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CEBU, Philippines — Lite Shipping fended off the Tisa Bulldogs, 80-74, in the deciding game of their best-of-three finals series to make history as the first ever champions of the SC30 Basketball League-Starter Division at the House of Curry gym.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines did not mean to create trouble but was only protecting the welfare of its fishermen in its maritime territory when it removed the floating barrier installed by China in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, President Marcos said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya actress Kim Chiu reacted to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) denying the motion for reconsideration on the suspension of noontime variety show "It's Showtime."
MANILA, Philippines — It’s not just in esports that Filipinos have been bringing home trophies. Filipino game developers have started making waves in the game development marathon Game Jam Plus, an event that challenges developers all over the world to create a game from scratch in just 48 hours.
The Philippines vowed on Tuesday not to back down in the face of a Chinese effort to block its fishermen from a fiercely contested shoal in the South China Sea, while Beijing warned the Southeast Asian nation not to “provoke and cause trouble”.
MANILA: The coastguard of the Philippines urged the country's fishermen on Wednesday to keep operating at the disputed Scarborough Shoal and other sites in the South China Sea, pledging to step up patrols there despite an imposing Chinese presence. Philippine vessels were unable to maintain a constant presence but were committed to protecting the rights of fishermen inside the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), coastguard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said. "We're going to increase patrols in Bajo de Masinloc and other areas where Filipino fishermen are," he told DZRH radio, referring to the shoal, one of Asia's most contested maritime features, by its Philippine name. On Monday, the coastguard cut a 300-m (980-ft) floating barrier installed by China that blocked access to the Scarborough Shoal, a bold response in an area Beijing has controlled for more than a decade with coastguard ships and a fleet of large fishing vessels.
MANILA, Philippines — It is China that is provoking the Philippines into resisting Beijing’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said yesterday.
BEIJING warned Manila on Tuesday not to «stir up trouble» after the Philippine Coast Guard said it had removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipinos from the traditional fishing ground.