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Philippines, China Reach "Arrangement" For South China Sea Resupply Missions
The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters.
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Japan, Philippines To Negotiate For Key Defence Pact To Counter China
Japan and the Philippines said today they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
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Philippines' Cat And Mouse Chase With Chinese Vessels In South China Sea
The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
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45 Dead After Military Plane Carrying 92 Crashes In Philippines
At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, the armed forces said.
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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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Pro-ISIS Terrorists Flee Primary School, All Hostages Unharmed: Army
The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Australian Journalist Adam Harvey Shot In War-Torn Philippine City
An Australian television journalist was shot in the neck on Thursday as he reported from a southern Philippine city where terrorists are battling government troops, but he did not suffer major injuries.
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Philippines Says US Troops On The Ground Near Besieged Marawi City
Armed US troops are on the ground near the besieged Marawi City in the Philippines, but they are in a support role and not participating in fighting ISIS terrorists, a Philippines military spokesman said today.
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Philippine Troops Raise Flag For Independence Day As Bombs Fall On ISIS-Held City
Marking Philippine's 119th Independence Day, Philippine soldiers raised the national flag today in a tearful ceremony, while struggling to force out ISIS terrorists from Marawi.
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Philippines, China Reach "Arrangement" For South China Sea Resupply Missions
The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters.
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Japan, Philippines To Negotiate For Key Defence Pact To Counter China
Japan and the Philippines said today they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
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Philippines' Cat And Mouse Chase With Chinese Vessels In South China Sea
The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
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45 Dead After Military Plane Carrying 92 Crashes In Philippines
At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, the armed forces said.
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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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Pro-ISIS Terrorists Flee Primary School, All Hostages Unharmed: Army
The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Australian Journalist Adam Harvey Shot In War-Torn Philippine City
An Australian television journalist was shot in the neck on Thursday as he reported from a southern Philippine city where terrorists are battling government troops, but he did not suffer major injuries.
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Philippines Says US Troops On The Ground Near Besieged Marawi City
Armed US troops are on the ground near the besieged Marawi City in the Philippines, but they are in a support role and not participating in fighting ISIS terrorists, a Philippines military spokesman said today.
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Philippine Troops Raise Flag For Independence Day As Bombs Fall On ISIS-Held City
Marking Philippine's 119th Independence Day, Philippine soldiers raised the national flag today in a tearful ceremony, while struggling to force out ISIS terrorists from Marawi.
