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Japan-PH defense pact to take effect in September amid rising regional tensions
The Philippines and Japan have completed the final step for their landmark Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to enter into force, a move seen as...
Marcos orders crackdown as agri smuggling declared national security threat
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared the rampant smuggling of agricultural products a national security threat, ordering law enforcement and intelligence agencies to join...
Intel sharing talks signal stronger PH-Germany defense partnership
By Monsi A. Serrano Ongoing discussions on an agreement for the exchange and protection of classified information underscore the expanding defense partnership between the Philippines...
PH gains global backing in WPS legal fight; 26 nations join Arbitral Award anniv forum
By Monsi A. Serrano The Philippines marked the ninth anniversary of its landmark legal victory in the South China Sea arbitration case with a groundswell...
PCG spox warns of China’s escalating behavior in West Philippine Sea
By Monsi A. Serrano China’s behavior in the West Philippine Sea has shifted from operating in the so-called “gray zone” to becoming more openly belligerent,...
₱34M red onions, mackerel smuggled from China seized
Some ₱34 million worth of smuggled onions and mackerel were seized at the Port of Manila by government agents following President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
25 tons of smuggled red onions from China intercepted in Misamis Oriental
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), in coordination with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), intercepted 25 metric tons of illegally imported...
FIRING LINE: China busted
By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The Chinese propaganda machine was exposed before the world last weekend through a side comment full of wit from Philippine...
China’s ‘deficit of trust’ prevents territorial dispute resolution, says PH Defense Chief
China’s growing “deficit of trust” is the biggest obstacle to peacefully resolving disputes in the South China Sea, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said...
EU, PH launch security dialogue amid rising China-Russia alliance
The European Union and the Philippines have launched a landmark Security and Defense Dialogue, amid the strengthening alliance between China and Russia. High Representative and...