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TAIPEI — Taiwan does not intend to provoke China into an armed invasion, but Taipei welcomes the deployment of missiles by the US in the northern Philippines, a top Taiwanese official said here this week.
MANILA, Philippines — Motorists passing through the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway will enjoy toll-free use of the highway for 30 days to promote the opening of three new roads that connect to the CAVITEX, President Marcos said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The business community continues to call for Meralco’s franchise renewal as two more big groups have sent “encouraging communications” to the House committee on legislative franchises, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos urged the whole nation to rally behind the Filipino athletes searching for Olympic glory in the Paris Games scheduled July 26 to Aug. 11.
MANILA, Philippines — The June 17 incident in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) personnel rammed and boarded a Philippine Navy vessel that led to the injury of one of its crew could not yet be considered an armed attack as defined under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT).
MANILA, Philippines — A South China Sea confrontation this week, in which the Chinese coast guard personnel brandished weapons and rammed Philippine naval vessels, does not trigger Manila's mutual defense pact with the United States, a spokesperson for President Ferdinand Marcos said Friday.
HANOI, Vietnam — Vladimir Putin said Thursday he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Korea in what Washington called an "incredibly concerning" statement that threatens instability on the divided Korean peninsula.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy personnel involved in last Monday’s confrontation had been instructed that use of force to accomplish the mission “is not authorized unless in self defense,” according to Philippine Navy spokesman Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad.