World Feb 13 Philippines accuses China of using military-grade laser against coast guard vessel According to the Philippines, the Chinese ship also maneuvered dangerously close to block the Philippine patrol vessel from approaching one of the disputed islands last week.
World Feb 09 U.S. and allies in Asia ready for ‘aggression’ from China, North Korea, general says American forces and their allies in Asia are ready for battle after years of joint combat exercises, a United States general said Wednesday.
World Feb 08 U.S. armed forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats Washington has been reinforcing an arc of military alliances in Asia in a starkly different post-Cold War era in which the perceived new regional threat is an increasingly belligerent China.
World Feb 02 U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation.
World Nov 20 Vice President Harris visits the Philippines amid South China Sea dispute Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that started Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant…
World Oct 30 Fearing a tsunami, Philippine storm victims ran toward deadly mudslide Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground where they were buried…
World Oct 28 Floods and landslides ravage south Philippines, killing at least 50 Philippine officials say torrential rains set off flash floods and landslides that swamped a southern province, killing at least 42 people and leaving 16 others missing.
World Sep 25 Super typhoon strikes Philippines with ferocious winds, forcing evacuations A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where thousands have been evacuated to safety.
World Jul 27 Strong earthquake kills 5, injures dozens in northern Philippines A strong earthquake has killed at least five people, injured dozens and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines. Patients were briefly evacuated from two hospitals in the capital.
World May 10 Election of Marcos Jr. raises concerns about erosion of Philippine democracy Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s apparent landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election is giving rise to immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in the region, and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the…