China’s territorial disputes, ranging from Arunachal Pradesh to the South China Sea, the Senkaku Islands, and the Paracel Islands, continue to spark controversy. Recently, the focus shifted to the Philippine province of Palawan, located in the MIMAROPA region, as Chinese internet users began claiming the island as part of China. These claims have gained attention … Read more
Manila: A Philippines FA-50 fighter jet and its two-man crew went missing during an overnight operation flying from a base near the central city of Cebu, air force officials said Tuesday. The jet lost contact with other fighters on the flight “minutes before reaching its target area”, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said in a … Read more
Manila: Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty — one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive. Carlito Cernal, village captain in Addition Hills, said the awareness-raising project he initiated could have a “huge impact” on curbing the tropical disease’s spread when combined … Read more
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — The Philippines is increasing efforts to strengthen defense cooperation with several like-minded democracies amid ongoing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea. Manila is trying to conclude major defense pacts with Canada and New Zealand and explore possibilities of expanding joint military drills with the United States, its main defense … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine government investigators filed criminal complaints, including sedition, against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday over her public threat to have the president assassinated if she herself was killed in an escalating political storm. National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago said at a news conference that the complaints of inciting to … Read more