American tourist Ralph Manecke fatally shot in front of distraught partner in Philippines
Boston men were robbed in front of their partners who were upset while taking their vacation in the Philippines and were fatally shot. The 56 -year -old Ralph Monecke was shot with a gun on Wednesday night by a helmet in a trent town on Wednesday night. Police said the Filipino mankke and his partner […]
US, Philippines fly joint patrol over Scarborough Shoal claimed by China
According to the Philippines officials, the US and the Philippines fighter trained and trained on Tuesday through the shallow waters of the South China Sea, which was trained last year that Chinese fighters were burning. Since President Donald Trump has again taken office, allied allies have led to a joint patrol and air disorder drill […]
Afghans land in the Philippines for visa processing ahead of resettlement in US
A group of Afghan nationals landed in the Philippines on Monday to be processed for special immigrant visas for resettlement in the United States. Their arrival came as part of an agreement between the Philippine and U.S. governments. In July, the Philippines agreed to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited […]
‘A living hero’: Philippines welcomes back death row survivor Mary Jane Veloso | Philippines
aMary Jane Veloso, who has been on Indonesia's death row for 14 years, arrived in Manila on Wednesday tightly hugged by her family. Their eyes were swollen with tears of joy, but their faces were beaming with big smiles. It was a homecoming and family reunion that brought early Christmas cheer to a country that […]
Police File Criminal Complaint Against Philippines VP Sara Duterte for Assaulting Security – Days After Threatening to Kill President
Philippine police on Wednesday filed criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for assaulting security personnel and disobeying orders during an argument in the House of Representatives on Saturday. President Duterte had a busy day Saturday as he publicly said he had hired assassins to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his […]
‘Shock of our lives’: Philippines reels as five major storms strike in three weeks | Philippines
TLast week, a typhoon ripped off a quarter of the tiled roof of Diana Moraleda's house in Tuguegaro City in the northern Philippines. Even after Typhoon Toraji brought rain over the weekend and Typhoon Usagi made landfall late Thursday, the gaping holes were still there. “It's tough because a lot of houses were destroyed.” [Yinxing]. […]
China’s aggression tests US pact to defend Philippines
Rising tensions between the Philippines and China have raised questions about whether the United States is prepared to defend its allies from Chinese aggression, especially in disputed areas of the Pacific. The United States and the Philippines have a mutual defense treaty, first signed in 1951, that requires the countries to come together in the […]
Philippines deploys new coast guard ship to contested Sabina Shoal
The Philippines plans to send a new vessel to replace the Coast Guard vessel Teresa Magbanua, which has returned to Sabina Reef. China had demanded the withdrawal of the Teresa Magbanua, claiming it was “illegally stranded” on Sabina Reef. The Chinese Coast Guard criticized the Philippines' actions as a serious violation of its territorial sovereignty. […]
Asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines
Photos show a small, “harmless” asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, generating a fireball that lit up the sky. The asteroid passed over the northernmost island of the Philippine archipelago at 17.6 kilometers per second, or 63,360 kilometers per hour, before burning up just before 1 p.m. New Scientist reported. Asteroid […]
Philippine fugitive mayor Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia, officials say | Philippines
Manila's Department of Justice said in a statement that Alice Guo, a former Philippine mayor who had been a fugitive on suspicion of ties to Chinese crime syndicates, had been arrested in Indonesia. Guo, also known as Guo Huaping, a Chinese national, is wanted by the Philippine Senate for refusing to appear at a congressional […]