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Philippines signs military pact with New Zealand to widen alliances while facing an assertive China
The Philippines has signed a military pact with New Zealand, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises as Manila ...
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Philippine Authorities Call Out Alleged Chinese Election Interference
Intelligence agencies have warned that China-affiliated entities are “amplifying divisive political discourse” ahead of the ...
How the Philippines could win big amid the US-China trade battle
MANILA: The Philippines may have caught a rare break under US President Donald Trump's latest tariff impositions, and it is ...
Japan and Philippines to start talks on 2 defense pacts in the face of China's growing aggression
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed ...
US and Allied Drills Counter China's Island-Taking Tactics
The U.S. and the Philippines, which have formed an alliance under a mutual defense treaty, are conducting Exercise Balikatan —their largest annual war game—in the Southeast Asian archipelagic country ...
Why Philippines’ poorest voters may not back hardline anti-China candidates
Among Filipinos in class E – those living below the poverty line – 41 per cent said they would vote for candidates who do not ...
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Philippines, U.S. and Australian Forces Simulate Amphibious Invasion in Balikatan
A combined force of Philippine, American and Australian troops in Palawan defeated a simulated amphibious invasion during ...
Hawaii Marines field new weapons in the Philippines
A unit of Hawaii Marines is in the Philippines fielding new weapons for the first time amid simmering tensions with China. The Kaneohe-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, which is in the country for ...
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Spies, Disinformation: China’s Shadow War in the Philippines and Taiwan - TaiwanPlus News
A strategic island leased to a Chinese-linked company has become one of the latest espionage scares in the Philippines.