By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The U.S. military will not be involved in development of a port in the Philippines’ remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removing a potential source of friction with China over the U.S. presence in the region. The governor of the Batanes islands, less than […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is receiving several South-East Asian leaders this week, discussed ties with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior in Berlin on Tuesday, the day after talks with Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim. Scholz discussed stepped-up military ties between Berlin and Manila during Marcos Jr’s visit. After his talks with the German chancellor, Marcos […]
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had received several maritime-related proposals from China, but added they could not be considered because they were against the Southeast Asian country’s national interests. The foreign ministry said among the proposals from China was one where it “insisted on actions that would be deemed […]
By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -American companies are set to announce investments amounting to more than $1 billion in the Philippines, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during an official visit to Manila on Monday. Raimondo is heading a two-day trade and investment mission, the first of its kind for the Philippines. The delegation includes […]
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. companies are set to announce investments amounting to more than $1 billion dollars in the Philippines, United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during an official visit to Manila on Monday. The investments would be in areas like solar energy, electric vehicles and digitisation, she said, adding that U.S. companies were […]
ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships. Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in […]
ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — It was a heart-pounding moment far out in the disputed South China Sea: One of at least five Chinese coast guard ships aggressively approached and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel, creating a loud, jarring noise that sent its Filipino crew scrambling to lower rubber fenders to cushion the boat’s hull. […]
Social media posts falsely claimed a video of a fire in the Philippines showed the situation in western Myanmar, where fighting intensified between the Burmese military and ethnic rebel groups from January 2024. The clip in fact showed a massive blaze that left thousands homeless in the Philippines’ central Cebu province in December 2023. “Most […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships blocked Philippine vessels from a disputed South China Sea shoal Tuesday, causing a minor collision, Philippine officials said. The Chinese vessels executed dangerous maneuvers against two Philippine ships that resulted in the collision between a Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard ship, Philippine coast […]
Taylor Swift kicked off her six-night, sold-out The Eras Tour stopover in Singapore on Saturday. It’s the only place in Southeast Asia where she will perform due to an exclusivity deal. A Philippines lawmaker criticized the move, saying it “isn’t what good neighbors do.” There’s a feud between Singapore and neighboring government officials — and […]
(Bloomberg) — The Philippines is working to explore other parts of the country that are potentially rich in oil and gas, according to an energy official, as talks with Beijing on joint resource development in the South China Sea are stalled by tensions between the two nations. Most Read from Bloomberg Manila cannot rely solely […]
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has deployed a warship off the waters of Palawan island facing the South China Sea to “protect its maritime interests”, a senior navy official said, in a move that may irk China. Amid simmering tensions in the disputed waterway, Commodore Edward Ike De Sagon said the ship’s presence in Palawan […]