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India's Veiled Jab At China, Backs Philippines Over Maritime Security Concerns
India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty and wants to explore new areas of cooperation, including in defence and security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
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Philippines Says Ready For War If Troops Harmed In Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.
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Controversial Leader Rodrigo Duterte Sworn In As Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte was sworn as the Philippines' 16th president today, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime as the main focus of his six-year term.
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Forest Paradise Re-Emerges in Philippine Capital
A tropical rainforest has regrown against all odds on the edge of the Philippine capital's biggest open-air dump, and is now a patch of green paradise in a sprawling metropolis blighted by giant slums.
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China warns Philippines over disputed island in South China Sea
China today warned the Philippines not to "misjudge" its resolve over a disputed island in the South China Sea, saying it is "fully prepared" to respond to any move by Manila to escalate the situation. Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Fu Ying summoned the Charge D'affaires of the Philippine Embassy here yesterday to lodge a representation over the "cu...
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Philippine girl kept hostage for 10 years
A Philippine court has convicted seven Chinese men in the kidnapping of a daughter of a Taiwanese-Filipino businessman 10 years ago.The court has now sentenced each of them 40-year prison terms without parole.One of the seven who had been deported to China was sentenced-in-absentia today. Kidnap victim Rowena Jacky Tiu says she thanks God "for the ...
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India's Veiled Jab At China, Backs Philippines Over Maritime Security Concerns
India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty and wants to explore new areas of cooperation, including in defence and security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
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Philippines Says Ready For War If Troops Harmed In Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.
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Controversial Leader Rodrigo Duterte Sworn In As Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte was sworn as the Philippines' 16th president today, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime as the main focus of his six-year term.
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Forest Paradise Re-Emerges in Philippine Capital
A tropical rainforest has regrown against all odds on the edge of the Philippine capital's biggest open-air dump, and is now a patch of green paradise in a sprawling metropolis blighted by giant slums.
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China warns Philippines over disputed island in South China Sea
China today warned the Philippines not to "misjudge" its resolve over a disputed island in the South China Sea, saying it is "fully prepared" to respond to any move by Manila to escalate the situation. Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Fu Ying summoned the Charge D'affaires of the Philippine Embassy here yesterday to lodge a representation over the "cu...
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Philippine girl kept hostage for 10 years
A Philippine court has convicted seven Chinese men in the kidnapping of a daughter of a Taiwanese-Filipino businessman 10 years ago.The court has now sentenced each of them 40-year prison terms without parole.One of the seven who had been deported to China was sentenced-in-absentia today. Kidnap victim Rowena Jacky Tiu says she thanks God "for the ...
