US aircraft carriers lead ‘large deck’ exercises with Japan east of Taiwan
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54 people are confirmed dead in a landslide that buried a gold-mining village in south Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing, authorities said Sunday.
South China Sea: Philippine coastguard accuses Chinese vessels of ‘dangerous, blocking manoeuvres’
The Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday accused Chinese vessels of “dangerous” manoeuvres during a nine-day patrol near a reef off the coast of the Southeast Asian country.
Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 35
MANILA - The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 35, an official said on Sunday (Feb 11), as rescue workers continued to dig through mud even as hope of finding more survivors dimmed.
Super Bowl LVIII: Asian-American and Pacific Islanders make their mark in NFL, despite being deemed ‘not right minority’
One might think rookie Nikko Remigio would be fielding all kinds of questions on making it to the Super Bowl in his first pro season. But leading up to Sunday’s game in Las Vegas, his family in the Philippines have asked more about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.
Philippines says joint exercises held with US in South China Sea
MANILA - The Philippines and the United States conducted joint maritime exercises in the South China Sea on Friday (Feb 9), the Philippine military said, the latest round of drills underlining ongoing expansion of their defence ties.
Will US-Philippines dialogue only worsen South China Sea tensions?
The Philippines will host the talks for the first time since the dialogue began in 2012, with three unambiguous messages likely to be conveyed.
Philippines gunning for fast and massive military build-up
MANILA – “We are not satisfied with minimum [deterrence capability alone]…movement is life, stagnation is death,” Colonel Micheal Logico, a top strategist at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), recently told this reporter when asked about the country’s evolving defense strategy. “We [need] to elevate ourselves into a world-class armed forces,” he added.