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MANILA, Philippines — China has expressed strong disapproval of the Philippines’ move to assign standardized local names to more than 100 features in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the West Philippine Sea, warning that Beijing would take steps to defend its claims. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing “firmly opposes” any action it

BACOLOD CITY – The police in the Negros Island Region has activated a comprehensive Ligtas Summer Vacation (SUMVAC) deployment from March 29 to May 31, mobilizing over 1,000 personnel across the region to ensure a safe and secure environment for both residents and visitors during the peak vacation season. The deployment will be augmented by

BALANGA CITY, Bataan — Hundreds of youth members of the Nuclear and Coal-Free Bataan and Young Bean staged a protest action on Holy Wednesday, depicting the country’s environmental woes through Jesus Christ’s walk to Calvary. The “Kalbaryo ng Kalikasan at Mamamayan” (Calvary of nature and people) began at 3 p.m. at the public plaza of

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Under the summer heat and amid loud cheers from the crowd, competitors outdid each other in traditional games at the Kaamulan Festival. The tribal sports, known as Kag-alu-alu tu Kaamulan, drew large crowds from March 27 to 29, signaling to organizers the growing recognition of the province’s cultural heritage by locals and

MANILA, Philippines – A most wanted person facing six counts of qualified rape of a minor was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in an operation conducted along Malvar Street in Barangay Bagumbuhay, Project 4, Quezon City, on Tuesday. The court ordered no bail for the accused, who is now under police custody pending

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — The military has posthumously awarded the Gold Cross Medal — the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ third-highest award for bravery — to Army Capt. Dean Buen Oyando, who was killed in a clash with communist rebels in Occidental Mindoro on Sunday, March 29. READ: Army officer killed, 2 soldiers hurt, NPA

A Burmese mother allegedly killed her daughter aged 7 at a house in Bangkok before fleeing the scene on Tuesday, March 31. The girl’s 50 year old grandmother, Nan, took the body of her granddaughter, Su, to Synphaet Seriruk Hospital on Tuesday and told medical staff she did not know what caused the death. A …

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Immigration police in Phuket detained a Chinese fraud suspect yesterday, April 1, after the Chinese Embassy in Thailand asked Thai police to help locate, arrest and deport a man wanted in China who was believed to be hiding in the province. Police said the suspect, identified as 32 year old Wang, was believed to have …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — If March had been counted by days with at least one fire in Cebu City, only five days would have been left unmarked. This comes as the Bureau of Fire Protection Cebu City logged 26 fire incidents across the month, with some days seeing multiple blazes. But a closer look at

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has sought safe passage for desperately needed oil shipments in a meeting with Iran, a presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday, as the import-dependent archipelago jockeys with other regional countries for fuel. The price of fuel has hit historic highs in the Philippines since treaty ally the United States and Israel launched