By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ dominant Marcos and Duterte political dynasties, uneasy allies for two years, are gearing up for an election showdown that could upset policy stability in the Southeast Asian nation in the coming years. Vice President Sara Duterte‘s resignation as education minister in President Ferdinand Marcos […]
By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday his country needed to “do more” than protest the “illegal action” taken by China against his country’s navy during last week’s routine resupply mission in the South China Sea. “We have filed over a hundred protests, we have […]
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday his country is not in the business of instigating wars and will always aim to settle disputes peacefully, amid escalating maritime confrontations with China. “In defending the nation, we stay true to our Filipino nature that we would like to settle all […]
(Bloomberg) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told his nation’s northern army unit to be ready for any eventuality amid tensions between China and Taiwan, while also warning of a “more worrisome” threat to his country. Most Read from Bloomberg The Philippines is within China’s area of interest due to the proximity of its northern […]
(Bloomberg) — The Philippines is investigating the alleged recording by the Chinese Embassy in Manila of a phone call with a local military official in which an agreement was said to be reached in the countries’ dispute over territory in the South China Sea. Most Read from Bloomberg “We are looking into it because the […]
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Severe storms wreaked havoc in multiple Central Texas counties on Thursday, with San Marcos and Johnson City taking considerable damage with wind-blown hail. The National Weather Service reported 5 inch hail from a meteorologist and storm chaser in Johnson City in Blanco County. NWS lists hail of that size as […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Tuesday police seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle criticism of his predecessor’s notoriously deadly crackdown on illegal drugs. Police seized nearly 1,630 kilograms (1.8 tons) of methamphetamine Monday from a van and arrested […]
(Refiles to add TV to media identifier, no changes to text) By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines has no plans to grant the United States access to more military bases, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday, after nearly doubling the number last year under a joint defence pact. Beijing has […]
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday, while seeking to assure China it was not a target. “I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important,” Marcos told a […]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed stepped-up military ties between Berlin and Manila on Tuesday during a visit to the German capital by Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior. After his talks with the German chancellor, Marcos named the training of Philippine armed forces, defence against cyberattacks and coastal protection as areas in which even closer cooperation […]
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has attacked his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and raised the prospect of removing him from office. The outburst brings a long-rumoured split between the two into the open. In an expletive-laden speech in Davao, the former populist leader alleged that Mr Marcos’ legislative allies are plotting to amend the constitution […]
(Bloomberg) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. traded accusations of drug use with his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte in his first public rebuke of the former leader as the rift between the country’s two most powerful political clans deepens. Most Read from Bloomberg “I think it’s the fentanyl,” Marcos told reporters on Monday, when asked to […]