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 […]
By Laurie Chen and Mikhail Flores BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the deployment of a U.S. intermediate range missile system in the northern Philippines during military drills in April, saying it “brought huge risks of war into the region”. Defence Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told a press briefing in Beijing […]
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday new rules outlined by China’s coast guard that could result in the detention of foreigners in the South China Sea were an escalation and “worrisome”. China, which has maritime sovereignty disputes with the Philippines and other claimant countries, has issued new rules effective June […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon has finally moved away from the Philippines, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or toppled trees, and forcing the closures of several seaports, stranding thousands of passengers, officials said Tuesday. Typhoon Ewiniar crept by the country’s eastern coast late Friday night and lingered over the […]
Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila. Narvas, 30, is one of more than a thousand rangers employed by the government to clean up the city’s waterways, where tonnes of rubbish end […]
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has protested China’s imposition of a unilateral four-month long fishing ban in the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said on Monday. The annual imposition of a fishing ban raises tensions in the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said, calling on Beijing to “cease and desist” from “illegal actions” […]
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced the completion of a domestic flood control structure in Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur. The project, located in Barangay Katipunan, included the construction of a 228.4m slope protection and a 2m walkway, enhancing flood resilience and soil preservation. Construction was managed by the DPWH […]
May 24 (UPI) — The legendary World War II submarine USS Harder was located off the Philippines island of Luzon by an organization dedicated to finding the subs the United States lost during the conflict, officials said Friday. The organization Lost 52, found and documented the last resting place of the Harder in 3,000 feet […]
Multiple experts have rebuffed a misleading online claim shared during extreme heat in the Philippines that the heat index — a measurement of the “real feel” temperature after humidity is taken into account — was being used to “advance climate change propaganda”. They told AFP the index was an important tool to signal the dangers […]
The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said Thursday. The USS Harder lies under 3,000 feet (about 900 meters) of water off the northern Philippine island of […]
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced the completion of a domestic road rehabilitation project in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro. It is expected to improve traffic flow, transportation access, and road safety in the region. The initiative was carried out by the DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Office along Bongabong-Sagana-Roxas-San Aquilino Road. […]