Exclusive-US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
MANILA - The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese...
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Sep 122 min
Factbox-Key charges against Philippines' 'Appointed Son of God' Apollo Quiboloy
MANILA - Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy, self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God", has been apprehended after a weeks-long search by...
Sep 123 min
Factbox-Who is Philippine ex-mayor Alice Guo and what is known about her arrest?
MANILA - Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo, accused of ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and money laundering, arrived in Manila on...
Aug 291 min
Philippines seeks offers in procurement of 40 multi-role fighter jets
MANILA - The Philippines has started soliciting offers as it plans to procure 40 new multi-role fighter aircraft to boost its territorial...
Aug 291 min
Chinese Embassy in Philippines protests remarks made by Japan ambassador concerning South China Sea dispute
BEIJING - China's embassy in the Philippines on Thursday said it had sent a diplomatic note of protest to the Japanese embassy in the...
Aug 271 min
Philippines says China is 'biggest disruptor' of peace in the region
MANILA - The Philippines' Defence Minister said on Tuesday that China is the biggest disruptor of international peace in the region....
Aug 202 min
Philippine says China coast guard are hindering confidence-building
MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday said China's coast guard was not helping efforts to build confidence in the South China Sea, after...
Aug 122 min
Philippines urges China to de-escalate tensions after air incident over Scarborough Shoal
MANILA - The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as...
Aug 42 min
Olympics-Gymnastics-Yulo wins historic gold for Philippines with floor exercise title
PARIS - Carlos Edriel Yulo produced a spectacular performance to win the men's floor exercise final at the Paris Games on Saturday,...
Jul 252 min
Oil spill threatens Philippines capital after tanker capsizes
MANILA - A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a crew member...
Jul 243 min
Typhoon Gaemi strengthens as it nears Taiwan, two dead, work halted
YILAN, Taiwan - Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights...
Jul 211 min
US to support Philippines' efforts to resupply ship on atoll, Sullivan says
The United States "will do what is necessary" to see that the Philippines is able to resupply a ship on the Second Thomas Shoal that...
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