(AFP) — The Philippines and the United States will kick off the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation next week, US officials said Tuesday, showing off their strong defence ties in the face of growing Chinese assertiveness. Nearly…
By Laurie ChenAgence France-Presse (AFP) — A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed onto a mountain in southern China on Monday causing a large fire, shortly after losing contact with air traffic control and dropping thousands of metres…
(Eagle News) — A 7.3-magnitude quake shook Japan on Wednesday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast and leaving millions without power. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) , the quake happened at 11:36 p.m.…
(AFP) — The Philippines said Monday it had confronted Beijing’s ambassador after a Chinese navy ship was caught illegally “lingering” in the Southeast Asian nation’s waters, in the latest diplomatic row between the two countries. Manila and Beijing are locked…
(Eagle News) – The first division of the Commission on Elections has “dismissed for lack of merit” the consolidated petitions against presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that sought his disqualification. In a tweet, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that the…
95 percent of active cases still either mild or asymptomatic (Eagle News) – The country’s total active Covid-19 cases dropped below the 100,000 mark for the first time in a month, hitting only 96,326 on Wednesday, February 9. The last…
(Eagle News) — Seventy-five percent of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, the latest Social Weather Stations survey found. According to the survey conducted from December 12 to 16, 2021 using face-to-face interviews, this was an increase of…
By Sunghee HwangAgence France-Presse (AFP) — North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, with South Korea’s military warning the second such weapons test in less than a week showed clear signs of progress. The early-morning launch came…
(AFP) — The United Nations kicked off a campaign Friday to raise $107.2 million in aid for victims of Typhoon Rai, which ravaged the Philippines last week. The money will be targeted towards 530,000 people in the worst-affected areas, who…
By Ferdinandh CabreraAgence France-Presse (AFP) — The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food. The Philippine Red Cross reported “complete…
