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☆ Mexico High Schoolers Take up Arms After Village Kidnappings
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

Violence has recently escalated in Guerrero, one of the poorest states in Mexico. In Ayahualtempa, four members of a local family have been missing since Friday when they were kidnapped, the Guerrero state prosecutor's office said. "We're not going to allow them to kidnap us any more, or for people to keep disappearing," Toribio said. This is not the first time minors have been armed in Guerrero, where authorities have struggled to counter powerful drug trafficking gangs. (Reporting by Javier Verdin in Acapulco and Diego Oré in Mexico City, Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

Persons: Javier Verdin, Diego Oré, Antonio Toribio, We're, Toribio, Isabel Woodford, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Familia Locations: Diego Oré ACAPULCO, Mexico, Ayahualtempa, Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico City

☆ How the U.S. courted the Philippines to thwart China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

What followed was two trips to the United States in less than a year for Marcos, and visits to the Philippines by high-ranking Biden administration officials. Marcos’ predecessor, the populist firebrand Rodrigo Duterte, was openly hostile to the United States and attempted to bring his country closer to communist China during his six-year term. For the United States, cementing alliances in the Asia-Pacific region is likewise crucial to keeping China in check. China’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement to Reuters, characterized China and the Philippines as “close neighbors across the sea” with a common interest in friendship. At the time, he said the cancellation of his visa was the latest in a list of “gripes and disrespect” by the United States.

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☆ US and Philippines launch military drills with partners as China tensions mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“In Tagalog ‘Sama Sama’ is a phrase that means ‘together’ and there could not be a better phrase to capture the spirit of this exercise,” said Capt. The US Navy, US Marine Corps, and Armed Forces of the Philippines joined partners to commence the seventh iteration of exercise Sama Sama in Manila on October 2. Earlier this year, the Philippine coast guard accused a Chinese coast guard ship of pointing a “military grade” laser at some of its crew, temporarily blinding them. Sama Sama features more than 1,800 personnel from the participating countries, many aboard warships from the Philippines, the US, the UK, Japan and Canada. Sama Sama will run through October 13.

Persons: ”, Sean Lewis, ‘, Adm, Toribio Adaci, Gilberto Teodoro Jr, ” Teodoro, “ It’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, United States, US Navy, US Navy’s Destroyer Squadron, Philippine Navy, Philippine News Agency, US Marine Corps, Armed Forces, Philippine Defense, Foreign Ministry, Philippine Naval Forces Southern Locations: Philippine, Manila, Beijing, South China, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Philippines, CNN Beijing, China, Spratly, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Philippine Naval Forces Southern Luzon

☆ Philippines, allies kick off naval drills amid Asia-Pacific tension
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Philippine Navy Flag Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr. speaks during the opening ceremony of Exercise SAMA SAMA 2023, the annual bilateral exercise between the Philippine and U.S. Navy, at the Philippine Navy Headquarters, in Manila, Philippines, October 2, 2023. This year's "Sama Sama" drills are being held in the southern part of the island of Luzon, featuring naval exercises in areas such as anti-submarine warfare, air defence and search and rescue, the Philippine navy said. "With this show of force and active engagement of our allies and partners, 'Sama Sama' transcends mere military exercises," Philippine navy chief Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci said at the opening event. "It is a symbol of our enduring partnerships and our shared commitment to security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region." The West Philippine Sea refers to the portion of the South China Sea claimed by Manila.

Persons: Toribio Adaci, Jay Ereno, Karl Thomas, Thomas, Karen Lema, Mikhail Flores, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Philippine Navy Flag, Command, Philippine, U.S . Navy, Philippine Navy Headquarters, REUTERS, Rights, Forces, United States, Navy's, South China, Manila ., Thomson Locations: Manila, Philippines, Rights MANILA, Britain, Canada, Japan, Beijing, Scarborough, China, South China, Luzon, Philippine, Asia, Pacific, West Philippine, South, United States, Australia, France, Indonesia, New Zealand

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