The Philippine coast guard on Wednesday accused Chinese language patrol boats of firing water cannons and ramming their vessels in Scarborough Reef, in waters disputed by means of each nations, whilst China accused Manila of seeking to “invade” its territory. The Philippine coast guard claimed to have performed a “regimen maritime patrol” this morning to … Read more
MANILA (AP) — A Filipino preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking in the Philippines and similar charges in the United States has been arrested, Philippine authorities said Sunday. Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos announced the arrest of Apolo Quiboloy in a brief statement on his Facebook account, but did not provide further details. Philippine … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Coast guard ships from China and the Philippines collided at sea, damaging at least two vessels, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint that added to increasingly alarming disputes in the disputed South China Sea. Both sides blamed each other for the collision near Sabina Atoll, a disputed island … Read more
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A volcano spewed a plume of ash and steam in the central Philippines in a powerful explosion that sent more than 700 people fleeing to evacuation camps. The explosion of Mount Kanlaon on the night of Monday, June 3, on Negros Island activated sirens in Canlaon, a city of almost 60 … Read more
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol boats near a disputed sandbar in the South China Sea on Tuesday, lightly damaging one vessel, in the latest episode of the tense territorial conflict. There were no reports of injuries in the incident near the Scarborough Sandbank, one of … Read more
