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Philippines remains under threat from China despite Trump-Xi summit, Minister says

May 30, 2026 admin

Philippines Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro speaks during an interview at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines remains under “severe threat” from China, its defence Minister said on Saturday (May 30, 2026), despite a recent thaw in U.S.-China tensions after the summit between Presidents…

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Philippines, China trade blames for vessels colliding in South China Sea as tensions soar

October 12, 2025 admin

This frame grab from handout video footage taken and released on October 12, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a China Coast Guard ship (R) deploying water cannon as seen from a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries vessel during an incident near Thitu island in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Manila’s coast guard…

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Philippines protests over Beijing’s ‘escalatory actions’ in South China Sea

January 13, 2025 admin

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Philippines on Monday (January 13, 2025) called on Beijing to desist from “escalatory actions” at a South China…

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U.S. and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology

November 18, 2024 admin

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., right, confers the Outstanding Achievement Medal to United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III in recognition to his substantial contributions to strengthening the Philippines-U.S. bilateral defense ties and promoting regional security in the Indo-Pacific at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines on…

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Philippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel

October 6, 2023 admin

A Philippine supply boat sails near a Chinese Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea, on October 04, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it…

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