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Marcos-Duterte war is a battle for the soul of Philippine democracy
Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
Nidec spurs pivot to AI cooling with China, Philippines production
KYOTO, Japan -- Japanese motor maker Nidec will expand production of cooling modules for generative AI servers to China and the Philippines as early as this fall, aiming to develop the sector into a new profit driver.
Philippines, China reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely disputed shoal
The Philippines and China reached a deal they hoped would end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said on Sunday.
South China Sea: Philippines says to solely run Second Thomas Shoal resupply missions
The Second Thomas Shoal, which hosts a tiny Philippine garrison stationed on a deliberately beached old warship, has been a focus of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to the South China Sea.
As Philippines’ inflation woes deepen, is Marcos Jnr in danger of history repeating itself?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) for the Philippines, but the true picture of his term at nearly the halfway mark can be gleaned in the carpeted and newly marbled halls of Congress and its surrounding streets rather than in his glowing report card.
Philippines must ramp up fighter pilot training to close ‘big technological gap’, navy
The Philippine Air Force must ramp up pilot training if it is to buy 20 or more multirole fighter jets as it modernises and expands joint operations with its navy, a commander said on Saturday.
Life imitating art: did a 1991 war novel predict how Philippine-China tensions would play out?
When Philippine and Chinese ships clash in the Spratly Islands, a Chinese admiral panics and launches a tactical nuclear missile at his opponents, obliterating them. Injured, he is brought ashore to Palawan where he is stunned to be met by Filipino communist insurgents who invite his force to help them take over the archipelago.