Philippines
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May- 2021 -4 MayAsia Pacific
Japan Provides Lifesaving Equipment to Philippine Military
Japan has begun providing the Philippine military with lifesaving equipment to strengthen diplomatic ties between the two countries.
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Apr- 2021 -29 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines’ Duterte Refuses to Stop South China Sea Patrols
Philippine President Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea, insisting the country's sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable.
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22 AprilAsia Pacific
Pakistan Offers Help to Modernize Philippine Military
Pakistan's ambassador to the Philippines said his country is willing to help the Philippines modernize its armed forces.
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20 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines’ Duterte Prepared to Deploy Navy Over South China Sea Claim
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is willing to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country's claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway.
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12 AprilAsia Pacific
Philippines, US to Hold Joint War Games as Tensions Grow in South China Sea
The Philippine armed forces will hold joint exercises with hundreds of US soldiers over the next two weeks, its military chief said Sunday, amid growing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.
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8 AprilSea
Philippines Keeping ‘Options Open’ on South China Sea: Govt
The Philippine defense department said it was keeping "all our options open" as a diplomatic row with Beijing grows over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South China Sea.
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7 AprilSea
US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension
The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.
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Mar- 2021 -31 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands
A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.
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29 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships
A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.
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29 MarchAsia Pacific
Pro-IS Terror Network Behind Indonesian Cathedral Suicide Bombing
The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Palm Sunday was carried out by two members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, including a deadly 2019 attack in the Philippines, police said.
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