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Philippines rethinks its South China Sea strategy to ‘uphold dignity’, minimise casualties
“We are re-strategising the way we do things, naturally with the end in view of both preventing injuries and number two, upholding the dignity of our country,” Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro junior said in an interview in his office in Manila on Tuesday.
Philippines says Chinese coast guard elevating tensions in South China Sea
MANILA – The Philippines on May 1 accused China's coast guard of elevating tensions in the South China Sea after its use of water cannons that damaged two of its vessels, an official said.
Japan’s diplomatic blitz aims to keep US close and committed
April 2024 proved to be a busy month in Japanese-US diplomacy.
South China Sea: Duterte-Xi pact investigation fuels political payback allegations
Political analyst and former presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas said the fact that the House of Representatives, which Duterte lorded over when he was president, was starting an investigation against him meant the move was political payback engineered by Marcos Jnr.
Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide
DHAKA - Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 deg C in the capital city.
How China’s economic diplomacy can defuse tensions with the Philippines
China claimed it had a similar understanding with the Marcos administration after it came to power in 2022, whereby the government would keep honouring the agreement. However, Beijing accuses Manila of unilaterally abandoning the arrangement since February 2023 without explanation.