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☆ Mary Jane Veloso: Indonesia agrees to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Mary Jane Veloso is coming home,” Marcos said in a statement. Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said at a news conference in Manila that Filipino authorities would discuss the legal terms of Veloso’s transfer with their Indonesian counterparts. The Indonesian government has asked the Department of Justice in Manila to formally request Veloso’s transfer back to the Philippines, Justice Department spokesperson Mico Clavano said. Veloso traveled to Indonesia in 2010 where her godsister reportedly told her a job as a domestic worker awaited her. That Philippine case helped convince Indonesian authorities to delay Veloso’s execution and eventually consider her transfer back to her country, Clavano said.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Prabowo Subianto, Mary Jane Veloso, “ Mary Jane Veloso, ” Marcos, “, Mary Jane’s, Veloso, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Subianto, Eduardo de Vega, Mico Clavano, ”, godsister, Josefiel Rivera, Clavano Organizations: Philippines AP, Philippine, Indonesia’s, Law, Human Rights, Indonesian, Department of Justice, Justice, Indonesia —, Roman Catholic, Department of Foreign Affairs, AP Philippine Locations: Manila, Philippines, Indonesia, Philippine, Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Nigeria, Pasay

☆ Rodrigo Duterte wants to make a comeback in the Philippines. What could go wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

But major cracks appeared in January, when Rodrigo Duterte called Marcos a “drug addict” and threatened that the president could be removed from power. Months later, Vice President Duterte-Carpio resigned as education secretary, a departure seen by analysts as a sign that the relationship between the country’s top leaders was beyond repair. “And when they get there, I will be the president of hell.”Marcos insisted he thought he and the vice president were friends. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte attend an education-related event in Manila on January 25, 2024. Despite all the controversies and alleged links to extrajudicial killings and suspected criminals, Duterte has told Davao voters that a vote for him is a vote for order.

Persons: Rodrigo Duterte, Donald Trump’s, Sara Duterte, Carpio, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, –, Ferdinand Marcos, Marcos, Rodrigo Duterte’s, Richard Heydarian, ”, Duterte, “, ” Duterte, Duterte's, Jes Aznar, Sebastian Duterte, Paolo Duterte –, Heydarian, “ It’s, ” Heydarian, Ezra Acayan, Ferdinand Marcos Sr, ” Marcos, Sandro Marcos, behead, Ranjit Singh Rye, ” Rye, Cleve Arguelles, Numero, Sebastian, Rodrigo’s, Paolo, ” Arguelles, reigniting, Prospero Nograles, Margarita, Karlo Nograles, Arguelles, Pastor Apollo Carreon, God ”, of Jesus Christ Organizations: CNN, Trump, Asian Center of, University of the, International Criminal Court, ICC, Department of Education, Lawmakers, Getty, Davao, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Kyodo, Marcos, FBI Locations: Philippine, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, United States, China, University of the Philippines, Davao, Manila, “, Duterte, West Philippine, Washington, Beijing, Rye, Karlo, of

☆ Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region. Man-yi, locally known as Pepito, is the sixth tropical cyclone to enter the typhoon-battered Philippines in a month. A resident securing the roof of a house in Legazpi, the Philippines, on Friday ahead of Typhoon Man-yi. In October, Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey brought heavy flooding and triggered landslides, killing 162 people with 22 still missing, according to government data. About 20 tropical storms strike the Philippines each year on average, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and deadly landslides.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, ” Marcos, Juanito Victor Remulla, Sayat, Usagi, Rueli Rapsing, ” Rapsing, Trami, rey, Haiyan Organizations: Metro, “, Capital, NCR, Getty, Typhoon Kong, Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Philippine, Metro Manila, Pacific, Catanduanes, Legazpi, AFP, Taiwan, Cagayan, Typhoon, Tacloban

☆ Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Helen Regan | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from warmer oceans that threatens to bring more misery to the storm-weary Philippines. Satellite images from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center show the four storms spanning the vast West Pacific basin, from Vietnam to Guam. They are Typhoon Yinxing, Typhoon Toraji, Tropical Storm Usagi and Tropical Storm Man-Yi. The fourth storm on the heels of Usagi is Tropical Storm Man-Yi, which is currently about 430 kilometers (265 miles) east of Rota, Guam. Man-Yi is expected to continue moving west, reaching typhoon strength Friday morning, and could potentially hit the northeastern Philippines by early next week.

