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The Philippines is not provoking any conflict in the South China Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, in response to Beijing’s accusation that Manila is repeatedly encroaching on Chinese territory.   “The Philippines is not provoking conflict. We follow international law and we are only implementing …

OIL EXPLORATION MAP. This map from the Department of Energy shows the sites of the country’s Petroleum Service Contracts and Pre-Determined Areas, especially a dense area surrounding Recto Bank off Palawan in the West Philippine Sea (photo below) that holds rich oil and gas reserves. DOE Photos Marcos says despite …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. arrived from his trip to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum on January 21, 2023. (Facebook / Bongbong Marcos)  MANILA, Philippines — A budget amounting to P1.408 billion has been allocated for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s domestic and international travels in the coming …

Two Korean navy ships are in Manila for a series of activities aimed at strengthening relations between the Philippines and South Korea. Training ship ROKS Hansando and combat support ship ROKS Hwacheon will be participating in Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN)’s Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG), which will be held in …

Say goodbye to fireworks, not your fingers, the Department of Health urged Filipinos Tuesday, as it reported 52 cases of fireworks-related injuries, six days before the New Year.  Five of the cases—three minors and two adults–led to the amputation of mangled fingers and hands due to the use of illegal …

Israeli forces pummelled central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday, and a telecommunications outage in much of the enclave hit efforts to reach Palestinian casualties, after Israel’s military chief said the war on Hamas would grind on for months.  Communications outage slows efforts to reach wounded Palestinians. Israeli …

With electric vehicle sales in Canada breaking records every year, the demand is clear, say advocates of EVs. But some observers say data shows that most Canadians still aren’t particularly eager to buy one and that federal targets might be difficult to achieve.  High prices, need for charging stations, lack …

Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie Parasite, was found dead in a car in Seoul after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use.  Lee, who faced allegations of illegal drug use, was found in Seoul park, …

Doctors in India’s most populous city are sounding the alarm over what they say is a fivefold increase in cases of a severe inflammation of the lungs called hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Experts link the spike directly to Mumbai’s growing pigeon population, since their droppings are the leading cause of the disease …

Beijing has imposed its will over the maritime expanse that it claims under the invalidated nine-dash line. Amid the intensifying friction between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea, the United States remains the counterbalance despite Beijing’s insistence that the superpower exit from the territorial dispute. It would …