MANILA: The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday (May 2) it summoned a senior Chinese embassy official over the “harassment of Philippine vessels” in the South China Sea. “The Philippines protested the harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous manoeuvres, use of water cannons and other aggressive actions of China Coast Guard and … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines will suspend in-person classes in all public schools for two days due to extreme heat and a nationwide strike by jeepney drivers, the country’s education department said on Sunday (Apr 28). Extreme heat has scorched Southeast Asia in recent weeks, prompting thousands of schools to suspend in-person operations and authorities to issue health … Read more
MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday (Apr 27) denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling the claim propaganda. A spokesperson at China’s embassy in Manila said on Apr 18 that the two had agreed early this year to a “new … Read more
But the government’s decision to shutter schools was no relief to 13-year-old Nur. Her cramped one-room home in the megacity, shared with her younger brother and parents, feels almost as suffocating as the streets outside. “The heat is intolerable. Our school is shut, but I can’t study at home. The electric fan does not cool … Read more
The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office also initiated a probe into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that Beijing used “unfair, non-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, said he would not be surprised if China imposes countermeasures against the proposed tariffs through countervailing … Read more
A PENSIONER barred from moving his Filipino wife into his bungalow says he’s sending her £250-a-month to support her. Twice-divorced John Ball, 78, married “true love” Anita, 60, in September – just months after meeting on a dating app. 6 John Ball sends his wife Anita £250-a-month to support her after she lost her right to a pension … Read more
MANILA : The Philippines’ decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a “sovereign choice”, its foreign ministry said on Thursday (Apr 18), urging China to “reflect upon its own actions” in the South China Sea. “The source of tension in our region is well known to all,” the foreign affairs … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, April 14, 2024 Catholic faithful raise their palm fronds during the blessing in front of a church as part of the traditional lenten devotion on Palm Sunday in Manila on March 24, 2024. | TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have … Read more
A PENSIONER barred from moving his Filipino wife into his bungalow says he’d sell his ORGANS just to get her into Britain. Twice-divorced John Ball, 78, married “true love” Anita, 60, in September – just months after meeting on a dating app. 8 John Ball, 78, married ‘true love’ Anita, 60, out in the Philippines … Read more
WASHINGTON: A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday (Apr 12), while seeking to assure China it was not a target. “I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important,” Marcos told a … Read more