Persons: It’s, Yinxing, Trami, Charism Sayat, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, we’re, ” Marcos, ”, Toraji, Yi, Usagi, Rey, Gaemi Organizations: CNN, West Pacific, Japan’s Meteorological Agency, Typhoon, Tropical, Getty, Typhoon Kong Locations: West, Vietnam, Guam, Philippines, Polangui, Albay, South, Manila, AFP, China, Hainan Province, Cagayan, Iloco Norte, Luzon’s Aurora Province, Luzon, Rota, Bato, Camarines Sur province South, Typhoon, Asia, Southeast Asia

☆ Scarborough Shoal: China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Story Ap | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. The statement added that one of the laws signed by Marcos, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act, violates China’s sovereignty in the South China Sea. This photo taken on February 15, 2024, shows an aerial view of over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. China stakes claim to almost the entirety of the South China Sea.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Sta Rosa Organizations: Foreign Ministry, Scarborough, Philippine, Ministry, United, Philippine Maritime, Getty Locations: China, South China, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, Philippine, Luzon, Beijing, United Nations, AFP, Vietnam, Asia

☆ Philippine preacher denies accusations of sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Quiboloy, 74, denied the claims, saying: “There is no truth to what they said.” He challenged the accusers to file charges regarding the new allegations. Teresita Valdehueza told senators she left the church after 19 years of membership in 1999 due to the alleged abuse. “If you say I do not want, he will say you did not overcome your flesh. Quiboloy was arrested last month after thousands of police officers searched his sprawling compound in the southern city of Davao. Former President Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, have accused the police of rights violations and abuse of power in arresting Quiboloy, widening the rift between the Duterte family and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration.

Persons: Apollo Quiboloy, “, God ”, of Jesus Christ, ”, Teresita Valdehueza, God, ” Valdehueza, undressed, ” Yulya, Quiboloy, Tartova, Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte, Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Jr Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Philippine, of, Ukrainian, Davao, United States

☆ Rodrigo Duterte: Former Philippine president to run as mayor despite drug killings legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Manila, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’s former President Rodrigo Duterte registered Monday to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drugs crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a possible crime against humanity. His son – incumbent Davao city Mayor Sebastian Duterte – would run as his vice-mayor in next year’s mid-term elections, officials said. More than 6,000 people, mostly poor drug suspects, were killed under a massive police-enforced crackdown against illegal drugs that Duterte oversaw when he was president, according to government pronouncements. Duterte has denied condoning extrajudicial killings of drug suspects, although he has openly threatened suspects with death and has ordered police to shoot suspects who dangerously resist arrest. During his presidency, Duterte nurtured cozy ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin while lambasting the security policies of the United States and other Western governments.

Persons: Rodrigo Duterte, Mayor Sebastian Duterte –, Duterte, Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Marcos administration’s, China’s, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Mayor, ICC Locations: Manila, Philippines, Davao city, Davao, Duterte, China, United States

☆ Philippines levies 12% VAT tax on digital services by Amazon, Netflix and Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A level playing field produces better products and services," Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo Lumagui said in a statement. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed into law on Wednesday the imposition of VAT on non-resident digital service providers such as streaming services and online search engines. The Philippines will impose a 12% value-added tax on digital services offered by tech giants such as Amazon , Netflix , Disney , and Alphabet , in a move that will level the playing field with domestic brick and mortar players, the internal revenue agency said on Thursday. Only domestic digital service providers are now subject to paying the 12% VAT, the agency said. Digital services provided by foreign firms are considered rendered in the Philippines if the digital services are consumed in the Southeast Asian nation, the revenue agency said.

Persons: Romeo Lumagui, Ferdinand Marcos Jr Organizations: Internal, Netflix, Disney, Google Locations: Philippines, Asia, Pacific, Philippine, Southeast Asia

☆ U.S. keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year, both countries said at the time, but has remained there. China and Russia have condemned the first deployment of the system to the Indo-Pacific, accusing Washington of fueling an arms race. The deployment, some details of which have not been previously reported, comes as China and U.S. defense treaty ally the Philippines clash over parts of the hotly contested South China Sea. Philippine officials said Filipino and U.S. forces continued to train with the missile system, which is on the northern island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea and is close to the Taiwan Strait. A Philippine army spokesman, Colonel Louie Dema-ala, on Wednesday said training was ongoing and it was up to Philippine authorities and the United States Army Pacific to decide how long the missile system would stay.

