Batanes seaport to be funded by US
MANILA, Philippines — A plan is underway to construct a United States-funded civilian port in Batanes, chosen for its strategic significance and proximity to Taiwan.
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MANILA, Philippines — A plan is underway to construct a United States-funded civilian port in Batanes, chosen for its strategic significance and proximity to Taiwan.
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s foreign affairs and defense chiefs are scheduled to visit Manila next month for a high-level meeting with their Philippine counterparts, when a key defense pact could be signed, at a time of escalating concerns over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s foreign affairs and defense chiefs are scheduled to visit Manila next month for a high-level meeting with their Philippine counterparts, when a key defense pact could be signed, at a time of escalating concerns over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — Despite China’s aggressive actions, there is no recommendation yet for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to convene the National Security Council composed of incumbent officials and former presidents, as proposed by Sen. Francis Tolentino.
MANILA, Philippines — It was neither a “misunderstanding” nor an “accident,” with Filipinos forced to use their bare hands to fend off Chinese coast guard personnel who boarded their boats and resorted to “illegal use of force” to stop them from completing a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, officials said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The latest attempt by China Coast Guard to block the delivery of food and provisions to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal last Monday left at least eight Filipinos injured – with one losing a finger – and several others disarmed and their inflatable boats punctured by the Chinese, according to military sources.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is looking to forge a defense cooperation agreement with New Zealand similar to the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States.
MANILA, Philippines — A senior administration lawmaker said the Armed Forces of the Philippines should make good its promise to protect Filipino fishermen from getting detained by Chinese enforcing Beijing’s regulation against “trespassers.”
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos will lead today the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of Philippine independence, which comes as the country grapples with challenges from its longstanding maritime row with China over the West Philippine Sea.