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Chinese Sailors Wield Knives, Axe In Disputed Sea Clash With Philippines

Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing knives, an axe and other weapons clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed.

International Business Times

Chinese Sailors Wield Sticks, Axe In Disputed Sea Clash With Philippines

Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing weapons including sticks, knives and an axe clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed.

International Business Times

Court Finds Four Philippine Police Guilty In Drug War Killings

Four Philippine policemen were found guilty Tuesday of killing a father and son, court officials said, in a rare case of law enforcement officers being prosecuted for taking part in former president Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war.

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Can Jollibee's 'Chickenjoy' and sweet spaghetti challenge McDonalds globally?

CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong wants to break into the world’s top five restaurant companies by market cap.

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Philippines increases South China Sea patrols as Beijing set to roll out new trespass laws

Manila has previously described new regulations, which allow Chinese coast guard to detain foreigners, as ‘an escalation of the situation’

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Philippines Deploys River Rangers In Battle Against Plastic

Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila.

International Business Times

‘Impossible’ heatwave struck Philippines in April, scientists find

Human-caused climate crisis brought soaring temperatures across Asia, from Gaza to Delhi to Manila

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Philippines, US simulate mock invasions in largest ever war games

The Balikatan joint military exercises conclude on Friday after weeks of live fire drills and new weapons deployment.

Al Jazeera

Kids Study In Overheated Slum As Philippines Shuts Schools

Fourth-grader Ella Araza sat on a tiny plastic box in her Manila slum home, trying to finish her homework before the afternoon sun sent temperatures soaring to unbearable levels.

International Business Times

Schools Closed, Warnings Issued As Asia Swelters In Extreme Heatwave

South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.

International Business Times

Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.

France 24

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea

The evolution of India’s position on the South China Sea cannot be decoupled from its complex relationship with China

The Hindu

Marcos Jr treads fine line with China as Philippines deepens US, Japan ties

Philiippines president highlights benefits to the Philippines economy of promised $100bn of investments.

Al Jazeera

Philippines Trains Pet Dogs For Search And Rescue

With her owner holding her leash, Philippine pooch Hazel sniffs through rubble in a simulated search for survivors of a major earthquake in the capital Manila.

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Biden pledges to defend Philippines from any attack in South China Sea

US president describes defence commitment to the Philippines and Japan as ‘ironclad’ as Beijing accuses Manila of violating Chinese sovereignty

International Business Times

Biden Hosts First Philippines-Japan Summit As China Looms

US President Joe Biden holds the first ever summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines Thursday to show support for Manila against China's growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea.

International Business Times

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan To Hold Joint Drills In Disputed Sea

The United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines will hold joint naval and air drills in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, their defence chiefs said in a statement, as they deepen ties to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region.

International Business Times

Thousands Of Philippine Schools Suspend In-person Classes Due To Heat

Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes Friday, the education department said, as parts of the tropical country endured dangerously high temperatures.

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Muhammad Ali’s ‘Thrilla in Manila’ shorts expected to smash auction records

Bids for trunks from 1975 fight against Joe Frazier could reach $6m in online Sotheby’s auction

International Business Times

Hundreds Of Philippine Schools Suspend Classes Over Heat Danger

Hundreds of schools in the Philippines, including dozens in the capital Manila, suspended in-person classes on Tuesday due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said.

International Business Times

Marcos Says Philippines Will Not Be 'Cowed Into Silence' By China

President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be "cowed into silence" by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels.

Al Jazeera

China blasts US declaration of ‘ironclad’ alliance with Philippines

The US has been deepening diplomatic and military contacts with the Philippines recently as tension with China rises.

International Business Times

Blinken Says US Stands By 'Ironclad' Commitments To Defend Philippines

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea.

International Business Times

Philippine Rise: A Potentially Resource-Rich Ridge Outside SCS That Chinese Vessels 'Intruded'

The Philippines has been pushing back against Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea through diplomatic channels, but the Philippine Rise may be a different story as the country's leader has been braver in recent comments about Beijing's aggression in Philippine territory – perhaps triggered by the Philippines' long history…

The Hindu

Troubled waters: On the tensions between China and the Philippines

What is adding to tensions in the South China Sea is the overall deterioration in ties between China and the Philippines

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