What the Philippines’ bid for a UN Security Council seat means for China
Manila would be able to raise South China Sea-related issues that could 'embarrass' Beijing and nudge it into a compromise, ...
China is pushing the Philippines `to the wall’ with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea ...
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Firing Duterte from the National Security Council
The recent removal of Vice President Sara Duterte and former presidents of the Philippines from the National Security Council by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has sparked significant discussion and ...
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Philippines protests China’s deployment of ‘monster ship’ in maritime zone
Philippines National Security Council spokesperson said Manila was surprised by China’s ‘increasing aggression’.
In the Marcos vs Duterte ‘death match’ of 2025, which Philippine dynasty will survive?
With Marcos Jnr’s purge of Sara Duterte and her father from the National Security Council, their high-stakes feud enters a ...
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Government may declare food security emergency
There is sufficient basis to declare a food security emergency, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday ...
South China Sea: Philippines warns Beijing ‘all options on the table’ after coastguard patrol
A Chinese coastguard ship patrolled Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday pushing the Philippines ‘to the wall’, and prompting Manila ...
Philippines deploys maritime and air assets to monitor China's 'monster ship'
The Philippines has deployed air and sea assets of its military and coast guard in its exclusive economic zone to monitor ...
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Philippines alarmed after China sends ‘monster ship’ to disputed shoal
Jonathan Malaya, a spokesperson for the Philippines’ National Security Council, reiterated a call for Beijing to withdraw from Manila’s waters the “monster ship” he said was deployed to ...