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EU: Freeing ex-senator can help Manila keep trade incentives

A group of European parliamentarians says the Philippines’ chances of retaining special trading incentives, including zero tariffs for a wide array of products, will be boosted if it decides to release a long-detained opposition leader and rejoin the International Criminal Court

The Independent UK

Unbeaten, unbowed: Leila de Lima marks six years in detention

Former Philippines senator and outspoken critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte sees hope for freedom.

Al Jazeera

Press freedom deteriorates in South-East Asia as despots crush dissent

Fearless journalism is losing its voice in the region as state censorship and dictators close media outlets and threaten and often jail their staff.

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Philippines sides with US amid rising regional tensions between Beijing and Washington

The US-China rivalry in east Asia has taken an interesting turn after the recent visit of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, to the Philippines. Austin’s trip ended in an expanded deal, the enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA).

The Conversation

Philippines president summons Chinese ambassador over laser incident

The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard ship of directing a ‘military-grade laser light’ at one of its vessels, temporarily blinding a crew member

The Guardian - AU

Philippines coast guard chief says boosts S. China Sea presence

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard has stepped up its presence in the disputed South China Sea by deploying additional vessels and conducting more sorties and overflights to protect maritime territory and the country's fishermen, its chief said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Philippines coast guard chief says boosts South China Sea presence

The Philippine Coast Guard has stepped up its presence in the disputed South China Sea by deploying additional vessels and conducting more sorties and overflights to protect maritime territory and the country's fishermen, its chief said on Monday.

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US secures key military deal with the Philippines to counter Beijing’s growing regional influence

The Philippines signed an agreement with the United States on Thursday that will allow American soldiers free access to four of its new military bases at a time of growing unease in the Indo-Pacific region over China's burgeoning influence.

France 24

How this forensics expert unearthed a drug war mystery while cleaning exhumed bodies in the Philippines

The truth about the tragic death of a young Philippine boy — and dozens more caught up in Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs — has come to light thanks to one woman and a makeshift ward.

ABC News

What has been happening in the South China Sea and what do experts predict for 2023?

Several countries have claims in the strategic waters of the South China Sea but one is aggressively muscling for the rights to everything above and below the water.

ABC News

The U.S. and the Philippines agree to a larger American military presence

The Department of Defense announced the move that is widely seen as a way to deter China's influence in the region amid a visit to the Philippines by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

WEKU

Philippines grants US more access to military bases amid China tensions

The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea.

France 24

Philippines expands US access to military bases

Manila (AFP) - The United States and the Philippines announced a deal Thursday to give US troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise.

AFP

Austin in Philippines to discuss larger US military presence

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in the Philippines for talks on deploying larger numbers of U.S. forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps to ramp up deterrence

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Philippines: Unapproved probe into killings unacceptable

The Philippine justice secretary says any investigation violating the country’s sovereignty by the International Criminal Court into the widespread killings of suspects during an anti-drug crackdown under former President Rodrigo Duterte would be “totally unacceptable.”

AFP

Philippines to appeal ICC resumption of drug war probe

Manila (AFP) - The Philippines said Friday it intended to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila's brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead.

Al Jazeera

ICC to resume investigation into Philippines’s deadly drug war

Manila had argued it was conducting its own investigation into deaths under the controversial policy.

The Independent UK

ICC judges reopen probe into Philippines' 'war on drugs'

International Criminal Court judges have cleared the way for the court’s prosecution office to resume its investigation into the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines

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Reuters

Philippines defiant, says won't cooperate with ICC investigation

The International Criminal Court's decision to allow a probe into the Philippines' drugs war to resume is an "irritant", the country's justice secretary said on Friday, maintaining the ICC has no jurisdiction over the country's affairs.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Martial law in the Philippines was no ‘golden age’

The numbers — 70,000 detained, 35,000 tortured, 3,200 killed — represent the victims of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ era of martial law, from 1972 to 1986. They mark one of the darkest periods in the Philippines’ history.

AFP

US, Philippines vow to boost security ties to address 'flashpoints'

Manila (AFP) - The United States and the Philippines vowed Friday to "invigorate" defence cooperation to address shared security concerns including disputes over the South China Sea.

AFP

'Go bag', police raid drills for embattled Philippine Nobel laureate

Manila (AFP) - Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told AFP she keeps a prison "go bag", bundles of cash for bail, and runs simulations of police raids with her staff as she fights for press freedom in the Philippines.

Bangkok Post

Crusading journo Maria Ressa hails victory for 'truth'

MANILA: Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion, among several charges the crusading journalist has long maintained are politically motivated, calling the ruling a victory for “truth”.

WEKU

Nobel winner Maria Ressa and her online news outlet are cleared of tax evasion

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and her news company were cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among many legal cases used by ex-Philippine President Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.

Newslaundry

‘Truth wins. Justice wins’: Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion

A court in the Philippines today acquitted journalist Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler of tax evasion.

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