Persons: Ezra Acayan, Lin Jian, Louie Dema, USARPAC, Ferdinand Marcos Jr Organizations: High Mobility Artillery, Getty, United States Army Pacific, Reuters, Philippine Locations: Philippines, Laur, Nueva Ecija, States, U.S, Asia, Taipei, China, Russia, Washington, Luzon, Taiwan Strait, Philippine

It was a stunning denouement for the self-proclaimed appointed son of God, a Filipino evangelist preacher who had millions of followers and influence at the highest levels of government but was wanted by Philippine authorities and the FBI on charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse. That changed in March, when a Philippine court ordered the arrest of Quiboloy and several other people on suspicion of child and sexual abuse and human trafficking. After he surrendered, officials said, Quiboloy was flown by military transport to Manila, the capital, and placed in police detention. After he won the presidency in 2022, Marcos set about dismantling Duterte’s power alliances, including the one with Quiboloy. Marcos said that he did not understand Duterte’s apology but that it was “her prerogative” to make it, local media reported.

Persons: God, Apollo Quiboloy, Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte’s, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Quiboloy, ” Marcos, of Jesus Christ, ”, “, Jean Fajardo, ” Sen, Risa Hontiveros, Benhur Abalos, Duterte, Ted Aljibe, colluding, Sara Duterte, Christ Organizations: Philippine, FBI, Philippine Department of Justice, U.S . Treasury Department, Police, Philippine Senate, Getty, U.S Locations: Philippine, Davao, U.S, of Jesus, Philippines, Torreon, Davao City, of, Manila, AFP, Hawaii

CNN —Filipino pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, who is wanted by both the FBI and local law enforcement officers on sexual abuse and human trafficking charges, has been arrested weeks after a standoff with the police. The arrest concludes a fraught showdown between the pastor’s supporters and police who had surrounded a compound in the country’s south where Quiboloy had holed up. ET), the detainees were issued a 24-hour ultimatum to come out from the church’s sprawling 30-hectare (75 acre) compound. Nearly 2,000 officers surrounded the church compound where Quiboloy was believed to be hiding. “Although he is a very prominent person… we will treat him like any other arrested person and will respect his rights.

Persons: Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, Quiboloy, Benhur Abolos, “, God ”, of Jesus Christ, Nicolas Torre III, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ”, Israelito Torreon, Rodrigo Duterte Organizations: CNN, FBI, Facebook, Philippines ’, ” National, Philippine News Agency, Police, PTV Locations: Philippines, of, Davao, Manila, Brig, California, Philippine

☆ Who is the real Alice Guo? Fugitive mayor accused of spying for China faces legal reckoning after weeks on the run
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The official inquiry into Alice Guo, disgraced former mayor of a small town not far from the capital Manila, has been compulsive viewing for Filipinos since it began in May. But who exactly is Alice Guo? The Bureau of Immigration (BI) says Indonesian authorities have informed them that former Mayor Alice Guo has been arrested in the country on September 4, 2024. Guo shows her chicken farm in Bamban, Tarlac province, in the Philippines in a YouTube video posted on April 20, 2022. The real concern about Guo arose from her alleged ties with business associates from China currently in prison.

Persons: Alice Guo, Guo, “, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, lawbreakers, ”, Alice L, David Buenaventura, Ditjen, she’s, Alice Leal Guo, scammers, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Marcos Jr, ” Marcos, Guo Hua Ping, hasn’t, Zhang Ruijin, Lin Baoying, Zhang, Lin, AMLC, Shiela, Cassandra Li Ong Organizations: CNN, absconding, Ang Law, Immigration, Philippine Bureau, YouTube, Philippine Offshore Gaming, Philippine News Agency, Philippine senate, Facebook, National Bureau of Investigation, Money, Yuan Technology Inc, Hongshen Gaming Technology Inc, QJJ, Inc Locations: Philippines, Manila, China, South China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bamban, Tarlac province, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippine, what’s, POGOs, Beijing, Singapore

