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Philippines, South Korea upgrade ties to strategic partnership
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday (Oct 7) his country and South Korea have upgraded bilateral ties to…
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Commentary: Quiboloy’s arrest – when self-proclaimed ‘Son of God’ plays politics
HELP FROM POWERFUL FRIENDS Collusion between Quiboloy and political actors should not come as a surprise. Quiboloy and KOJC would…
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Philippine court says top Marcos aide not guilty of graft
MANILA:Â Veteran Philippine politician Juan Ponce Enrile, a top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was on Friday (Oct 4) acquitted…
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Philippines detains more than 250 in scam hub raid
MANILA:Â Philippine authorities have detained more than 250 people, most of them Chinese, in a raid on a suspected online scam…
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Philippines takes allegations of foreign spying in the country seriously
MANILA:Â The Philippines expressed concerns on Thursday (Oct 3) over media reports alleging foreign covert operations in the country, saying it…
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Philippines draws defence firms as military modernises amid South China Sea tension
MANILA: Global defence contractors put their advanced hardware on display as the Philippines embarks on the latest phase of a…
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Philippines, US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand to hold joint maritime activity in South China Sea
On Wednesday, naval vessels from New Zealand and Australia sailed through the Taiwan Strait, part of the South China Sea,…
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China says it ‘supervised’ Philippine supply mission to disputed reef
BEIJING:Â China said on Friday (Sep 27) it had “supervised” a Philippine ship as it delivered supplies to a grounded vessel…
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Singapore organisation to remove Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy as patron if convicted of sex offences
SINGAPORE: A Singapore organisation said it would remove Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy as a patron if he is convicted of…
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Philippines says its aircraft was shadowed by Chinese navy helicopter during patrol
MANILA: The Philippines said on Wednesday (Sep 25) its fisheries bureau aircraft was shadowed and approached by a Chinese navy…
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