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Filipino Catholics mark Palm Sunday praying for Pope Francis' health

Thousands of Filipino Catholics attending church on Palm Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week with prayers for the health of Pope Francis as they presented palm fronds to be blessed.

Reuters

Philippines, U.S. hold live-fire exercises focused on territorial defence

Philippine troops staged live-fire exercises with their U.S. counterparts in the Southeast Asian country's largest military camp as part of army-to-army drills aimed at enhancing Manila's defence capabilities against external threats.

Reuters

Zero Motorcycles Seeks To Electrify The Philippine Market In 2023

Zero Motorcycles is eyeing to enter the Philippines in 2023 through a partnership with a subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation.

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Explainer-Can ICC's Philippines drugs war probe make progress if Manila cuts contact?

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said this week he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected his government's request to suspend a probe into thousands of killings during his predecessor's "war on drugs".

Reuters

A ferry fire in the Philippines leaves more than 30 dead, a governor says

A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines and 31 people drowned or died in the blaze and were discovered later, a provincial governor said Thursday.

WEKU

Philippines ferry fire: 31 dead after boat carrying 250 people bursts into flames

Many of the survivors had jumped off the ship, dubbed the MV Lady Mary Joy 3, at the time of the fire - and were quickly rescued by the Philippines coastguard, navy, and local fishermen

Daily Mirror

Philippine ferry fire death toll reaches 31

MANILA: At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said on Thursday.

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Asia’s arms race: potential flashpoints from Taiwan to the South China Sea

Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islands

The Guardian - AU

Philippines' Duterte ready to "face the music" as ICC forges ahead with probe

Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday defended the bloody crackdown on drugs that defined his presidency and said he was ready to "face the music", as the International Criminal Court investigates thousands of killings on his watch.

Reuters

Brit dies while diving in sea off the Philippines after being found by passing ferry

Derek Arthur Silverthorne, 79, from Brighton, was tragically found unconscious in the water of the secluded Bisucay island in Cuyo by a passing ferry near the Philippines

Daily Mirror

Title IX Sexual Assault Cases and Extraterritoriality

From today's decision by Judge Paul Maloney (W.D. Mich.) in Doe v. Calvin Univ.: In 2020, Plaintiff Jane Doe attended Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Calvin University offered a study abroad program in the Philippines with Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete, Philippines. Silliman University selected some of…

Reason

Pensioner stranded in Philippines after P&O cruise ship left without him

Christopher Capel, 72 boarded the P&O cruise ship at the start of year and was just over halfway through a 100-day journey around the world when he started to feel unwell and a doctor forced him off the ship and into a hospital.

Daily Record

Philippines' Marcos to shut out ICC after losing drugs war appeal

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday said he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected an appeal asking it to stop investigating his predecessor's lethal war on drugs.

Reuters

Japan, US, Philippines to launch security talks -Kyodo

Japan, the United States and the Philippines are preparing to establish a formal framework for high-level ministerial talks on security matters, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Brit stranded in the Philippines after cruise ship abandons him while having medical test

Holidaymaker Christopher Capel, 72, from Swindon, Wiltshire, left the ship after going to the hospital for some quick medical tests but when he got back, the vessel had already exited the port

Los Angeles Times

"The next big Asian market": Filipino-American players pave way for baseball's growth in Philippines.

Nestled in a clearing between rye fields and lush jungle, the bases on one of the few baseball diamonds in the Philippines' Tanauan City sat in sludge.

Wales Online

Man is stranded in Philippines after cruise ship left without him

Chris, 72, currently has no idea how he is going to get home

ABC News

Women in the Philippines are finally making inroads in basketball after decades of struggling to be seen

Basketball is considered a religion in the Philippines, but the women's game has struggled to be seen. From being told to wear makeup and tight uniforms, players are finally making inroads.

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Ex-fireman jailed after directing child abuse in Philippines from home in Scotland

A MAN who directed the rape and sexual assault of young girls in the Philippines from his home in Scotland has been jailed for 12 years.

The Independent UK

Ex-fireman jailed for directing child abuse in Philippines from Scotland

Gary Campbell admitted sexual abuse charges involving children as young as four.

Daily Record

International NHS Dumfries and Galloway staff to be welcomed with song and dance

Nursing and social care staff from India, the Philippines and Africa will be welcomed to the region with a night to celebrate the “rich” cultural diversity in the workforce

ABC News

Coronial inquest begins into fatal 2017 snorkelling tour off Port Lincoln in SA

A coronial inquest will examine the death of Ardebby Oh Chua from the Philippines, who drowned while on a snorkelling tour near Blyth Island during 2017.

AAP

'Valiant' resuscitation efforts failed to save tourist

An inquest has opened in Port Lincoln into the death of a 41-year-old tourist from the Philippines who drowned while on a snorkelling tour off Eyre Peninsula.

The Independent UK

Philippines confronting Chinese diplomats over sea disputes

A Philippine official says Filipino diplomats are expected to unleash protests over China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea when they meet with Chinese officials Friday

Reuters

Philippines, China to use diplomacy to address maritime issues

Maritime issues between the Philippines and China remain a "serious concern", a Philippine official said on Friday, as the countries pledged to use diplomacy to resolve differences peacefully during high-level talks.

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