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The US Is About to Blow up a Fake Warship in the South China Sea – But Naval Rivalry With Beijing Is Very Real and Growing

About one-third of the world’s shipping transits the South China Sea. In all, more than US$3.4 trillion worth of products is transported through its waters every year.

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The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea – but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing

As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is slated to sink a mock warship on April 26, 2023, in the South China Sea.

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CFMOTO Brings The Heat To The Philippines With The 800 NK

CFMOTO at the 2023 Makina Motor Show in the Philippines launched to much acclaim. The 800cc streetfighter’s debut is now official in the ASEAN country.

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The Honda CL500 Storms Into The Philippine Market

Honda Philippines launched its CL500 in the Philippines, ready to take on other light middleweight motorcycles with retro style.

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The Husqvarna Norden 901 Officially Launches In The Philippines

Husqvarna Philippines has announced the official availability of the Norden 901 in the ASEAN country, also marking the first middleweight motorcycle in the country’s Husqvarna lineup.

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Philippines stoking regional tension with US bases pact, China envoy says

The Philippines is "stoking the fire" of regional tensions by offering expanded military base access to the United States, whose goal is to interfere in China's affairs with Taiwan, Beijing's ambassador to Manila said on Friday.

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Philippine agency seeks 330,000T of rice imports as buffer stocks thin

MANILA: The Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has proposed importing 330,000 tonnes of rice to cover an expected deficit in its buffer stock, as the government seeks to curb the cost of the staple grain and limit upward pressure on inflation.

Bangkok Post

US displays firepower in combat drills with Philippines

U.S. and Filipino forces have blasted vehicles with anti-tank missiles in combat-readiness drills in the Philippines that are part of a show of American firepower that has alarmed China

The Independent UK

US, Philippines troops fire Javelins in largest joint war games

PALAYAN (Philippines) (AFP) - US and Philippine troops held anti-tank missile exercises on Thursday, as the allies stepped up their largest war games, which have already drawn China's ire.

AFP

US, Philippines troops fire Javelins in largest ever joint war games

PALAYAN (Philippines) (AFP) - US and Philippine troops turned their Javelin anti-tank missiles on cars standing in as enemy vehicles on Thursday, in the allies' largest ever war games.

AFP

Philippines will pursue drugs war appeal with ICC, says top gov't lawyer

The Philippines will pursue its appeal questioning the International Criminal Court's (ICC) jurisdiction and authority to investigate killings during former President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs', its top lawyer said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Xi says China must strengthen training for 'actual combat'

Beijing (AFP) - China's President Xi Jinping called on the country's armed forces to "strengthen military training oriented towards actual combat", state media reported Wednesday, after Beijing conducted military drills intended to intimidate Taiwan.

AFP

China warns as US, Philippines stage combat drills

China has warned that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests and interfere in long-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea

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High Philippine inflation dents Marcos' approval ratings

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's approval ratings edged lower due to public dissatisfaction over his government's handling of inflation, but he remains popular, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

US, Philippines agree to complete road map for security assistance

Top defense and diplomatic officials of the United States and Philippines agreed on Tuesday to complete a road map in coming months for the delivery of U.S. defense assistance to the Southeast Asian nation over the next five to 10 years.

AFP

Kicking off Philippines drills, US vows defense in South China Sea

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday promised to defend the Philippines in the dispute-rife South China Sea as the allies launched their largest-ever joint exercises in the face of Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region.

Daily Mirror

Dad of murdered teen Caroline Crouch is moving to Philippines to bring her child up

Caroline Crouch's father is selling his home in Greece and moving to the Philippines to raise his slain daughter's young child Lydia, who he wants to grow up 'far away' from her murderer father

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Philippines, U.S. begin joint troop exercises amid regional tensions

More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their largest ever joint military drills on Tuesday, as ties between the long-term allies warm over shared concerns about China's assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.

Axios

U.S., Philippines hold largest-ever drills after Chinese military's Taiwan exercise

More than 17,600 military personnel will take part in exercises including live-fire drills.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Philippines Hold Largest War Drills near Disputed Waters

The United States and the Philippines on Tuesday launch their largest combat exercises in decades that will involve live-fire drills, including a boat-sinking rocket assault in waters across the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait that will likely inflame China. The annual drills by the longtime treaty allies called…

Al Jazeera

Philippines, US start largest ever drills in South China Sea

Balikatan exercises will involve more than 17,000 troops and come amid rising regional tensions.

Bangkok Post

Philippines, US kick off largest-ever joint military drills

The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever joint military exercises on Tuesday, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.

AFP

US starts week of courting Asian partners after Taiwan flare-up

Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss growing military ties with the Philippines on Tuesday before heading to Vietnam and Japan days after a new flare-up of tensions with China over Taiwan.

Tribune News Service

US, Philippines follow Taiwan drills with biggest exercises yet

The United States and the Philippines kick off the largest version of their flagship military exercise in more than 30 years Tuesday, a high-profile display of their renewed alliance that comes just a day after China was set to conclude its own drills around Taiwan.

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