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'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce

MANILA: Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.

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Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed this week, in an escalation of a row between the oil-rich Gulf state and Manila over worker protections and employer rights.

Reuters

Philippines seeks sugar imports of up to 150,000T to avert shortfall

MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday approved imports of up to 150,000 tonnes of sugar to stabilise local prices as a domestic shortfall looms, his communications office said.

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Philippines places buoys in parts of S. China Sea to assert sovereignty

MANILA: The Philippines has placed navigational buoys within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to assert sovereignty over the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, a coast guard spokesperson said on Sunday.

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Joint Philippines-U.S. patrols in South China Sea may begin by third quarter - envoy

Joint patrols between the Philippines and the United States in the South China Sea may begin later this year, a top diplomat said on Monday, just days after Washington clarified its commitment to defend Manila from an attack at sea.

Reuters

Marcos says Philippines bases could be 'useful' if Taiwan attacked

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday that granting U.S. access to Philippine military bases was a defensive step that would be "useful" if China attacked Taiwan.

Reuters

Explainer-Why have the United States and Philippines issued defence treaty guidelines?

The United States and the Philippines have agreed on new guidelines for their 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, following multiple requests by Manila to make clear the conditions under which Washington would come to its defence.

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Journalist Maria Ressa Fights on for Press Freedom

Philippine investigative journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa warns how disinformation campaigns are eroding democracy at home — and globally.

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‘Ironclad’: Biden, Marcos Jr affirm US-Philippines security ties

Two leaders agree to deepen military relationship amid heightened tensions in Asia Pacific, China pressure.

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US and Philippine presidents meet amid China’s ‘aggressive tactics’

Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Joe Biden are expected to discuss the security situation in the South China Sea

The Guardian - AU

Dozens of flights cancelled at Manila airport after power outage

About 40 domestic Cebu Pacific flights cancelled in Philippines after second power outage at main gateway this year.

Al Jazeera

Manila airport cancels 40 domestic flights after power outage

An unexplained power outage at Manila airport's Terminal 3 on Monday led to about 40 domestic Cebu Pacific flights being cancelled, the airport said.

Reuters

Former undercover investigator Nanette Ambrose trades sleuthing for a life in Mount Isa

Her work for the US government helped bring down a sex-trafficking syndicate and international fraudsters. But Nanette Ambrose gave it all up for the red dirt of Mount Isa — and love.

ABC News

Marcos Jr treads a fine line over military ties as he heads to US

Philippines president has tilted towards US since taking office a year ago, but is keeping Beijing close.

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Philippine Leader Travels to US to Bolster Ties amid China Tensions

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila on Sunday for a visit to the United States as he seeks to bolster ties with Washington amid growing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea. Marcos's visit comes as the United States had called on Beijing to stop "provocative and unsafe…

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US says China intimidates Philippine vessels in South China Sea

US warns that attack on Philippine vessels or aircraft in the Pacific would trigger a defence response from Washington.

Reuters

Philippines' Marcos to forge stronger relationship with US during visit

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday was essential in advancing his country's national interest and strengthening the "very important alliance" between Manila and Washington.

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Jordan Drawn with US, Lebanon with France in Basketball World Cup

The United States will open Basketball World Cup play against New Zealand this summer, with Greece and Jordan also awaiting the Americans in the group stage. And the earliest the US can see France in an Olympic final rematch is the semifinals. FIBA held the World Cup draw in Manila…

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Beijing and Manila trade barbs over close call at sea

BEIJING: China said on Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard ship and a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists was caused by the latter’s “premeditated and provocative action”.

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Chinese and Philippine vessels in near-collision

ABOARD THE BRP MALABRIGO: A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw.

The Independent UK

China's FM holds talks in Philippines amid strained ties

China’s foreign minister says his country is willing to work with the Philippines to resolve their differences, as tensions rise over Beijing’s behavior in the disputed South China Sea and Manila’s deeping military cooperation with the U.S. Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks in Manila with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique…

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Philippines, China Commit to Working on Resolving Differences

The Philippines and China pledged on Saturday to work together to resolve their maritime differences in the South China Sea, where the two have competing claims, and to deepen bilateral ties. Talks between the countries' foreign ministers mark the latest in a series of high-level meetings of the Philippines with…

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Philippine rebel leaders ‘killed by army’

MANILA: A Philippine couple who led one of the world’s longest-running Maoist insurgencies was killed several months ago, communist rebels and security officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

Philippines stoking regional tension with US bases pact, China envoy says

The Philippines is "stoking the fire" of regional tensions by offering expanded military base access to the United States, whose goal is to interfere in China's affairs with Taiwan, Beijing's ambassador to Manila said on Friday.

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Philippine agency seeks 330,000T of rice imports as buffer stocks thin

MANILA: The Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has proposed importing 330,000 tonnes of rice to cover an expected deficit in its buffer stock, as the government seeks to curb the cost of the staple grain and limit upward pressure on inflation.

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