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Tribunal Issues Landmark Ruling in South China Sea Arbitration By Robert D. Williams  Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 11:28 AM The wait is over: a judgment has been issued in the Philippines v.

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Critics say a cop’s murder of a woman tells a larger, depressing tale Our Correspondent Jun 5 3 The image is horrific. A wobbling, drunken male later identified as an off-duty

Manny Pacquiao Eyes Philippine Presidency Fabled Filipino boxer seeks new political ring Philip Bowring Jun 2 4 Will fabled Philippine boxer Emmanual (Manny) Pacquiao’s next step into the ring be

Asia Pacific Philippines foreign minister issues expletive-laced tweet over China sea dispute Reuters 3 minute read 1/2 Philippines’ Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin is seen during a talk with Vietnam’s

A suspicious government looks on as a nation’s people feed each other 18 hr ago 8 By: Criselda Yabes Maginhawa Street is familiar terrain to Manila’s university people, a long

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Philippines accuse China of colonising South China Sea as fears of major conflict grow BEIJING is planning to occupy and assert its control over more areas in the South China

Cash-strapped entrepreneur pushes into telecoms field Our Correspondent Mar 27 3 There seems no stopping China’s net from gradually enveloping not just the Philippine seas but its commercial entities. Within

But Philippine president remains phenomenally popular Our Correspondent Mar 25 With a little more than 13 months to go before May 2022 presidential elections, the first independent challenge to President

Just as coronavirus sends unemployment to a 15-year high, Filipinos are being hit with rising prices for food and drink African swine fever has sent the price of pork, a

Bloody Sunday for Leftists in Philippines Police gun down at least nine in assault against activists Our Correspondent 18 hr ago 3 2 Photo Credit: Mark Baltazar Saludes Philippine police

Both have opposed his murderous drug war and defied him Feb 22 2 By: Criselda Yabes The Philippine courts last week defied President Rodrigo Duterte with courtroom victories for two

  Duterte’s strong-man approach remains popular but ineffective Our Correspondent 13 hr ago 3       The Philippines is in danger of regaining its decades-old title as the sick

South China Sea tensions soar as Philippines authorise drills without Beijing’s permission THE PHILIPPINES has authorised oil exploration in the South China Sea region without cooperation with Beijing in a

Duterte Yields to Reality on South China Sea     President Rodrigo Duterte’s September 23 appeal for international backing for the 2016 Court of Arbitration backing for the Philippines against

  Philippine President okays ‘Belt-Road’ city on nearby island Aug 18 1       By: Jens Kastner There is an increasing concern in Taiwan that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

  Attack on telecoms providers could aid a crony Our Correspondent Jul 30 2       Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s use of his State of the Nation Address this

  President’s address amid coronavirus crisis Our Correspondent 1 hr         With his economy slipping into negative territory and with 86 percent of the nation’s 109 million

Philippine Online Gaming: Hostage to China A lucrative forex earner depends on keeping Beijing happy   Gaming and diplomacy are not obvious bedfellows, but between China and the Philippines their

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(3rd UPDATE) Here are the countries with travel restrictions still in place as of Sunday, July 5       TRAVELING IN A PANDEMIC. Outgoing passengers line up at the

Manila’s Airport Allows Resumption Of International Flights byAndrew Curran May 13, 2020 3 minute read     Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport has begun to unwind a temporary ban on

  A Confluence of ugly events cuts into Philippine president’s aura of invincibility Our Correspondent 2 hr 1     The ambush and murder of four Philippine military intelligence soldiers

  Controversial figure floats to the top in Manila Philip Bowring 2 hr 1     Much attention has rightly been paid internationally as well as locally to the criminal

Amid pandemic, SE Asian nations warn of ‘alarming’ South China Sea incidents James Pearson Reuters26 June 2020       FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival in

  Southeast Asian parliamentary group calls out Philippine leader’s ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on opposition politicians. by Ted Regencia 25 Jun 2019     The report also noted that the president or

PHILIPPINES   The experts also call on the International Criminal Court to ‘expedite and prioritize the completion of its preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines’   Rappler.com  

Country’s largest organisation of lawyers, activists vow to question constitutionality of some provisions of the bill. by Ted Regencia 9 Jun 2020     Protesters move along a major highway in

More Filipinos distrust China — Pulse Asia poll July 26, 2019 | 7:42 pm     AKBAYAN GROUP at the Chinese Consulate in Makati City on July 12, 2018. — PHILSTAR/KRIZ

    Under court rules, any matter under consideration before a nation leaves the court is still under its jurisdiction [Jerry Lampen/Reuters] MORE ON PHILIPPINES Malaysia: Mahathir asks China to define

Philippine Rights Commission’s Landmark Climate Change Inquiry  December 20, 2018  294 By: Beatrice C. Tulagan         The Philippines Human Rights Commission is mounting an audacious challenge to

  Chinese President Xi Jinping’s whirlwind state visit to the Philippines has left the country with a massive traffic jam, an agreement for joint exploration of the oil and gas