US, Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic in South China Sea, Marcos says
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said…
US, Japan, Australia and Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -Defence forces of the U.S., Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct “maritime cooperative activity” on April 7 to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, the…
Biden to speak to China’s Xi on Taiwan, Ukraine, Philippines
By Nandita Bose and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first direct talks Tuesday since meeting in November, with Biden looking…
Philippines says China’s ‘coercive, aggressive’ actions discussed with top U.S. security adviser
By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said its national security adviser and his U.S. counterpart discussed “coercive, aggressive and deceptive actions” by Beijing in the…
Philippines to boost diplomacy and defence capability as South China Sea ‘countermeasures’
MANILA (Reuters) – Countermeasures by the Philippines to China’s conduct in the South China Sea will entail strengthening its defence capabilities with allies and exhausting all diplomatic measures to resolve disputes, a…
Philippines’ Catholic devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion
By Adrian Portugal CUTUD, Philippines (Reuters) – Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital Manila on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.…
Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with ‘patronising’ China
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday,…
Philippines to build new islands port near Taiwan without U.S. help, governor says
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The U.S. military will not be involved in development of a port in the Philippines’ remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday,…
Biden, Japan’s Kishida and Philippines’ Marcos to hold April summit at White House
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for a summit in Washington on April 11 to discuss economic relations and…
Philippines arrests suspect on U.S. terror watchlist
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine law enforcers arrested on Thursday a woman on a U.S. terror watch list for allegedly helping transfer funds to an Islamic State leader in Southeast Asia in 2016.…
Philippines ready to use ‘forces’ to quell any secession attempt- official
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government is ready to use “authority and forces” against attempts to divide the nation, a security official said Sunday, after former President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to separate…
EV maker VinFast to invest in Philippines this year
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese electric vehicles maker VinFast will open an EV business network in the Philippines, its parent company Vingroup said on Tuesday, in an announcement during the visit of President…
Philippines to develop islands in South China Sea – military chief
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will develop islands in the South China Sea that it considers part of its territory to make them more habitable for troops, Manila’s military chief Romeo Brawner…
Philippines’ Marcos gives cautious economic outlook on El Nino, geopolitical risks
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Friday painted a cautious outlook for his country’s economy given risks stemming from geopolitical tensions and El Nino weather phenomenon. “While the future…
U.S. says fuel shipment to Philippines coordinated with authorities
MANILA (Reuters) -The U.S. embassy in Manila said on Thursday that the U.S. delivered fuel from one of its naval bases in Hawaii to a facility inside a former U.S. base in…
Philippines enacts new law that makes paying taxes easier
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has signed into law a bill making it easier for taxpayers to pay their taxes, his office said on Sunday, in a bid to…
Philippines hopeful of exiting global money laundering ‘grey list’
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is hopeful of being taken off the money laundering ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of this year, the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Council said…
Philippines extends tariff cuts on imported rice, other food items to fight inflation
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of reduced tariffs on rice and other food items until the end-2024 to keep prices stable amid a threat of…
Philippines’ Marcos signs into law record $103 billion budget for 2024
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has signed into law next year’s record 5.768 trillion pesos ($103.36 billion) budget, which he said details his government’s battle plan to combat poverty,…
Philippines ‘wargaming’ Chinese hostilities as sea standoffs intensify
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is contingency planning for an escalation of hostilities in the South China Sea, according to a senior military official, including a scenario where crew repel Chinese forces…
Explainer-Why China, the Philippines keep fighting over tiny shoal
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday described the actions of Chinese vessels against its boats carrying out South China Sea resupply missions over the weekend as a “serious escalation”. In the…
Philippines condemns China’s actions in South China Sea against fishing vessels
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines condemned China’s “illegal and aggressive actions” in the South China Sea on Saturday, saying its coast guard had fired water cannon at a Philippine…
Philippines central bank may pause or hike rates at next meeting -governor
MANILA (Reuters) – The governor of the Philippine central bank said on Wednesday it could either keep interest rates steady or raise them at its policy meeting next week. The central bank,…
Philippines VP says peace talks with communist rebels a pact ‘with the devil’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday opposed a government decision to restart peace negotiations with communist rebels, describing the move as an “agreement with the devil” in a…
Potential for remittance income to be cut by AI, says Philippines finance minister
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -Philippines Finance Minister Benjamin Diokno says there is potential that the remittances that help power the southeast Asian economy could be replaced by AI. Money earned…
China urges Philippines to end ‘provocations’ in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday warned the Philippines against further “provocations” at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law and disrupted…
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