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PH junks China demand to remove ship from Ayungin Shoal WPS BASTION. In these file photos, an Armed Forces supply ship approaches the BRP Sierra Madre, moored at Ayungin Shoal since 1999. The Philippines maintains a small Navy presence there—with troops eager to welcome any visitors (inset)—to guard the territory, …

At a Glance Marcos believes that a stronger relationship between the Philippines and the US might be vital in finding “new responses” to geopolitical issues. China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels fired water cannons at Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships escorting boats conducting a resupply mission on Sunday, Aug. 6. Marcos …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said during a situation briefing in Malolos City, Bulacan last Monday, Aug. 7, that all reclamation projects have been suspended and are “under review.” He lamented how the sea has disappeared from Roxas Boulevard as he took note of several problems in the reclamation projects …

Police in Alabama have issued several arrest warrants in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama’s capital that drew nationwide attention after video showed a group of white people pummelling a Black riverboat co-captain, an exchange that sparked a massive fight.  Video shows violent incident that sparked fight largely split …

The death toll from recent flooding in China’s capital rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are missing, officials said Wednesday. Much of the country’s north remains threatened by unusually heavy rainfall.  Northern China battered by unusually heavy rainfall since late July. The death toll from recent …

Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg.  Tech billionaires have been taunting each other about a ‘cage match’ for weeks. Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech …

The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend as Zoom is asking workers who live within 80 kilometres of a Zoom office to head into it at least two days a week.  Employees unhappy with new policy asked questions during Zoom meeting last …

BEIJING: China last month suffered its biggest fall in exports for more than three years, official data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s second-largest economy is battered by sluggish global demand and a domestic slowdown. The data will likely ramp up calls for leaders to do more to revive growth, …

THE Philippines will stay put in one of the disputed islands within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and is staying put since the country has “sovereign rights and jurisdiction over these waters.” The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the BRP Sierra Madre, which serves as an outpost of …

PBBM: DFA fires off note verbale to protest latest WPS mess The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Beijing’s envoy Monday to protest the use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said. “Our secretary of Foreign Affairs summoned …