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Region
4/30/2023 8:59:17 PM
President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy's harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.
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World
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International
4/30/2023 12:21:59 PM
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila on Sunday for a visit to the United States as he seeks to bolster ties with Washington amid growing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea.
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World
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International
4/29/2023 10:09:10 PM
The US called on China Saturday to stop its "provocative and unsafe conduct" in the disputed South China Sea, after a Chinese coast guard ship recently cut off a Philippine patrol vessel there, causing a near-collision.
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World
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International
4/22/2023 1:03:47 PM
The Philippines' top diplomat has expressed his concern to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over escalating tensions in waters around Taiwan, Manila said on Saturday.
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World
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International
4/10/2023 1:21:31 PM
The Philippines will not allow "any offensive actions" from the bases it has opened to US troops, President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday.
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World
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International
4/3/2023 1:40:28 PM
The Philippines announced Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.
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World
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International
2/3/2023 2:29:39 PM
The United States and the Philippines have agreed to restart joint patrols in the South China Sea as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise, a US Defense Department statement said.
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World
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International
2/2/2023 11:16:46 AM
The United States and the Philippines announced on Thursday an agreement to expand American military presence in the Southeast Asian country, where U.S. forces would be granted access to four more Philippine military camps, effectively giving them new ground to ramp up deterrence against China's increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea.
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World
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International
1/4/2023 9:22:16 AM
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday he hoped to strengthen ties with Beijing on his first state visit to China since taking office.
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World
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International
1/2/2023 10:31:59 AM
The death toll in the massive floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has climbed to 51, with 19 others missing, the national disaster response agency said Monday, as affected residents struggle to get back on their feet.
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World
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International
12/26/2022 1:49:02 PM
Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defence officials said Monday.
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World
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International
12/21/2022 10:04:53 PM
The Philippines said Wednesday it was "seriously concerned" over a report that China has started reclaiming several unoccupied land features in the disputed South China Sea.
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Business
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Economy
12/6/2022 5:03:46 PM
Egypt and the Philippines have signed a protocol allowing Egyptian citrus access to the Philippine market, thus inaugurating cooperation between the two countries in the agricultural field, a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
12/3/2022 12:08:00 PM
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El-Sayed El-Quseir announced on Friday that the Philippines has opened its market to Egyptian agricultural products for the first time.
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World
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International
10/31/2022 11:23:09 AM
Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 98.
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World
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International
10/30/2022 10:41:03 AM
Emergency workers scrambled to rescue residents trapped by floods in and around the Philippine capital on Sunday as Tropical Storm Nalgae swept out of the country after killing at least 48 people.
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World
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International
9/25/2022 2:33:45 PM
A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength in an ``explosive intensification'' Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and even the capital, which could be sideswiped by the storm, officials said.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
9/23/2022 5:32:31 PM
Stocks tumbled worldwide Friday on more signs the global economy is weakening, just as central banks raise the pressure even more with additional interest rate hikes.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/10/2022 12:40:17 PM
The Philippines has scrapped an order for 16 Russian military helicopters, an official confirmed Wednesday, following reports former president Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel it due to US sanctions on Moscow.
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World
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International
7/27/2022 12:01:54 PM
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people in the northern Philippines Wednesday, toppling buildings, and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila.
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