Philippines

FA-50 fighter jets, newly purchased from South Korea, are escorted by fighter jets in the sky upon arrival in Clark air base, Angeles city, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines December 1, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
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Philippines seeks offers in procurement of 40 multi-role fighter jets

Bidders must submit a proposed financing package where payment can be spread out, Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told a congressional budget hearing

US Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Paparo and Philippines Army Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr speak to the media during the International Military Law and Operations Conference (MILOPS), in Manila, Philippines, August 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines urges 'broader interpretation' of defence pact with US

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023 Photo: Reuters/File Photo
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China's actions in South China Sea patently illegal: Philippine Defence Min

A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Health

Philippines says recent mpox case is mild Clade 2 variant

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks on as he meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
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Philippines says probing escape of ex-mayor accused of Chinese crime links

An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Photo: NIAID/Handout via REUTERS
Health

Philippines detects new mpox case, first since December 2023

A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel sail next to each other during an incident where the Philippines and China accused each other of ramming vessels and performing dangerous manoeuvres, at a location given as the South China Sea, in this screen grab obtained obtained from a handout video released August 19, 2024. Photo: China Coast Guard via Weibo/Handout via REUTERS
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Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in the South China Sea

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard personnel collect oil that are part of the slick from fuel that powered the tank to prevent it from spreading near east of Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan, Philippines Friday, July 26, 2024. Photo: via BSS
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Philippines begins transfer of oil cargo from sunken tanker

A Filipino fisheman rows a boat during a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
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Philippines calls Chinese air force actions over Scarborough Shoal 'coercive, aggressive, deceptive'

An aerial view shows the Menzies Reef, locally known as Lakandula, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
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Philippine military condemns China air force for 'dangerous' acts in South China Sea

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo before their bilateral meeting, in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines, Germany commit to concluding broader defence agreement

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pose for the press at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday. July 30, 2024. Photo: Basilio Sepe/Pool via REUTERS
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US-Philippines engagements help with 'agile' responses to China, says Marcos

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
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Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing