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DANGEROUS MANUEVER. A Philippine Coast Guard vessel collides with a China Coast Guard (foreground) ship due to the latter’s “dangerous maneuvers and blocking” at Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday (March 5, 2024). The PCG ship was on its way to escort the resupply boats to BRP Siera Madre. (Screengrab from PCG video) MANILA – …

People wave flags as Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a speech to members of the local Filipino community during an event on the sidelines of the Australia-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Melbourne on March 4, 2024. (AFP / William West)  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos …

President Marcos addresses the Lowy Institute, a prominent Australian think tank, and emphasized the Philippines’ dedication to peace amidst the complex power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. AFP President hits China’s sea actions, gets Aussie, ASEAN backing President Marcos on Monday vowed the Philippines would continue to engage and push back …

Commodore Jay Tarriela says the China Coast Guard’s “reckless and illegal actions led to a collision” between BRP Sindangan and China Coast Guard 21555./Jay Tarriela  MANILA, Philippines — China Coast Guard (CCG) ships collided with and fired water cannons at Philippine boats conducting a resupply mission in the West Philippine …

Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian opposition politician, spoke to CBC News about being banned from running for president and his opposition to the war in Ukraine.  Boris Nadezhdin admits Russian elections aren’t free or fair, but says they are only option for change. Despite being disqualified from running for president, Russian …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to this year’s presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for his actions leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.  Colorado was one of 3 states that made moves to remove Trump from ballot, …

The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict says in a new report that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas and other armed groups committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its attack in Israel on Oct. 7. UN envoy says team …

As measles cases rise around the world — and appear in countries like Canada with ready access to life-saving vaccines — public health experts are urging parents to vaccinate their children and adults to get their shots, too. ‘This is not a disease you want to give a very young …

IN MELBOURNE. President Marcos shakes hands with Australian officials as he arrived Sunday at the Melbourne Airport along with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and the Philippine delegates for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. PPO Photo  President Marcos said the Philippines is looking to set the tone in raising issues of security, …

BRP Gabriela Silang/Wikipedia The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed on Monday offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang for a two-week mission to Batanes and Benham Rise following the directive of PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan. The said vessel will patrol the vicinity waters to conduct maritime domain awareness, …