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Philippines, Japan, U.S. hold first trilateral coast guard manoeuvres

Small boats of armed men in grey camouflage fatigues and balaclavas speed towards a Philippine ship before climbing aboard and scanning the deck with small rifles at the ready.

Reuters

Defence officials say wide cooperation key to Indo-Pacific stability

Cooperation, including among countries outside the region, is crucial to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, defence officials from the Philippines, Britain and Canada said on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit.

Reuters

U.S.-China divide looms as Asia security summit begins in Singapore

China has refused to let its defense minister meet formally with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. However, the two defense chiefs did briefly exchange words and shook hands before Friday's dinner.

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'I've been on seven solo holidays this year without my partner - I don't feel any guilt'

Christina Patel will have been on holidays to Barbados, USA, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines and Sri Lanka by the end of this year, all without her partner

Daily Mirror

Family baffled as secret pictures taken 10 years ago turn up 6,500 miles away

Sharon couldn't understand what had happened when someone in the Philippines posted old pictures of her family online

Wales Online

US, Philippines, Japan set to hold first-ever joint naval drills

Drills come as US and China ramp up military diplomacy in Asia Pacific, staging more frequent war games with partners.

Al Jazeera

Filipino American chefs — including team at Chicago’s Kasama — come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods

These chefs are part of a younger generation giving voice to the Filipino American experience through the language of food.

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How raising tobacco taxes can save lives and cut poverty across the Asia-Pacific

The human costs of tobacco and smoking worldwide are huge. 1.3 billion people use tobacco, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. More than 8 million people die prematurely because of tobacco, at an annual economic loss of at least US$1.4 trillion. And you don’t have to be a smoker to…

The Conversation

Explained | China’s military diplomacy in Southeast Asia

China is expanding its military outreach to Southeast Asian countries.

The Hindu

Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods

Three Filipino restaurants in three different parts of the U.S. are among the nominees at this year's James Beard Awards, the culinary world's equivalent of the Oscars

The Independent UK

‘She Pivots’ With Geena Rocero: On Loudly And Proudly Living as Her Authentic Self

The model, activist, and author talks about growing up in the Philippines and her decision to get vulnerable about her identity on one of the world's biggest stages.

Marie Claire

'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce

MANILA: Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.

Bangkok Post

Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan's Okinawa Islands

Typhoon Mawar appears to be losing force as it heads toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, after largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines

The Independent UK

Radio broadcaster killed in Philippines

ORIENTAL MINDORO: A radio broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the central Philippines on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country.

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Opium prohibition

A hundred years ago, the Opium Commission heard the report of Monsignor Brent on the American efforts to suppress the abuse of opium in the Philippines

The Independent UK

Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan

Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rains and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines

Bangkok Post

Asian Sea, AAI consider relocation if wages rise

SET-listed Asian Sea Corporation, a Thai frozen food producer, and its subsidiary Asian Alliance International (AAI) are ready to move their production base to Vietnam or the Philippines if the new coalition government raises the daily minimum wage to 450 baht.

Bangkok Post

Japan, US, Philippine coast guards to hold first 3-way sea drill

Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime exercise off the Southeast Asian country's coast, Philippine officials said Monday, a move that will showcase their interoperability near the South China Sea, where Beijing is making assertive territorial claims.

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Philippines, U.S., Japan to hold first-ever joint coast guard exercise

The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the first such manoeuvres between them as a time of growing concern about China's moves in the region.

WEKU

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Mawar approaches the Philippines

Authorities warned of dangerous tidal surges, flash floods and landslides as Typhoon Mawar blows past the northernmost province of Batanes from Tuesday to Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Philippines warns of flooding, landslide potential as Typhoon Mawar slowly passes to north

Philippine officials began evacuating villagers, shut schools and offices and imposed a no-sail ban as Typhoon Mawar approached the country’s northern provinces

Al Jazeera

Philippines’ crackdown on anonymous SIM cards prompts backlash

Some cybersecurity experts fear the SIM Card Registration Act will encourage identity theft and fraud.

Reuters

Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed this week, in an escalation of a row between the oil-rich Gulf state and Manila over worker protections and employer rights.

Axios

Super Typhoon Mawar, 2023's strongest storm, barrels toward Philippines after slamming Guam

It's strengthened into the equivalent to a powerful Category 5 hurricane as it pulls away from the Marianas.

The Guardian - UK

Ban weekend homework for overworked Filipino pupils, says lawmaker

Sam Verzosa says education is in crisis as children study for hours but underperform in tests

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