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Taiwan foreign minister visits Philippines—source

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visited the Philippines, a diplomatic source in Taiwan said Thursday, marking a rare instance in which a visit to...

Heightened PH-Japan defense cooperation

"These destroyers, equipped with anti-ship missiles, torpedo tubes, and advanced sensors, will significantly boost our ability to deter encroachments" RECENT news reports indicate Japan has...

China slams Germany for ‘hyping’ reg’l tensions

BEIJING – China lashed out at Germany on Monday, warning Berlin against “inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions” after its foreign minister said Beijing...

AFP deplores fake video on PH-Malaysia naval standoff

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday deplored the dissemination of a YouTube video claiming a naval standoff between Philippine and Malaysian forces. The...

Playing victim

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Generate a political cartoon in horizontal format of a giant Chinese dragon with the Chinese flag...

A binding milestone

As the Philippines prepares to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, one issue emerges as a top priority: the establishment of...

President Marcos secures U.S. commitment to peace in Indo-Pacific

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) secured a renewed commitment from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration that it will strive...

US Navy to build small boat repair facility in Oyster Bay

The US Navy plans to build two repair facilities for smaller vessels operating in the western Philippines, the US Embassy said Wednesday, with one...

US to build Philippine boat repair facilities near contested South China Sea

Manila, Philippines—The US Navy plans to build two repair facilities for smaller vessels operating in the western Philippines, the US Embassy said Wednesday, with one...

Asserting the Philippine arbitral victory

“But nearly a decade later, the award remains under threat—not just from Beijing, but from its proxies within” As we marked the ninth anniversary of...

Lazaro says 2016 PCA ruling ‘unassailable’ despite China’s defiance

Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro on Friday asserted the “validity and legal clarity” of the Philippines' 2016 arbitral victory in the South China Sea despite China’s...

Australia donating P110m worth of drones to PCG

The Australian government is donating more sea drones to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to boost its maritime domain awareness amid challenges securing Philippine...

US aircraft carrier’s presence bolsters ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific

The nuclear-powered U.S. carrier George Washington arrived off the Philippine capital on Thursday for a port visit, as the two allies increase defense cooperation...

DFA welcomes foreign ministers’ ‘serious concern’ on South China Sea

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday welcomed the statement released by the Quad Foreign Ministers earlier this week expressing "serious concern" on...
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