 2024, at 12:28 am
China’s military conducted a naval and air patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday (April 8, 2024), amid joint drills conducted in the area on the same day by the Philippines, US, Japan and Australia.
2 dead, 34 injured in road crashes in Philippines over weekend
Mar 25, 2024, at 01:49 am
Manila: Two people died and 34 others were hurt in two separate road crashes in the Philippines over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday.
Death toll from Philippines landslide reaches 98
Feb 18, 2024, at 02:44 pm
Manila/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippine province of Davao de Oro has reached 98, media reports said on Saturday, citing local authorities.
Philippines bombing: Key suspect arrested
Dec 08, 2023, at 09:49 pm
The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday (December 7, 2023) said an alleged accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University in Marawi City was arrested by government forces recently.
Philippines: Four killed after explosion rocks Sunday mass service
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:16 am
An explosion rocked a Sunday mass service at a university gymnasium in the Philippines on Sunday (December 3, 2023) which left at least four people dead and 10 others injured.
Radio host Juan Jumalon shot dead inside his studio in Philippines, President Marcos condemns
Nov 06, 2023, at 02:57 pm
A radio host was shot dead at his home when he was live-streaming his programme on Facebook in the south Philippines on Sunday (November 5, 2023).
CCG accuses Philippines of invading disputed waters in South China Sea
Oct 22, 2023, at 09:10 pm
Four Philippine ships entered the waters of the disputed Nansha Islands, also known as Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea "without permission of Chinese authorities" on Sunday, which led to a collision with a Chinese vessel, the China Coast Guard (CCG) said.
Tension with China: US, Philippines partner with allies during Exercise Sama Sama 2023
Oct 04, 2023, at 09:05 pm
The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines joined allies to commence the seventh iteration of exercise Sama Sama in the city of Manila, Philippines on Monday over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam reject China's latest map
Sep 01, 2023, at 10:25 pm
The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have all rejected a map released by China recently that showed Beijing's territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea, joining India in slamming its neighbour for territorial exaggeration.
Philippines: Military kills suspected ISIS leader
Jun 14, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Manila: An alleged Islamic State (IS) leader in Southeast Asia was killed in a clash with Philippine troops and police in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the military said.
China, Philippine vessels nearly collide in South China Sea
May 06, 2023, at 05:31 am
Manila: Continuing the tension in the region, Chinese and Philippine ships came close to collision in the South China Sea on Sunday, media reports said.
One dies, 3 missing in ship collision in Philippines
Apr 29, 2023, at 05:59 pm
Manila Two foreign-flagged vessels collided off Corregidor Island in the Philippines, leaving one person dead and three missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday.
Beijing ‘advises’ Philippines to ‘unequivocally oppose’ independence of Taiwan
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:23 am
Beijing: China has “advised” the Philippines to oppose the independence of Taiwan instead of offering the United States access to its military facilities near the Taiwan strait, Manila-based publication Daily Tribune reported.
South China Sea disputes: Philippines diplomats confront Chinese diplomats
Mar 27, 2023, at 10:36 pm
Manila: Philippines diplomats on Friday confronted Chinese officials during closed-door talks and protested against Beijing's aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, media reports said.
Philippines urged to compensate women survivors of wartime rape by Japanese soldiers
Mar 10, 2023, at 05:49 pm
New York: The Philippines violated the rights of women victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the Second World War by failing to redress the continuous discrimination and suffering they have endured, a UN women’s rights committee said in a decision published on Wednesday.
Philippines 'vigilantly monitors' alleged harassment by China in South China Sea
Jan 28, 2023, at 04:15 am
Manila: The Philippines government has said it is 'vigilantly monitoring' the developments in the South China Sea and also probing the recent incident where a China Coast Guard ship allegedly harassed local fishermen near a Filipino-occupied shoal, media reports said.
Philippines: 17 people killed, 7 injured by floods
Jan 13, 2023, at 06:41 pm
Manila/UNI: At least 17 people have died and seven others were injured as a result of flooding in the Philippines, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.
China now taking positions to deny Philippines access to key sea areas
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Manila: A maritime expert believes that Chinese maritime militia vessels posing as fishing boats are edging closer to Palawan as part of a ploy to restrict access by Filipinos to key areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Philippines: Rights expert urges greater action to combat child sexual exploitation
Dec 10, 2022, at 08:26 pm
New York: Although the Philippines has made gains in combatting the sale and sexual exploitation of children, greater effort needs to be made to protect them, a UN-appointed human rights expert has said.
China-funded bridge may raze coral reef in southern Philippines: Reports
Dec 04, 2022, at 04:55 am
Manila: A Chinese-funded bridge project which is likely to connect Davao city with Samal islands in the southern Philippines has put the coral reef ecosystem under threat.
Storm Nalgae kills 150 in Philippines
Nov 04, 2022, at 01:23 am
Manila/UNI: At least 150 people have died in the severe tropical storm Nalgae that battered the Philippines over the weekend and triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Thursday.
Grenade blast in Philippines injures seven people
Sep 13, 2022, at 01:52 am
Manila/UNI: Seven people were injured last night in the Philippine city of Cotabato as a result of a grenade explosion in a restaurant, local media reported on Monday.
Philippines shooting leaves three people dead
Jul 24, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Manila: A shooting incident in Philippines capital Manila on Sunday left at least three people dead, media reports said.
Duterte rail projects: Philippines scraps Chinese loan deals
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:19 am
Manila, Philippines: A transport official has said Chinese loans for three multi billion-peso railway projects that were to be major legacies of former President Rodrigo Duterte under his “Build, Build, Build” programme have been scrapped.
Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in disputed South China Sea
May 24, 2022, at 12:40 am
Manila: Philippines government has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the disputed South China Sea, media reports said on Sunday.