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Tenants of buildings at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City evacuate after a strong earthquake was felt Monday afternoon.

Magnitude 5.7 quake jolts Luzon

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Luzon Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Read more

Tenants evacuated buildings in Bonifacio Global City after an earthquake was felt Monday afternoon.

WATCH: Taguig buildings during earthquake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that the quake was located in Castillejos, Zambales at around 5:11 p.m. Read more

In this photo, presidential spokesperon Salvador Panelo holds up supposed proof of journalists and pro bono lawyers conspiring against President Rodrigo Duterte.

Palace's new 'ouster' matrix ludicrous, dangerous — groups

The NUPL slammed the article published as a banner story by broadsheet Manila Times, as "false, totally baseless and completely ludicrous." Read more

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This satellite image dated Sept. 27, 2016 from think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative shows wide semi-circular scars left by Chinese fishing boats' clam-digging operations around Scarborough Shoal.

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No settlement ending up with China allowing Philippines to protect clams, Locsin says

In this Nov. 20, 2018 photo, President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo prior to their expanded bilateral meeting at the MalacaÃ±an Palace.

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Philippines, China may sign 5 deals as Duterte attends Belt and Road forum

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Chinese clam poachers making ‘thousands of dollars’ while destroying entire reef — expert

Chinese poachers are making “thousands of dollars” by extracting clams in the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea and selling them, a US think tank expert said. But such a lucrative business has also destroyed the resource-rich waters’ marine environment and could cost coastal communities their livelihoods.

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China's new stealth amphibious assault drone boats could be used to guard its military outposts in the South China Sea, according to a report.

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This photo dated February 2016 shows a reef flat approximately 1.5 nautical miles away from Pag-asa Island destroyed by Chinese clam harvesters.

Locsin: We had no idea there were clams in Scarborough

Following his previous remarks that China should pay for the giant clams they harvested from Scarborough Shoal, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. claimed that the Philippines was not aware of the existence of the clams.

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Locsin: No one goes to war for clams

The Philippines and China should not go to war over clams, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said, following a report on China’s poaching of giant clams in the Scarborough or "Panatag" Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

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President Rodrigo Duterte with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the state banquet at the Rizal hall of MalacaÃ±ang Palace on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. President Xi Jinping is in the country for two days for a series of bilateral meeting and signing of agreements.

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Majority of Filipinos were in favor of the suit filed by two former Philippine officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court over his country’s actions in the South China Sea, a new opinion poll suggests.

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