Batanes amid Beijing’s lawfare
Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday underscored that Philippine sovereignty over Batanes is “settled and not up for debate,” rejecting a Chinese…
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TACLOBAN CITY — A compounding combination of heavy rainfall and electrical power outages has triggered a severe water crisis in Samar’s provincial capital,…
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The United Nations has estimated as many as 50,000 are unaccounted for following the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude shocks.
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In July 2016, a United Nations-backed arbitral tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines in its case against China over the West Philippine Sea, rejecting…
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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from…
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CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AFP) — Hundreds of rescuers struggled Thursday to unearth a 43-year-old Venezuelan man trapped for eight days under a collapsed…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) must ensure that Filipinos in Venezuela are properly monitored, guided and…
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Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure that Filipinos…
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Even with the pick up in maritime traffic through the strait it would take time for energy markets to recover.
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Petrochemical companies mainly in South Korea and Japan have scaled back production capacity, sending the cost of basic goods such as plastic bags surging.
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The current death toll from the disaster stands at 1,450, with tens of thousands of people still missing.
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Renewables are the cheapest, fastest and most reliable source of new power.
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Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters are the key, narrow window for finding the living.
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More than 90 percent of Filipino children with disabilities remain outside the public school system despite a law mandating inclusive education, according to a…
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LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AFP) — The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international…
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The death toll from twin earthquakes rose Friday to 920 in Venezuela, where tens of thousands were reported missing as a desperate and slow-moving search for…
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Many tall buildings with swimming pools have been severely damaged by the tremors.
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