China tension shadows ASEAN talks
Andolong said the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea would likely figure in the talks.
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West Philippine Sea tensions
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JV challenges China critics
Senator JV Ejercito defended his call to declare Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, challenging critics to speak up for Filipino troops and…
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AFP supports Teodoro amid China tiff
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has backed Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over the suspension of military communication channels with China, saying…
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Trounced GOP won’t end war — or ASEAN’s nightmare
Start with what will not change. Congress has little say over how a president runs a war, and a Democratic House cannot rewrite foreign policy on its own.
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Time to drop landlubber mentality
For a nation bound by a complex maze of over 7,000 islands, our true destiny and our gravest vulnerabilities have always been written on the water.
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China undermining national resolve — AFP
China's actions in the West Philippine Sea aim to weaken Philippine resolve, AFP spokesperson Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said, as the military vowed to…
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Our troubled world
Is all this growing culture of violence that is glorified in video games favored by the youth a portent of troubling days ahead for our next generation?
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WPS escalations
Topping the latest coercion episodes were the barring of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and his family from entering China as well as the discovery of a…
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AFP validates new structure at disputed shoal
The Philippine military reported monitoring 82 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels in the West Philippine Sea in May, highlighting increased maritime activity…
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Taiwanese group: China using airspace as ‘weapon’
The Taiwanese Association of the Philippines condemned China for allegedly pressuring nations to block Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s flight path, warning…
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Balikatan highlights Phl defense posture
The Stratbase Institute said the exercises reflect the Philippines’ approach to addressing security challenges in the disputed waters.
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Invisible war being waged on Phl
The Philippines faces a dual threat of military tensions in the West Philippine Sea and coordinated cyber operations, as warned by Stratbase Institute,…
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The discipline of diplomacy
China operates under a different normative framework. Public ridicule of the head of state is perceived not as an expression but as an insult.
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Tarriela skewers father-son lawmakers
Tensions over the West Philippine Sea intensify as PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela rebukes lawmaker Paolo Marcoleta’s remarks on a potential China war,…
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Forging a CoC amid contested waters
The 2026 deadline for finalizing binding rules in the South China Sea has acquired critical urgency for Manila. The Code of Conduct negotiations are both the…
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