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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. | Photo Credit: AP Philippine authorities detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday (November 24, 2025) as he tried to quell public outrage over the brazen anomalies that have implicated powerful members of…
A resident returns to what remains of a home in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi that devastated communities along the Mananga River in Talisay, Philippines, on November 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At least five people died in Vietnam after typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on…
A fishing boat is hoisted to the ground ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Authorities in Vietnam braced on Thursday (November 6, 2025) as Typhoon Kalmaegi approached. The country’s financial hub, Ho Chi Minh City, faces a heightened risk of severe flooding, as high tides…
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Manila: The widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Philippines became public after the Southeast Asian nation’s Vice President Sara Duterte said that she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she were to be killed. Mr Duterte is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Now, the law and…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte listens as she attends a joint committee hearing of the House of Representatives in Quezon City. File. | Photo Credit: AP Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said on Saturday (November 23, 2024) she has contracted an assassin to kill the President, his wife and the House of Representatives Speaker if she…
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. File | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia has protested new maritime laws in the Philippines that it says encroach on its territory, a government official said Friday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said Malaysia sent a protest note on Thursday over the Philippine laws. Experts have found that reference documents related…
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has warned China not to cross a red line in the South China Sea, saying If any Filipino died as a result of Beijing’s wilful actions, Manila would consider it as close to “an act of war” and respond accordingly. Addressing the defence-and-security focused Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore on…
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