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For the first time in 38 years, Filipinos will not officially celebrate the anniversary of the “People Power Revolution” on February 25 after it was removed as a public holiday, a move critics say is part of a larger strategy to distance the Philippines from the dark legacy of former president Ferdinand Marcos Snr.
Beijing regards the island as a breakaway province to be brought under mainland control – by force, if necessary. Many countries, including the US, do not officially recognise Taiwan as an independent state but oppose the use of force to change the status quo.
MANILA — Fifteen people died and two were injured when a truck carrying livestock traders veered off a winding road and plunged into a ravine 40 to 50 metres deep in central Philippines, the provincial police said on Thursday (Feb 22).
BACOLOD, Philippines (AP) — A farm truck carrying villagers drove off a cliff in the central Philippines on Wednesday in an accident that left at least 14 passengers dead, police said.
MANILA – Wu Shicun, chairman of China’s state-funded Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, fired a shot across the Philippines’ bow by saying China should “show our swords when necessary” in the South China Sea.
While the numbers may be small compared to Beijing’s, experts say these vessels play an “outsized effect” on the battlefield, as they can put other countries’ surface warships at risk and even alter an adversary’s naval strategy.
“We are rehearsing,” said Colonel Michael Logico, director of the Philippine Armed Forces Joint and Combined Training Centre, referring to exercises aimed at boosting interoperability with US forces and familiarising Filipino soldiers with the latest weaponry.
MANILA -- The Philippines has picked a consortium led by drinks-to-toll roads group San Miguel Corp. (SMC) to revamp and operate its main international airport in Manila, routinely ranked as one of the world's worst.