☆ Harris' foreign policy record suggests focus on China, Indo-Pacific, CFR political scientist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., along with their partners, meet at the Vice President's residence in Washington, DC, U.S., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesVice President Kamala Harris would likely prioritize countering China and strengthening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region if she were to win the White House, according to American political scientist Rush Doshi. watch nowOn Sunday, the DNC released the 2024 policy platform document ahead of its convention. For insight into Harris' position on the Indo-Pacific, Doshi instead suggested taking into account the policymaker's past work there. Those leaders include now Taiwanese President William Lai in January while he was still vice president and Chinese President Xi Jinping later that same year.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Rush Doshi, Harris, Doshi, shouldn't, Joe Biden, William Lai, Xi Jinping, Fumio Kishida, Mike Johnson, Win Mcnamee Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, White, Democratic, Committee, Europe, China Strategy Initiative, Council, Foreign Relations, DNC, Biden, U.S, Capitol Locations: Philippines, Washington , DC, China, Pacific, Europe, Asia, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Philippine, Australia, United Kingdom, India, Japan

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said Tuesday that it had filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army said Saturday that a Philippine air force aircraft “illegally” entered the airspace above the shoal, which China claims, disrupting its combat training activities. The command sent jets and ships to identify, track and drive away the Philippine aircraft, it added. In 2013, China announced a new Air Defense Identification Zone over the East China Sea that covers a chain of disputed islands also claimed by Japan. Washington has repeatedly warned that it is obligated to defend the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia, if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.

Persons: Romeo Brawner Jr, ” Brawner, Teresita Daza, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ”, Jay Batongbacal, ” Batongbacal, Thomas Shoal Organizations: Philippine military’s, Scarborough, seaway, ” Department of Foreign Affairs, ”, China, Southern Theater Command, People’s Liberation Army, Philippine, U.S, Air Defense, East China, Institute for Maritime Affairs, Law, University of the, Washington Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Beijing, Philippine, South China, Manila, China, People’s Republic of China, United States, Australia, Canada, East, Japan, Washington, University of the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Scarborough, Asia

☆ Philippines condemns China’s ‘illegal and reckless’ actions for dropping flares in the skies above South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Philippine military condemned “dangerous and provocative actions” when two Chinese aircraft dropped flares in the path of a Philippine aircraft during a routine patrol around the shoal on Thursday. The Chinese military’s Southern Theater Command countered that the Philippines had disrupted its training, accusing Manila of “illegally intruding” into its airspace. On Sunday, Marcos urged China to act responsibly both in the seas and in the skies. Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual shipborne commerce, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. China rejects a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that Beijing’s expansive claims had no basis under international law.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, ” Marcos, Chester Cabalza, ”, Cabalza Organizations: Sunday, South China, Southern Theater Command, Presidential Communications Office, International Development, Security Cooperation Locations: South, Manila, Beijing, Scarborough, Philippines, Philippine, “, China, South China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, The Hague

☆ Philippine military condemns China air force for ‘dangerous’ acts in South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Philippine military said on Saturday it strongly condemns “dangerous and provocative actions” by China’s air force at a contested shoal in the South China Sea. It was the first time the Philippines has complained of dangerous actions by Chinese aircraft, as opposed to navy or coast guard vessels, since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office in 2022. Two People’s Liberation Army Air Force aircraft executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path of a NC-212i Philippine air force propeller aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol over the Scarborough shoal on Thursday morning, the military said in a statement. Filipino fishermen frequent the Scarborough Shoal one of two flashpoints in a longstanding maritime rivalry with China. A China Coast Guard ship monitors a Philippine fisherman aboard his wooden boat in the disputed South China Sea.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Romeo Brawner, Ted Aljibe Organizations: People’s Liberation Army Air Force, China Coast Guard, Getty Locations: Philippine, South China, Philippines, Scarborough, Manila, China, Beijing, Bajo, Masinloc, AFP, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Hague

