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Philippines says US offered to escort supply ships in disputed sea
by Cecil Morella - August 30, 2024 - 8:12am
The United States has offered to escort Manila's resupply missions to outposts in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military chief said Thursday, following Beijing's intensifying efforts to block the...
Filipino mother's search for missing son in the spotlight
by Cecil Morella - August 19, 2024 - 6:49pm
For 17 years, Edita Burgos has looked inside body bags, visited military camps, led street protests, and filed court cases in a desperate search for her missing son Jonas.
China launches air, sea patrols near flashpoint reef as US holds joint drills
by Cecil Morella - August 7, 2024 - 7:17pm
China carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, as the United States and its allies held joint military drills in the same waters.
Inside the dark world of Philippine scam centers
by Cecil Morella - July 25, 2024 - 6:28pm
It started with a raid on a Chinese-run online gambling center north of Manila where hundreds of foreigners and Filipinos were forced to run scams or risk torture.
Philippines to 'stand our ground' in South China Sea dispute
by Cecil Morella - July 12, 2024 - 4:20pm
The Philippines will "stand our ground" in a dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, a top security official said Friday, eight years after an international ruling against China in the territorial conte...
Beijing defends coast guard's 'professional and restrained' conduct in WPS
by Cecil Morella - June 20, 2024 - 4:04pm
Beijing has insisted that its coast guard behaved in a "professional and restrained" way during the confrontation and claimed "no direct measures" were taken against Filipino personnel.
Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic
by Cecil Morella - May 28, 2024 - 1:50pm
The Philippines produces about 61,000 tons of trash every day, up to 24% of it plastic, figures from the environment department show.
Kids study in overheated slum as Philippines shuts schools
by Cecil Morella - May 3, 2024 - 9:36am
Many schools in the tropical country have no air conditioning and students must sweat it out in poorly ventilated classrooms but conditions at Baseco, Manila's infamous docklands slum, are even more desperate.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
by Cecil Morella - April 24, 2024 - 1:57pm
Extreme heat scorched the Philippines, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors.
Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings
by Cecil Morella - March 29, 2024 - 4:44pm
Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion on Good Friday.
'Miracle' rescue nearly 60 hours after Davao de Oro landslide
by Cecil Morella - February 9, 2024 - 11:56am
The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding more survivors...
Landslide at Davao de Oro gold-mining village kills seven
by Cecil Morella - February 7, 2024 - 4:23pm
At least seven people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide hit a gold-mining village in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
Marcos and Duterte clan alliance ruptures
by Cecil Morella - February 6, 2024 - 5:36pm
Less than two years after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was swept to power, his family's alliance with his firebrand predecessor Rodrigo Duterte has been shattered.
Marcos, Duterte supporters rally as family rift deepens
by Cecil Morella - January 28, 2024 - 1:51pm
Supporters of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte were set to hold rival rallies on Sunday, as a battle over the country's Constitution highlighted a deepening rift between the...
Major aftershocks jolt Philippines after magnitude 7.6 quake
by Cecil Morella - December 3, 2023 - 8:07am
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, followed by four major aftershocks that sent residents fleeing from coastal areas amid...
'I try to be strong': 'Yolanda' survivors on starting again
by Cecil Morella - November 7, 2023 - 1:22pm
A decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines and left more than 7,000 people dead or missing, survivors are preparing to commemorate the disaster. 
Philippines, Japan announce negotiations for key defense pact
by Cecil Morella - November 4, 2023 - 9:00am
The Philippines and Japan said Friday they will start negotiations for a defense pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at Scarborough Shoal
by Cecil Morella - September 29, 2023 - 5:34pm
The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to "do whatever it takes" to remove any more floating barriers installed by China at a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
Filipinos' 'crazy passion' for basketball survives FIBA World Cup loss
by Cecil Morella - September 1, 2023 - 1:00pm
The Philippines' failure to make it past the first round — with three straight losses — has done nothing to diminish Filipinos' passion for the sport.
Philippine director puts women at the 'heart' of drug war film
by Cecil Morella - August 12, 2023 - 9:57am
"Maria" is the first full-length documentary to compete in the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
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