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Philippine Communist Rebels Agree To Discuss Ceasefire
Communist rebels waging one of the world's longest-running insurgencies in the Philippines say they are willing to...
Philippine Fisherman’s Tale of 58 Days Adrift
Adrift and alone in the Pacific Ocean, Rolando Omongos prayed to live long enough to bring home news of the death of...
Duterte Offers Authoritarianism As Philippine Panacea
Three turbulent decades after the Philippines shed dictatorship, President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a return to...
Japan Loans Manila Military Planes For South China Sea
The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes...
Manila Could Share Maritime Resources With China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he was open to sharingBeijing in flashpoint South China Sea waters...
China Denies Plans To Build On Disputed Shoal
China Wednesday denied plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal near the Philippines'...
The Story of A Ghanaian Seeking American Citizenship
Several Ghanaians have travelled to various countries for one reason or the other. Some succeeded, others who were less...
The Story of A Ghanaian Seeking American Citizenry
Several Ghanaians have travelled to various countries for one reason or the other. Some succeeded, others who were less...
‘Fat Leonard’ US Navy Corruption Probe Snags More Officers
A retired US Navy admiral and eight other high-ranking officers have been charged with corruption and other offenses in...
Benham Rise Sea Territory ‘is Ours’
President Rodrigo Duterte says instructed the military to assert Philippine ownership of a large ocean region off the...
Japan Plans To Send Largest Warship To South China Sea, Sources Say
Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three...
Smoking Paradise Japan Tries To Kick the Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out...
Chinese Survey Ships Entering Philippine Territory
Chinese survey ships have been entering waters recognised by the United Nations as Philippine territory, Manila's...
Philippines Slams US Drama For President’s Sexual Advance
Manila on Tuesday "strongly protested" an American television drama for showing a fictional Philippine president making...
Philippine Police ‘reload’, Rejoin Drug War
The Philippine police chief said Monday his forces had "reloaded" and were back fighting their president's deadly war...
Body of Beheaded German Hostage Found
The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by...
Philippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing...
‘Big Ben’ Mbala Towers In Basketball-Mad Philippines
"Big Ben" cuts an imposing figure, dominating college basketball in the hoops-crazy Philippines as the best of a wave...
Pro-Islamic State Militants Re-Emerge As Philippine Nightmare
With ultra-fast boats, millions in ransom payments and sympathetic locals, pro-Islamic State militants on lawless...