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MANILA, Philippines — Angelo Que ended an excruciating five-year wait for a championship by securing the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters title in a stunning display of late-round brilliance, defeating Hyun Ho Rho by four strokes with a closing 67 at the Villamor Golf Club in Pasay City yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical depression Aghon was forecast to intensify into a tropical storm and make landfall over parts of Quezon province this morning, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
MANILA, Philippines — College of St. Benilde and University of Perpetual Help chase history as they go for the title clincher against Letran and Emilio Aguinaldo College, respectively, today in NCAA Season 99 volleyball at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.
MANILA, Philippines – Kazakhstan is a win away from securing a spot in the semifinals of the ongoing 2024 AVC Challenge Cup, where they are likely to collide with hosts Alas Pilipinas after drubbing Indonesia in straight sets in Pool B action on Saturday afternoon.
MANILA, Philippines -- On to the semifinals for the Zamboanga Valientes.
MANILA, Philippines -- Angelo Que ended an excruciating five-year wait for a championship by securing the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters title in a stunning display of late-round brilliance, defeating Hyun Ho Rho by four strokes with a closing 67 at the Villamor Golf Club in Pasay City Saturday.
NEW DELHI: Japan is set to sell patrol vessels worth $507 million to the Philippines, marking its largest deal to date with the country's maritime law enforcement agency. This move, funded by an Official Development Aid loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, is part of Tokyo's broader strategy to confront Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region through deterrence and more aggressive diplomacy.Mark Cogan, an associate professor of peace and conflict studies at Japan’s Kansai Gaidai University, said that Japan's increasing role as a security provider stems from the need to counter China. "Japan needs partners, and it must become as much of a security partner as other countries like the Philippines need them to be," Cogan said. He noted that regional countries, especially in Southeast Asia, require reliable partnerships, particularly as the US is perceived as less reliable in the short term due to its focus on Ukraine and Gaza, a South China Morning Post report said.Japan's evolving role is evident in its updated National Security Strategy and National Defence Strategy from 2022. According to Cogan, Japan must either compete as a security partner or face escalating tactics from Beijing.Historically, Japan has maintained bilateral partnerships with Southeast Asian nations since the 1950s, primarily centered on economic cooperation but expanding to political and security cooperation. In April, Japan established an official security aid program to provide military assistance and equipment to regional countries, including Malaysia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Fiji.
MANILA: The Philippines will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Friday, dismissing China's criticisms of such moves as paranoia. Teodoro bluntly criticized Beijing's increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, without citing China by name, in a speech before the military's top brass at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Philippine navy's founding in Manila.The Philippines, he said, would not tolerate aggression and provocative moves. Since territorial hostilities with China surged last year in the South China Sea, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration has taken steps to forge new security alliances with a number of Asian and Western countries and allowed a US military presence in more Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact. In April and May, the Philippine military staged annual live-fire combat exercises with US forces in and near the disputed waters.