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By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said challenging China in the South China Sea will only lead to violence, and that he

A tanker and a bulk carrier collided in Manila Bay, Philippines on Wednesday causing significant damage to both vessels. The accident occurred at approximately

by Karen Lema (Reuters) – The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the

MANILA, March 22 (Reuters) – The Philippines complained to China on Monday about what it described as the “swarming and threatening presence”

Karen Lema (Reuters) – The Philippines complained to China on Monday about what it described as the “swarming and threatening presence” of

By Enrico Dela Cruz (Reuters) The Philippines expressed concern about hundreds of Chinese military vessels it said were spotted this month in the disputed

By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) –The Philippines said oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea can proceed without China, in what could be a further

By Neil Jerome Morales  (Reuters) – Officials have evacuated almost a million residents in the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of

By Claire Jiao and Cecilia Yap (Bloomberg) –The Philippines lifted its moratorium on oil and gas exploration in disputed areas of the South China Sea, a

By Claire Jiao (Bloomberg) The Philippines is investigating Covid-19 outbreaks on ships that changed crews in Manila in a bid to avoid a ban on Filipino

By Admiral James Stavridis, USN, retired (Bloomberg) The first time I sailed into Manila Bay, I was a young ensign on a Navy destroyer. It was in the late

MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd and U.S. private equity firm are considering a joint bid for a strategically located but

By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA, April 25 (Reuters) – All offers from potential buyers of a strategically located but debt-laden Philippine

By Manuel Mogato MANILA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s

MANILA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Four people were killed and seven were missing after a Philippine ferry with 251 people on board capsized during bad weather

A Philippine ferry carrying 251 people capsized on Thursday off an island south of Manila, the capital, a coast guard spokesman said, amid a storm bringing

By Clarissa Batino and Ditas Lopez (Bloomberg) — Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano promised a full investigation into the deaths of two

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Russian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under

A total of six people are missing after two cargo ships sank in the Philippines in separate incidents less than 24 hours apart.  The first incident

MANILA, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Armed men killed eight fishermen in what appeared to be an attack by pirates in dangerous waters in the southern Philippines,