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Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

Mar. 28, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager plans to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea. Ruben Enaje, a...

Philippine president warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

Mar. 28, 2024 10:07 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand...

Philippines lodges its 'strongest protest' against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea

Mar. 25, 2024 08:21 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing on Monday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured Filipino navy crew members and heavily damaged their boat in the disputed South China...

Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons in disputed sea, causing injuries

Mar. 23, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing injuries to its navy crew members and heavy damage to the wooden vessel, Philippine officials said. ...

Blinken underscores 'ironclad' support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

Mar. 19, 2024 19:50 PM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South China Sea recently...

Philippines says US will address concerns over garment exports held up on suspicion of forced labor

Mar. 12, 2024 05:52 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. commerce secretary has committed to address concerns by the Philippines after American authorities held up shipments of garments on suspicion that cotton was produced by forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region, Philippine officials said Tuesday. ...

US is constantly assessing expansion of export controls on chips that could boost China's military

Mar. 11, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used to boost its military, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday. The...

The Philippines says it won't let China remove a Filipino military outpost on a disputed shoal

Mar. 06, 2024 19:37 PM EST

ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships. ...

Philippine and Chinese vessels collide in disputed South China Sea and 4 Filipino crew are injured

Mar. 05, 2024 14:33 PM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collided in the disputed South China Sea and four Filipino crew members were injured in high-seas confrontations Tuesday as Southeast Asian leaders gathered for a summit that was expected to touch on Beijing’s aggression at...

Filipino official says Chinese coast guard blocked Philippine vessels off a disputed shoal and caused a minor collision

Mar. 04, 2024 22:29 PM EST
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino official says Chinese coast guard blocked Philippine vessels off a disputed shoal and caused a minor collision.