(Bloomberg) — The Philippines asserted its exclusive rights to South China Sea resources off its western coast with an official filing before a United Nations commission. Most Read from Bloomberg The Department of Foreign Affairs said the country submitted information to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, registering entitlement to an […]
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the country should be prepared for any eventuality because of more pronounced external threats driven by heightened tension in the Indo-Pacific. The Philippines’ proximity to Taiwan puts it in China’s area of interest, Marcos said in a speech to troops at a military camp in Isabela province, […]
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines will continue to maintain and supply its outposts in the South China Sea without seeking permission from any other country, the country’s national security adviser said. The Philippines national security council said on Saturday it reaffirmed its commitment to uphold its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the […]
As two Philippine vessels meet on the high seas to transfer a sick Filipino soldier, China Coast Guard boats shadow, block and bump them, according to video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Friday. The incident happened last month during the medical evacuation of a soldier who was stationed on a grounded Philippine Navy […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said in 2022 the archipelago had acquired a Spyder air defence system as part of a push to modernise the military. A photo circulating on Facebook, however, shows different equipment. Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said the photo showed a new missile tested in Israel in December 2023, while a […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, saying such actions threaten security, undermine stability and underscore the need to invest “for our security and freedom.” Defense Minister Pål Jonson spoke Thursday night in a diplomatic reception in Manila for […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Four police officers assigned in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists, officials said Wednesday. Two of the officers onboard motorcycles flagged down a luxury car carrying three Chinese and a Malaysian over the weekend, while their armed civilian cohorts handcuffed and […]
Four police officers in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping four foreign tourists for ransom, officials said. Two of the officers on board motorcycles are alleged to have flagged down a luxury car carrying three Chinese and a Malaysian citizen over the weekend, while their armed civilian cohorts handcuffed and dragged the […]
Multiple social media posts have shared a 2018 video of a volcano eruption in Indonesia alongside a false claim it shows Mount Kanlaon erupting in the central Philippines in June 2024. The Philippine volcanology agency told AFP that the video — viewed hundreds of thousands of times — did not correspond to official pictures of […]
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine troops stationed on a warship grounded on a disputed South China Sea shoal held on to their weapons after Chinese coast guard boats came very close to the ship but they did not point their guns at them, military officials said on Tuesday. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared in the Philippines to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organised global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia and China of trying to undermine. Mr Zelensky arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila on Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila […]