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ARMED Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr said China’s harassment of Philippine vessels near the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea last Sunday, which he personally witnessed, is not enough to trigger the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with United States.
MANILA, Philippines — With China becoming bolder in harassing Filipinos and committing illegal activities in Philippine territorial waters, top military officials of the Philippines and the United States held a teleconference last Monday to discuss the need for them to work more closely in addressing pressing security issues in the region.
The recent resupply mission at the Bajo de Masinloc was a success amid the attempts of Chinese naval forces to block the convoy of Philippine boats delivering the provisions, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — Only Filipinos have the “legitimate right” to operate anywhere in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos has asserted, stressing that the country would remain steadfast in the defense of its sovereignty amid China’s continued “dangerous actions against our citizens.”
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief said Monday he was with Filipino forces aboard a supply boat when it was blasted with a water cannon, surrounded and bumped by Chinese coast guard ships over the weekend in the disputed South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — Inamin ni Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., na ilang sundalo ang sumang-ayon umano sa pahayag ni Vice President Sara Duterte na hindi na dapat pang ituloy ng pamahalaan ang peace negotiations sa Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).
MANILA, Philippines — Inako ng terror group na Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ang pagsabog kamakalawa ng umaga sa Mindanao State University (MSU) na ikinasawi ng apat katao at ikinasugat ng nasa 50 iba pa habang isinasagawa ang misa.