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    • Sunday, 6 August, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      Philippines and US accuse China of illegally targeting supply ships

      Further escalation of Beijing’s pressure campaign in the contested South China Sea

      China’s coast guard allegedly used a water cannon against the Philippine vessel on Saturday
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Marcos Jr defies sceptics in Philippines but economic challenges persist

      Residents fed up with inflation as president enters second year in power

      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at Clark air base in Angeles City, Pampanga province, Philippines
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      FT Investigations
      The isolated and dangerous lives of migrant fishermen in the UK

      Two cousins came to the UK for a better life. They left changed forever

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Philippine Stock Exchange Inc.
      Philippine Stock Exchange pushes short selling to lure hedge funds

      Bourse chief Ramon Monzon says foreign investors want ways to manage risk

      Composite picture of the PSE building and Ramon Monzon
    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Frieze New York 2023
      Silverlens gallery offers stateside visibility to south-east Asian artists

      Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo’s Manila space has opened a New York outpost to raise the region’s profile

      Two women, one in a blue pinstripe suit, the other in a black and white top, look seriously at the camera
    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      Biden says US commitment to defending Philippines is ‘iron clad’

      Comments come days after Manila accused Beijing of harassing patrol ship in South China Sea

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Joe Biden
    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      Philippines and Taiwan disclose China maritime and drone incursions

      Countries are increasingly assertive about detailing Beijing’s activities as tension mounts

      A Philippine flag fluttering next to navy ships anchored at the Philippine-occupied Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea
    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      US and Philippines sink ship in South China Sea war games

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr presides over joint drills that seek to counter China’s strategy of area denial

      Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr, centre left, inspects a Himars rocket launcher before a live fire drill as part of the US-Philippines Balikatan joint exercise on Wednesday
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      US war games touch nerve in Philippines as tensions flare with China

      Remote islands could become front line in possible future conflict over Taiwan

      Soldiers near an Osprey tilt-rotor helicopter on Batan Island in the Philippines on Sunday
    • Saturday, 22 April, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      China lashes out against US-Philippines alliance

      Decision to grant access to four military bases near Taiwan infuriates Beijing

      US soldiers prepare an explosive as others observe
    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      US foreign policy
      US and Philippines launch largest joint military exercise in decades

      Washington and Manila seek to revitalise alliance to contend with increasingly assertive China

      Philippine exercise director Major General Marvin Licudin and US exercise director representative Major General Eric Austin link arms during the opening ceremony of the Balikatan joint exercise in the Philippines
    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Philippine president faces ‘make or break’ test with sovereign wealth fund

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr pushes Maharlika Investment Fund amid opposition and historical baggage

      An image of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr with various currencies in the background
    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Philippines’ outsourcing industry bullish after beating targets in 2022

      Call centres and other groups optimistic as global businesses continue to seek ways to cut costs

      BPO workers in the Philippines sitting in front of computer monitors
    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Natural gas
      Philippines and Vietnam to import LNG but long-term doubts loom

      Competition from renewables raises fears new terminals will be ‘underutilised’

      AG&P is finishing construction of one of the Philippines’ first LNG import terminals
    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      Philippines accuses China’s coast guard of targeting vessel with military-grade laser

      Beijing’s near-constant patrols in disputed South China Sea stoke regional tensions

      A Chinese coast guard vessel shining a ‘military grade laser light’
    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Philippines grants US access to four military bases

      Allies boost efforts to jointly push back against aggression from China

      US defence secretary Lloyd Austin walks past military guards in Manila on Thursday
    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Philippines records strongest economic growth in more than 40 years

      Lifting of pandemic restrictions buoys south-east Asian country that is set to enjoy China ‘boon’

      Pedestrians at a market in Manila
    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast29 min listen
      Philippines caught in the line of fire

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr on how he handles the threat posed by US-China tensions

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      InterviewFerdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
      Marcos Jr says Taiwan tensions ‘worrisome’ for Philippines

      President to tighten military ties with US but also hopes for better links with China

      Marcos in a conference hall
    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      US-China relations
      US military deepens ties with Japan and Philippines to prepare for China threat

      Top Marine Corps general James Bierman outlines sweeping reform to adapt force for possible conflict over Taiwan

      US Marines fire a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during the Resolute Dragon 22 exercises in Japan in October
    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      China and Philippines vow to handle maritime tensions with ‘friendly consultations’

      Xi Jinping and Ferdinand Marcos Jr agree to bolster economic ties in a meeting in Beijing

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping
    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Asia maritime tensions
      US vice-president visits Philippine island off contested South China Sea

      Kamala Harris’s high-profile tour intended to show support for ally and counter Chinese assertiveness in region

      US vice-president Kamala Harris at Palawan
    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
      News in-depth
      Philippines balances security and trade in US-China contest

      Manila bids to strengthen ties with both nations amid fears it would be on the front line of any conflict

      Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr meets US president Joe Biden
    • Saturday, 24 September, 2022
      US and Philippines increase military ties over China threat

      Manila is strengthening its alliance with Washington due to fears of a possible war over Taiwan

    • Sunday, 18 September, 2022
      Asia-Pacific companies
      Philippine call centres win battle to make remote work permanent

      Government says BPO companies can keep tax perks without on-site workers

      Call-centre workers in the Philippines
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