☆ Is 100 Days Enough Time to Pick a Leader? Around the World, Yes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Josh Holder | Keith Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Is 100 Days Enough Time to Pick a Leader? But in many other democracies, an official election period sets out when candidates can debate, make speeches and run political ads (often with strict spending limits). “We know from other countries that 100 days is plenty of time for a healthy campaign,” said Mr. Tama. “Most campaigns in different countries are in the range of a few weeks to several months.”Even in India, the largest democracy in the world, the official campaign only starts a little over a month before voting begins. And in India in 2014, Narendra Modi had six months after his party chose him as leader to wage his successful campaign for prime minister.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum, Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Justin Trudeau, Italy Giorgia Meloni, Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Anthony Albanese, France Emmanuel Macron, Indonesia Joko, Keir Starmer, India Narendra Modi, Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan Fumio Kishida, Donald J, Trump, Jordan Tama, “, ”, Tama, Biden’s, Lyndon B, Johnson, Harris, Narendra Modi Organizations: Voters, American University, American, United, Electoral College, Labour, Conservative Locations: Mexico, Philippines, Italy, France, Indonesia, India, Korea, Japan, Canada, United States

☆ Typhoon Gaemi (Carina): Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Helen Regan | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage. Lisa Marie David/ReutersA road is seen flooded caused by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesRescuers evacuate residents from their flooded homes on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. An aerial view shows Xindian river's rising water level at New Taipei City as typhoon Gaemi passes Taiwan on July 25, 2024. Residents wade a flooded road caused by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Persons: Carina –, Gaemi, Typhoon Gaemi, Lisa Marie David, Ezra Acayan, “, Hsiao Huan, Sam Yeh, Armando Balilo, Vico Sotto, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Rai, Odette –, Haiyan, Marcos, ” Marcos, Khevin Yu Organizations: CNN, Metro Manila, Philippine News Agency, Rescuers, Reuters, Central Emergency Operations Center, National Fire Agency, New, Getty, Philippine Coast Guard, PCG, CNN “, Philippine, Super, Greenpeace Locations: Philippine, Philippines, Taiwan, Manila, Luzon, Metro, Marikina City, Metro Manila, Quezon city, Taiwan’s, Tanzanian, Kaohsiung, China, Fujian, New Taipei City, AFP, Bataan, Quezon City, Pasig City, Marikina, –, Pasig, Asia’s, Greenpeace Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi is expected to strengthen into a super typhoon before making landfall on Taiwan’s northeastern coast Wednesday evening. Heavy rain hit Taiwan ahead of the storm’s landfall on Wednesday, with the island’s mountainous areas already reporting rainfall approaching 200 millimeters (8 inches). Typhoon Gaemi is strengthening in Pacific waters that have been at their warmest temperatures on record. Images show roads and streets in Manila flooded by rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, as people wade through knee-deep water. Torrential rainfall hit southern, central and eastern parts of the country and led to major emergency response efforts in a flood season that has started some two months ahead of its typical schedule.

Persons: Gaemi, Han, Sun Li, fiang, Typhoon Gaemi, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, – Organizations: Taiwan CNN, Typhoon Warning, Central Meteorological Agency, CMA, Taiwan Railways, China Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Philippine Stock Exchange, Taiwan Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Fujian, Hualien county, chipmaking, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, China, Hualien ., Philippines, Manila, Luzon, Philippine, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Shanxi, Hebei

☆ Philippines bans gambling operations catered to illicit Chinese players
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Philippines has announced plans to ban offshore gaming operators, targeting an industry that mostly caters to Chinese gamblers and has sparked growing alarm from law enforcement over its alleged connections to organized crime. Known locally as POGOs, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators have spawned across the country, both licensed and illicit, employing tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign nationals. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesThere are 46 licensed offshore gaming operators and dozens more illicit gambling hubs in the Philippines, according to the country’s gaming regulator, which Marcos has ordered to close by the end of the year. Since then, the Philippines has become a major hub for online gaming catering to tens of thousands of players based in China. “Even if overseas casinos are legally opened, cross-border gambling by Chinese citizens is suspected of violating the laws of our country,” the embassy said in a statement.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ” Marcos, Marcos, Ezra Acayan, Marcos ’, Rodrigo Duterte Organizations: CNN, Philippine Offshore Gaming, Macao –, Philippine News Agency Locations: Philippines, Philippine, Manila, Beijing, South China, China, Macao, Southeast Asia, United States, China’s, Singapore

