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China on Wednesday urged the Philippines to take strong measures against crimes related to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) amid reports that some Chinese nationals are involved in fraudulent activities.
SHANGHAI – US Open semifinalist Ben Shelton fought back from a set down to defeat Jannik Sinner on Tuesday and reach the Shanghai Masters Last 8 in one of the biggest victories of his young career.
MANILA, Philippines — Nakatanggap ng tulong pinansyal mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang mga pamilyang naulila ng tatlong mangingisdang nasawi sa Bajo de Masinloc — lugar na pilit inaagaw pa rin ng Beijing.
SYDNEY, Australia — China has released Australian journalist Cheng Lei after more than three years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday, adding she was freed from detention and reunited with her two young children in Melbourne.
MANILA, Philippines — Reports that the China Coast Guard (CCG) was able to force or drive away a Philippine Navy vessel to leave Panatag or Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are untrue and “nothing but mere propaganda” originating from Beijing, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said yesterday.
BEIJING: China's coast guard claimed Tuesday to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions between the two countries over rich fishing areas escalate. Coast guard spokesman Gan Yu said the Philippine ship had sailed into waters next to the Scarborough Shoal, which China calls Huangyan Island, and ignored "multiple calls" to turn back."The Chinese coast guard took necessary measures to expel the Philippine ship in accordance with the law, such as following it and forcing it out and controlling its route," Gan said.In Manila, the Philippines' military chief of staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., said authorities were still looking into the alleged incident but think it was more likely "propaganda from the Chinese" than an actual confrontation."If we ever have a ship there, we will not agree to be driven away (from our) exclusive economic zone," Brawner told reporters. "It's our right to make sure that our fishermen can fish in our economic zone."
BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard claimed Tuesday to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions between the two countries over rich fishing areas escalate.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined a coast guard trip to the disputed South China Sea last week and saw Beijing’s ships block and nearly collide with Philippine vessels, including one he was on.