Marcos has banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) for their alleged links to crimes, human trafficking and financial scams, and gave the gaming regulator until the end of the year to shut down these businesses The Philippines has ordered foreigners working in offshore gambling firms to leave the country in two months’ time, its immigration […]
Read MoreHeavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, offices and cancel flights on Wednesday and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people. The storm, which is strengthening as it gusts towards Taiwan, did not make landfall […]
Read MoreAn Italian carrier strike group on its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific region will sail through the South China Sea to the Philippines after participating in war games with US allies in Australia, a senior Italian navy official said on Thursday. The moves come amid rising tensions between China and some of its neighbours in […]
Read MoreThe two countries have traded barbs repeatedly over jurisdiction in the contested South China Sea as the Philippines, emboldened by support of defence ally the United States, challenges China’s permanent presence around strategic features inside Manila’s exclusive economic zone The Philippines and China have agreed to set up new lines of communication to improve their […]
Read MoreFour Philippine FA-50 fighter jets and 162 personnel are taking part in the Pitch Black war games over Australia’s largely unpopulated Northern Territory, involving 20 countries and 140 aircraft. The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside US and Australian fighter […]
Read MoreA 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines in Southeast Asia. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that the earthquake hit the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Thursday. The agency said the quake’s depth was 630 kilometers (391.46 miles) from the surface. The Philippine Seismology Agency said in a statement that no damage […]
Read MoreAt least 11 members of the same family were killed when a passenger bus collided with a truck in the Philippines. Apart from this, at least 3 people were seriously injured. The bus collided with a truck on a southbound highway in the country’s northern Cagayan province early on Thursday (July 11). The bus dragged […]
Read MoreThe Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside US and Australian fighter jets, amid a rise in tensions with China in the South China Sea. Four Philippine FA-50 fighter jets and 162 personnel are taking part in the Pitch Black war […]
Read MoreJapan and the Philippines began negotiating a defense pact last year to counter Chinese aggression. That discussion has come a long way. Al Jazeera reported in a report on Monday that the two countries have signed a defense agreement allowing the deployment of troops on each other’s territory. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Philippine […]
Read MoreFive people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in the southern Philippines. At this time, 38 more people were injured. Among the dead were four warehouse workers and the child was the son of an employee. The emergency services of the country gave this information on Sunday. Incident […]
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