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A China Coast Guard ship maneuvers past a Philippine fishing boat during the distribution of fuel and food to fishers by the civilian-led mission Atin Ito (This Is Ours) Coalition, in the disputed South China Sea on May 16, 2024.

76% of Filipinos see China as biggest threat to country

By Gaea Katreena Cabico

Results of the poll conducted in March showed that 76% of adult Filipinos view China as the top threat to the country.

A photo taken in the late hours of August 17, 2020 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.

WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu

In this frame grab from aerial video footage taken on March 5, 2024 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a Chinese Coast Guard ship (R) deploys a water cannon at the Philippine military-chartered civilian boat Unaizah May 4 (L) during its supply mission near Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines said on March 5 that China Coast Guard vessels caused two collisions with Philippine vessels and water cannoned a boat, leaving four crew injured during a resupply mission in the South China Sea.

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This handout photo taken on May 19, 2024 and received on June 4, 2024 from the Armed Forces of the Philippines shows recovered supplies which were airdropped to a Filipino outpost, on a boat near Second Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Philippine military said June 4 that Chinese boats illegally "seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea. Chinese personnel on board the boats later dumped the items in the water, a Philippine Navy spokesman said.

Philippines says Chinese boats seized supplies airdropped to Filipino outpost

The Philippine military said that Chinese boats illegally "seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea.

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People join a protest caravan to oppose the governmentâ��s jeepney modernisation plan, in Manila on April 15, 2024.

Manibela announces 3-day strike, cites Congress hearings vs PUV impounding

A group is set to stage another transport strike from June 10 to 12 to protest the apprehensions of unconsolidated jeepneys even after the Congress "allowed for a year-long registration."

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The BRP Sierra Madre is seen docked at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on November 10, 2023.

Philippines denies troops pointed guns at China Coast Guard

The AFP rejected the accusation, saying its personnel “acted with the highest level of professionalism, restraint, and discipline.”

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Fisherfolk join a fluvial parade in Candelaria, Zambales on May 11 to oppose the continued harassment by the China Coast Guard of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.

China warns of limits to its ‘restraint’ in South China Sea

China’s defense minister warned yesterday of “limits” to Beijing’s restraint on the South China Sea and over the deployment of ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The presence of the China Coast Guard (CCG) persists despite the effort of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to block them and assist the four main vessels of the second civilian resupply mission of the Atin Ito Coalition to the Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on May 16, 2024.

United States congratulates Philippines for ‘eloquently’ expressing South China Sea position

The United States congratulated the Philippines for “eloquently laying out the Philippines’ position on the South China Sea.”

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