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Bank heist runs cold in the Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines - After three months, authorities were still not able to arrest any of the suspects as well…

Filipino artists create watercolour paintings with polluted river water

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- Polluted river water became fresh inspiration for a team of Filipino artists who have made watercolor…

Senate approves measure to declare Batanes a cultural heritage and ecotourism zone

THE Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to declare Batanes as a cultural heritage and…

Columnist: Aquino gambled national sovereignty over South China Sea dispute

[youtube id="dM5q91A1w-I"] President Benigno Aquino III’s action to bring the South China Sea dispute to the United Nations Permanent Court…

Indonesia considers joining patrols in West Philippine Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines - Indonesia decided to join the Philippines and Malaysia in conducting joint patrols in the disputed territories…

China rejects US claim of ‘unsafe’ spy plane intercept

BEIJING ,China (AFP) -- Beijing on Thursday rejected Pentagon accusations that a Chinese aircraft made an "unsafe" intercept of a…

Bangladesh demands return of stolen bank funds from Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines must immediately return millions of dollars recovered from a high-profile hacking theft, Bangladesh's ambassador…

Chinese jets conduct ‘unsafe’ intercept of US spy plane: Pentagon

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Two Chinese fighters have conducted an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in…

Philippines’ Duterte says communist leader welcome home

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) -- The leader of the Philippines' communist insurgency will be welcome to return home after nearly three…

Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals

  by Ayee Macaraig DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte vowed Sunday to reintroduce capital punishment and give security…

Philippines’ Duterte wants friendly ties with China

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he wanted friendly relations with China and confirmed he was…

Four Indonesians held hostage in the Philippines freed

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, May 11 said that the four Indonesian sailors who had been…

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