Philippines

Misinformation and intelligence failures: How the Philippines underestimates ISIS

The Philippines government and armed forces have played down the ISIS threat – sometimes intentionally – worsening an already deadly insurgency

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China and ASEAN members to hold first navy exercises in South China Sea

China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, a move aimed at easing tensions

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US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales

General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines

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Passport to jihad: European foreign fighters joining ISIS in the Philippines

Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the Philippines as a destination for would-be Islamic State foreign fighters as ISIS loses core territory

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Philippines: One killed, 15 injured in second Isulan bombing in five days

An explosion in an internet cafe in Isulan in the southern Philippines, killied one person and injured 15 in the second bomb to strike the city in days

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Philippines: Three killed, dozens injured in Isulan festival bombing

A bomb blast at a festival in Isulan in the southern Philippines killed one person and wounded dozens more in the second deadly attack in under a month

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Raytheon awarded $110 million contract for Paveway laser-guided bombs

Raytheon was awarded a $110 million contract for Paveway precision-guided bombs, including foreign military sales to the Philippines and other states

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Philippine Navy test-fires first Spike missile from MPAC gunboat

The Philippine Navy tested its first Spike short-range surface-to-surface missile from a gunboat during an exercise in Bataan

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South Korea deploys warship to Libya after kidnapping of foreign engineers

Seoul deployed a warship to Libya in an apparent show of force to secure the release of a South Korean man kidnapped with three Filipinos

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Philippines’ Duterte cancels Canada Bell helicopter deal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly cancelled a US$235 million contract to buy 16 helicopters from Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government ordered a review over human rights concerns.

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