PHILIPPINES' MARCOS IN TOKYO TO SIGN DEFENSE, INFRASTRUCTURE DEALS MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos will meet Japan's prime minister Thursday seeking to deepen ties, including with defense deals, in response to growing Chinese military pressure in the region.
CLOCK TICKING FOR RESCUERS AS QUAKE TOLL NEARS 8,000 The death toll in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has soared to at least 7,926, CNN reported citing officials. At least 5,894 people were killed and 34,810 people injured in Turkey, according to Turkish Vi
MARCOS URGES FILIPINOS TO PAY CORRECT TAXES AS BIR VOWS TO RUN AFTER TAX EVADERS MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday encouraged Filipinos to pay the correct taxes critical to the government, just as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) promised to go after tax evad
EARTHQUAKE KILLS MORE THAN 4,300 IN TURKEY, SYRIA HATAY, Turkey — Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes. The confir
UN RAPPORTEUR ON EJK ARRIVES IN PHILIPPINES TO TRAIN DOCTORS MANILA — Forensic expert and United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Morris Tidball-Binz has arrived in the Philippines to lead a "capacity-building" activity with doctors, officials, and other experts from the Department of
CHINA EXPRESSES 'STRONG DISSATISFACTION' OVER US SHOOTING DOWN BALLOON China's foreign ministry has expressed "strong dissatisfaction and protest" against the United States' shooting down of its balloon. China’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng lodged a “solemn representation&rdqu
CHINESE COAST GUARD VESSELS SHADOW PH NAVY WARSHIP NEAR MISCHIEF REEF: PH COAST GUARD MANILA - Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels and two Chinese Maritime Militia "fishing vessels/boats" shadowed a Philippine warship near Mischief Reef in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard rep
CHINESE COAST GUARD VESSELS SHADOW PH NAVY WARSHIP NEAR MISCHIEF REEF: PH COAST GUARD MANILA - Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels and two Chinese Maritime Militia "fishing vessels/boats" shadowed a Philippine warship near Mischief Reef in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard rep
US TRACKING SUSPECTED CHINESE SURVEILLANCE BALLOON A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted in US airspace but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down as it could cause harm to people on the ground. The floating 'spy' balloon has caused further strain on US-China relations. A
US EXPANDS ACCESS TO PH BASES The Philippines on Thursday said it has agreed to let the United States expand its military presence here, giving American troops access to four new sites in the country against the backdrop of aggressive Chinese actions in the West Philippine Sea. I