☆ Japan and Philippines' defense pact seeks to counter China's aggression in the region, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Japan and Philippines' defense pact signed on Monday seeks to counter China's increasing aggression in the region and create deterrence that goes beyond reliance on the U.S., experts told CNBC. The RAA marks Japan's second such agreement with a country in the Asia-Pacific region, following similar agreements with Australia in 2022. The treaty must be ratified by the appropriate legislative bodies of the Philippines and Japan before coming into force. Kamikawa called the signing of the RAA "a great achievement" for the two countries to further strengthen security and defense cooperation. "Both countries have maritime territorial disputes with China, and they are facing increasingly assertive and aggressive Chinese naval forces," Yaacob added.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Thomas Shoal, Gilberto Teodoro, Yoko Kamikawa, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, Teodoro, Rahman Yaacob, Kamikawa, Yaacob Organizations: Japan's, ASEAN, Japan, CNBC, Philippine Defence, Japan's Official Security, Southeast Asia, Lowy Institute Locations: Philippines, Tokyo, Japan, China, South China, Manila, Philippine, Asia, Pacific, Australia

☆ Eyeing China, the Philippines wants to buy its first attack submarine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewAmid rising tensions with China, the Philippines is planning to buy its first submarine. AdvertisementChina and its neighbors have been at loggerheads for the past decade, after Beijing claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, including islands and resource-rich waters. AdvertisementBut that leaves the question of how readily the Philippines Navy can operate a submarine. Chinese Coast Guard holding knives and machetes as they approach Philippine troops in the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, FileA single submarine would do little to change the power imbalance between the Philippines and China.

Persons: —, Greg Poling, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Thomas Shoal, Poling, Rodrigo Duterte, You've, Mark Manantan, Manantan, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Philippine Navy, Washington -, Strategic, International Studies, Diesel, Philippines Navy, Malaysia, Forum, Islamic, Philippine Communist Party, Coast Guard, Armed Forces, AP, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Philippines, Philippine, South China, Asia, Washington, loggerheads, Beijing, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sierra Madre, American, France, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Indonesia, Hawaii, Mindanao, Manila, Asian, Forbes

☆ Philippines to 'respond appropriately' to Chinese 'harassment' in South China Sea, military chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner speaks during a press conference after a command conference with Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (not pictured) at the military headquarters in Manila on July 4, 2024. Filipino soldiers will "respond appropriately" and defend themselves against "harassment" from Chinese coast guards at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, chief of Philippines armed forces, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said Thursday. The warning comes after Chinese Coast Guards last month seized and damaged two Philippine ships and injured military personnel on a resupply run to an outpost on the Shoal, according to Philippine officials. Manila asserts that China has been attempting to disrupt resupply runs to a Philippine ship parked on the Shoal since 1999. The latest flare-up had involved an escalation of violence, with the Chinese Coast Guard brandishing knives and axes against their Filipino counterparts.

Persons: Romeo Brawner, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Thomas Shoal, Romeo Brawner Jr, Brawner, Ferdinand R, Marcos Jr Organizations: Forces, Coast Guards, Chinese Coast Guard Locations: Philippines, Manila, Philippine, China

☆ China is testing the limits of a critical U.S.-Philippines defense pact — will Washington respond?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

An aerial view shows a Philippines Navy vessel that has been grounded since 1999 to assert the nation's sovereignty over the Second Thomas Shoal, a remote South China Sea reef also claimed by China. Experts say the latest incident represents an escalation and shows the limitations of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1951. Ezra Acayan | Getty Images News | Getty Images"The Philippines will continue to resupply the Sierra Madre, and hopefully invest in more outposts in their Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea ... The Philippines defense chief has reiterated that the military would not announce its resupply missions to the shoal in advance. The country has also been working to bolster its own defense capabilities in the South China Sea with the support of the U.S.What's at stake?

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☆ Filipino soldiers who faced off against Chinese coast guards armed with axes and knives given medals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Filipino soldiers involved in a clash last week with Chinese coast guard have been awarded medals. Their vessels came under attack last week while delivering supplies in the disputed South China Sea. The award ceremony is unlikely to ease tensions with China in the contested region. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFilipino soldiers who reportedly used their bare hands to fight off Chinese coast guards armed with swords and knives were awarded medals by the Philippines for de-escalating tensions, according to the Manila Bulletin.

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