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The Philippine military condemns the Chinese Coast Guard's use of a water cannon on its boat in a disputed area of the sea. |
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MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine military denounced the "excessive and offensive" deployment of a water cannon by a Chinese coast guard ship to prevent a Filipino supply boat from bringing more troops, food, water, and gasoline to a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday.Read More |
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The United States is concerned about a blacklisted Chinese firm's involvement in island-building near its Manila embassy. |
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MANILA, Philippines—Due to the involvement of a Washington-blacklisted Chinese business in massive land reclamation operations in Manila Bay near its heavily fortified embassy, the United States has raised alarm. The embassy stated on Wednesday.Read More |
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Egay may become a super typhoon by Tuesday, according to PAGASA. |
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MANILA, Philippines — Cyclone Egay strengthened and became a severe tropical storm yesterday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), which issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1.Read More |
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After a technical issue, a Vietjet plane with 214 passengers lands safely in the Philippines. |
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MANILA, Philippines—On Wednesday morning, a Vietjet plane carrying 214 passengers made an unexpected but safe landing in the northern Philippines due to an unidentified mechanical fault. There were no injuries among the passengers or crew.Read More |
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Anti-submarine warfare frigate of the Philippine Navy deployed in the West PH Sea |
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The missile and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate and helicopter of the Philippine Navy have been stationed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to information released on Tuesday by the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command (Wescom).Read More |
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Thousands are on alert as the Philippines' Mayon Volcano spews lava down its slopes during a gentle eruption. |
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LEGAZPI, Philippines—Monday, the most active volcano in the country was slowly spilling lava down its slopes, warning tens of thousands of people they could need to escape right away from a major explosion that might be fatal.Read More |
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US, Japan, Philippines, and Australia Defense Talks |
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The United States, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia's defense ministers met for the first time as a quadrilateral on June 3 in Singapore, concurrent with the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit.Read More |
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First-ever Trilateral Sea Exercise Between US, Japan, and Philippines to Strengthen Defense Ties |
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In order to improve their military cooperation in the face of China's increasing aggressiveness, the coast guards of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines conducted their first-ever trilateral drills in the South China Sea.Read More |
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In a joint statement, the US and the Philippines call for peace across the Taiwan Strait. |
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In a joint statement published Monday, the United States and the Philippines underlined the need for peace across the Taiwan Strait, despite Beijing's threatening tactics towards the self-ruled island.Read More |
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China is urged by the US to stop harassing Philippine ships in disputed waters. |
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After a heated run-in between a Chinese coast guard ship and a Philippine patrol ship in the disputed waters on Saturday, the United States asked China to cease harassing Philippine boats in the South China Sea.Read More |
