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Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal

Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos have gathered in Manila to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025

Philippine defense and military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

Philippine military blames China for ships collision in disputed South China Sea

The confrontation near the Scarborough Shoal was the latest flare-up of the long-simmering territorial standoff in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

Euronews · Aug 12, 2025

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Philippines blames China for South China Sea collision in disputed waters

The Philippine military has blamed China for a collision between two Chinese navy and coast guard ships in disputed waters

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches

Philippine forces have stage drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024

Philippines says its fisheries plane was threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island base

Officials say a Philippine fisheries bureau plane has been threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024

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Philippines protests Chinese air force jets' firing of flares in the path of patrol plane

The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea

The Philippine military chief says his forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Philippine Military Chief Demands China Return Seized Equipment

Philippine military demands return of seized rifles and equipment by Chinese coast guard in disputed South China Sea shoal. Tensions escalate in the region.

China Coast Guard accused of behaving ‘like pirates’ in South China Sea

Philippines says coastguard personnel armed with knives and spears boarded their boats at Second Thomas Shoal.

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2024

Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed sea

The Philippine military chief has demanded that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024

Philippine troops clash with militants in deadly gunbattle

An informative article detailing a recent gunbattle between Philippine troops and Muslim militants, resulting in casualties on both sides, in the south.

Prospects shaky for Philippines’ government and communist peace talks

The two sides agreed to start talks this month, but continued fighting and mutual distrust have undermined process.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2024

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The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Philippines military chief voices anger after latest Chinese coast guard incident in South China Sea

The Philippine military chief says he was with Filipino forces aboard a supply boat that was blasted with a water cannon and surrounded and bumped by Chinese coast guard ships over the weekend in the disputed South China Sea

WEKU · Dec 3, 2023

Philippine president says 'foreign terrorists' behind bomb that killed 4 during mass

The Philippine president blamed "foreign terrorists" for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday and wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south.

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Chinese coast guard claims to have chased away Philippine navy ship from South China Sea shoal

China’s coast guard claims to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions between the two countries over rich fishing areas escalate

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