South China Sea: Marcos has resisted drastic moves so far, but for how long?
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Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific to buy up to 152 jets worth $24bn
MANILA -- Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific is set to buy up to 152 Airbus jets for $24 billion to expand its fleet and meet recovering demand for flights.
Philippines’ ex-police chief admits rights abuses in drug war. Why now?
Dela Rosa, who served as the head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the launch of Duterte’s drug war and is now a senator, said at a Senate forum on Thursday that each case related to the campaign should be treated and investigated separately as he lambasted efforts to lump the deaths into claims that crimes against humanity were committed.
Japan defence white paper says China’s military ambitions ‘greatest strategic challenge’ to the world
Joint military activities around Japan by China and Russia are of “grave concern” and North Korea poses a greater threat than ever, Tokyo’s defence ministry said on Friday.
Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese personnel armed with machetes and spears injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged two of their boats in a chaotic faceoff last month, the Philippine military chief said Thursday.
Philippine diving town swaps trash for rice to clean up its beaches
MABINI, Philippines — Green campaigners in a diving resort in the Philippines have come up with a novel way to clean up the town's shores — offering to swap a bag of rice for every sack of trash gathered by local residents.
China’s June export surge points to higher growth
China’s June exports rose 8.6% year-on-year in US dollar terms and 10.7% in RMB, exceeding analysts’ expectations and pointing to higher-than-expected GDP growth for the second quarter.