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Indonesia agrees to repatriate Filipino woman who spent years on death row over drug trafficking

Dec. 06, 2024 06:05 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal on Friday to send home a Filipino death-row drug convict who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, as the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto seeks to shore up diplomatic ties with neighboring countries. ...

US, Japan and Philippine forces jointly patrol in South China Sea after hostilities involving China

Dec. 06, 2024 02:58 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States deployed a reconnaissance aircraft while Japan and the Philippines sent navy ships in a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Friday, two days after the allied forces condemned actions by Chinese coast guard vessels against Philippine patrol...

Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company's records about Philippines bribery case

Dec. 05, 2024 15:06 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won't be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company's co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines, a judge ruled Thursday. Fox News and parent Fox Corp. sought the information to...

Philippines says China's coast guard fired water cannons and sideswiped its patrol vessel

Dec. 04, 2024 20:01 PM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel on Wednesday in renewed aggression at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said. Philippine coast...

Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte

Dec. 04, 2024 07:41 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A group led by left-wing activists filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice president on Wednesday over her alleged misuse of government funds and demanded that she be permanently barred from holding public office. The impeachment...

Impeachment complaint filed against Philippine Vice President Duterte after she threatened president

Dec. 02, 2024 23:02 PM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An impeachment complaint was filed Monday against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president and her alleged role in extra-judicial killings of drug suspects, corruption and failure to stand up...

Philippine navy shadows Russian submarine in the South China Sea

Dec. 02, 2024 06:15 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military deployed a navy ship and air force planes to shadow a Russian submarine, which passed through the South China Sea off the country’s western coast last week, a security official said Monday. The Russian submarine identified itself...

Impeachment complaint is filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte after she threatened president with death

Dec. 02, 2024 03:57 AM EST
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Impeachment complaint is filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte after she threatened president with death.

Financial and community hurdles slow geothermal energy development in Southeast Asia

Dec. 02, 2024 01:58 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power — geothermal energy seems like an ideal option for countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where the potential is high, and governments are seeking to transition away...

Philippine president says impeaching the vice president, his rival, would be a waste of time

Nov. 29, 2024 00:59 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday that filing impeachment complaints against the vice president, who is facing a legal storm after publicly threatening to have him killed, would be a waste of time for Congress. It was unclear whether...