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National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Jaime Santiago told reporters on Monday that the head of the civil registry office in Santa Cruz since 1994, Mario Tizon, had been suspended following the scandal.
After a series of major maritime standoffs, the Philippines is in hot pursuit of more India-made BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to point at China in the contested South China Sea.
A Philippine expert on international maritime law has urged Manila to invite Hanoi to join a new arbitration case, this time to question China’s unilaterally imposed fishing curbs in Scarborough Shoal.
A senior Philippine Navy official has suggested Beijing still “needs decades” to refine its aircraft carrier-based warfare capabilities, in a move interpreted by some as a taunt but with analysts saying it reflected a realistic assessment of China’s naval might.
The discussions centred on managing the precarious situation at the Second Thomas Shoal, with both sides pledging to sustain dialogue and consultation to control disputes and differences. Yet, scepticism looms amid the momentum.
JAKARTA -- A recent ransomware attack in Indonesia in which hackers locked up government data at more than 200 agencies highlights the need for stronger cybersecurity in Southeast Asia, experts say, as the region's digital boom exposes it to more frequent and sophisticated online threats.
The Philippines, which has some 200,000 workers in Taiwan, faces its own challenges if conflict erupts. Geopolitical analyst Matteo Piasentini cautioned that “the concern may be real” as Beijing had already warned Manila not to “play with fire” when it comes to the Taiwan issue “if it cares about those workers”.