カテゴリー: Philippines
Expert 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…
Latest 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…
Paulo 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…
The 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…
A 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…
Another 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…
High 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, …
Extreme 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….
Agency DDB Philippines apologises for using ‘highly inappropriate’ images that stock footage providers offer from Brazil and IndonesiaA tourism campaign for the Philippines backfired after the creators of a video promoting the archipelago nation as a h…
Marcos has stood up to China, and he remains popular, despite running the country ‘under cruise control’, according to one expertOne year ago on Friday, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son and namesake of the former dictator, became the president of the Philippin…
Exclusive: methodology used by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism risks undermining media in global south, says RessaNobel peace laureate Maria Ressa has claimed Oxford University’s leading journalism institute is publishing flawed research …
Over 13,000 people already evacuated but many more may have to leave if eruption turns violent The Philippines’ most active volcano was spewing lava down its slopes on Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to…
Cresenciano Bunduquin is the latest to be killed in a country that is one of the most dangerous places to be a journalistA radio broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the central Philippines on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a long list …
Sam Verzosa says education is in crisis as children study for hours but underperform in testsA lawmaker in the Philippines has proposed banning schools from setting homework at weekends, saying students are overworked and need to recharge.Sam Verzosa, …