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Philippines says it ‘strongly condemns’ move at Scarborough Shoal which prevents its fishing boats from gaining accessThe Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying i…
Read MoreThe dropping of charges against Ressa and Rappler, the news website she founded, is the latest legal victory for the Nobel laureate Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has been acquitted of her final tax evasion charge in the latest legal victory for…
Read MoreElden Chamberlain, 60, who is being held on drug charges he denies, will take on the country’s main drug enforcement agency in his defenceAn internationally respected British public health consultant, who has been in Philippines jails for more than two…
Read MoreChina, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims over the area, and tensions often threaten to boil overThe South China Sea is one of the most strategically and economically important waterways in the world. In 2016 more tha…
Read MoreResearchers used genetic analysis to identify species that cannot be distinguished by appearance aloneSeven new leaf insect species, known as “walking leaves”, have been discovered.The insects exhibit a sophisticated “twigs and leaf-like” camouflage al…
Read MoreWe would like to hear from people in the Philippines on Marcos Jr, the South China Sea and their hopes for the futureFollowing Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s landslide win in last year’s Philippines presidential election, the son of the former dictator has insi…
Read MoreVessel becomes potential flashpoint as Beijing orders Philippines to remove wreck housing marines in South China SeaAn international row is growing between the Philippines, the US and China over a rusting ship that has been turned into a crucial milita…
Read MoreExpert warns of ‘significant escalatory potential’ after Chinese coastguards used water cannon on Philippine boatA territorial dispute between China and the US-aligned Philippines is at increasingly high risk of escalating into a conflict involving the…
Read MoreLatest in long history of nautical intimidations by Beijing, which lays unrecognised claim to almost all of the South China Sea The Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, desc…
Read MorePaulo and Mae Padilla’s neighbourhood was submerged following two typhoons, but they were determined to make it down the aisleOn the morning of Paulo and Mae Padilla’s wedding, flood waters had risen past knee level. All the roads in their neighbourhoo…
Read MoreThe Philippines was hit with torrential rain over seven days, brought by Typhoon Doksuri and intensified by Typhoon Khanun. Low-lying villages to the north of the country were the worst affected, houses were left submerged in water and residents were f…
Read MoreA ferry capsized in the Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 26 people, after high winds from Typhoon Doksuri caused passengers to rush to one side. The boat overturned less than 50 metres from the shore after leaving a wharf in Laguna de Bay in R…
Read MoreAnother 40 people have been rescued after boat overturned just after leaving wharf in Rizal provinceAt least 26 people have died and 40 have been rescued after a ferry capsized in the Philippines, officials have said, as the tail end of Typhoon Doksuri…
Read MoreHigh waves and heavy rain hit southern and eastern Taiwan on Thursday, closing businesses and schools, with landslide warnings issued. From 10am local time, Typhoon Doksuri, categorised at the second-strongest typhoon level by Taiwan’s weather bureau, …
Read MoreExtreme heat lingers, leading to wildfires and even giant hailstones. Plus Philippines braces for fifth typhoon of the seasonExtreme heat has lingered over southern Europe throughout the past week, with all-time records broken in a number of locations….
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