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Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building ‘artificial island’

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Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building ‘artificial island’

A Philippine Coast Guard personnel looks through a binocular while conducting a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Philippines said on Saturday it has deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused China of…

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Philippines calls for expelling of Chinese diplomats as South China Sea row escalates

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Philippines calls for expelling of Chinese diplomats as South China Sea row escalates

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah on May 4 as it made its way to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines’ national security adviser called on May 10 for Chinese diplomats to be expelled over an…

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Adani Firm APSEZ Plans Port Development In Philippines

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Adani Firm APSEZ Plans Port Development In Philippines

APSEZ plans to develop a 25-meter deep port that can accommodate Panamax vessels (Representational) New Delhi: Adani Group firm APSEZ is eyeing the Philippines’ Bataan province to develop a port, a statement issued by the office of the president of the Philippines said. APSEZ Managing Director Karan Adani met the Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos…

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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines

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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines

According to report, the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks and cause damage. (Representational) Manila: An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said on Friday that the quake, which occurred at 6:16 p.m. local time, hit at…

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Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in latest South China Sea incident

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Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in latest South China Sea incident

In this image made from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard vessel, BRP BAGACAY (MRRV-4410) is water cannoned by Chinese Coast Guards as it tried to approach the waters near Scarborough Shoal locally known as Bajo De Masinloc at the South China Sea on April 30, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP…

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Philippines suspends in-person classes due to heat, jeepney strike

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Philippines suspends in-person classes due to heat, jeepney strike

Parents accompany their children from school after their classes in Manila. The country’s education department has asked schools to suspend in-person classes due to dangerously high temperatures. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Philippines will suspend in-person classes in all public schools for two days due to extreme heat and a nationwide strike by jeepney…

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India Likely To Deliver First Batch Of Brahmos Missiles To Philippines Today

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India Likely To Deliver First Batch Of Brahmos Missiles To Philippines Today

It would be the first export of the BrahMos missile by India. New Delhi: India is set to deliver the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines on Friday, over two years after inking a USD 375 million deal to supply the weapon systems with the Southeast Asian country, people familiar with…

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China conducts military drills in South China Sea

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China conducts military drills in South China Sea

The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. File | Photo Credit: AP China conducted military “combat patrols”…

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar: India supports Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar: India supports Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo after holding a joint press conference at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila on March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP India supports the Philippines’ sovereignty, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Manila, in comments that sparked a response…

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Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea

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Philippines lodges its ‘strongest protest’ against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea

In this screen grab from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, March 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP…

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