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Olympics-Gymnastics-Yulo wins historic gold for Philippines with floor exercise title
PARIS - Carlos Edriel Yulo produced a spectacular performance to win the men's floor exercise final at the Paris Games on Saturday,...
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Olympics-Boxing-'Best gift to myself', Philippines' Villegas wins on birthday
PARIS - Philippines boxer Aira Villegas celebrated her 29th birthday in style by beating Roumaysa Boualam on Thursday to reach the...
Aug 3, 20241 min read


Indonesia presses Myanmar on peace commitments as ASEAN ministers meet
Indonesia's foreign minister at a regional meeting on Thursday called out warring camps in Myanmar over their refusal to agree to...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Oil spill threatens Philippines capital after tanker capsizes
MANILA - A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a crew member...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN met in Laos on Wednesday as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool...
Jul 25, 20243 min read


US to support Philippines' efforts to resupply ship on atoll, Sullivan says
The United States "will do what is necessary" to see that the Philippines is able to resupply a ship on the Second Thomas Shoal that...
Jul 21, 20241 min read


Factbox-What disruptions have been reported after the global tech outage?
A global tech outage that appeared to be related to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft affected operations at...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


China rebukes EU over statement about South China Sea
BEIJING - China has rebuked the European Union over a statement about the South China Sea, saying the bloc ignored historical and...
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Philippines rejects 'use of force' to undermine its South China Sea interests
MANILA - The Philippines rejects the "use of force" to undermine its interests in the contested South China Sea but it does not want any...
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Japan warns of rising tension over China's military drills near Taiwan
TOKYO - Japan warned on Friday that China risked escalating tension with Taiwan with an increase in military exercises that appeared...
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Taiwan monitors Chinese military surge, calls China a threat to stability
TAIPEI - Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region,...
Jul 12, 20243 min read


Philippines air force joins multi-nation war games in Australia
DARWIN, Australia - The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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