MANILA, Philippines — A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook. The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military said on Monday that a Philippine vessel “illegally entered” waters near Scarborough Shoal without authorisation and it urged the Philippines to immediately stop its provocations. China and the Philippines have had several confrontations in disputed waters in the South China Sea, recently trading accusations about a collision between a Chinese … Read more
The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital applications that harness artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits, saying they could pose security risks ByThe Associated Press October 20, 2023, 3:48 AM FILE – A soldier uses his smartphone on top of an armored personnel carrier … Read more
Comment on this storyComment MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was visiting a province outside the capital, Manila, last month when his national security adviser urgently contacted him: China had installed a floating barrier in part of the sea claimed by the Philippines. Should it be removed? Marcos’s decision was almost immediate, according to … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined a coast guard trip to the disputed South China Sea last week and saw Beijing’s ships block and nearly collide with Philippine vessels, including one he was on. Teodoro Locsin Jr. was on one of two Philippine coast guard … Read more
BEIJING — China’s coast guard claimed Tuesday to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions between the two countries over rich fishing areas escalate. Coast guard spokesman Gan Yu said the Philippine ship had sailed into waters next to the Scarborough Shoal, which China calls … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — Two Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger security crisis that could draw in the United States. Two Philippine coast guard ships escorted the smaller supply boats, but it … Read more
Three people are dead after a Philippine fishing boat “accidentally” collided with an oil tanker that the nation’s coast guard says fits the description of a vessel registered under the Marshall Islands transiting off a disputed South China Sea shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard on Wednesday said that it’s reaching out to the next port … Read more
A Philippine ferry carrying as much as 65 passengers and crew members has caught hearth at sea and a coast guard vessel has been deployed to rescue these onboard and attempt to management the flames MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine ferry carrying as much as 65 passengers and crew members caught hearth at sea on … Read more
DARAGA, Philippines — The Philippines’ most lively volcano has begun spewing lava in a mild eruption, placing 1000’s of individuals on heightened alert for the opportunity of a violent explosion that may power them to all of the sudden evacuate from their properties, authorities stated Monday. Greater than 12,000 villagers have left their properties thus … Read more