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Taiwan rebuffs Philippines complaint about S. China Sea live fire drills

TAIPEI: Taiwan on Wednesday rebuffed a complaint from the Philippines about live fire drills around a Taiwan-controlled island deep in the South China Sea, saying it had the right to do so and always issues a warning of its exercises.

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Animals we’ve lost: the 15 carp species that disappeared from a single lake

Just two species of the freshwater fish still exist in the ancient waters of Lake Lanao in the Philippines after predatory fish were accidentally introduced

The Guardian - US

A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.

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Taiwan rebuffs Philippines complaint about South China Sea live fire drills

Taiwan on Wednesday rebuffed a complaint from the Philippines about live fire drills around a Taiwan-controlled island deep in the South China Sea, saying it had the right to do so and always gives issues a warning of its exercises.

Reuters

Philippines shuts down Nobel laureate Maria Ressa’s news outlet

After authorities in the Philippines ordered Rappler to shut shop, investigative news platform’s founder, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, decried “highly irregular” proceedings and said the news organisation couldn’t count on the rule of law anymore.

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Philippines: Maria Ressa’s Rappler news site ordered shut down

Nobel prize winner pledges to keep her critical news site running, labels shutdown order ‘highly irregular’.

Al Jazeera

Philippines' Ressa says 'business as usual' despite news outlet's shutdown order

Manila (AFP) - Philippine journalist Maria Ressa's news company Rappler was continuing to work "as usual", the Nobel Peace Prize winner said on Wednesday, after it was ordered to shut down by authorities ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's last day in office.

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Philippines’ infrastructure woes in focus as Marcos takes reins

Archipelago has for decades struggled to provide adequate infrastructure to serve the needs of its 110 million people.

Al Jazeera

Philippines: News Site Rappler Ordered To Shut Down

The site, co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, was known for covering Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The move comes a day before President Rodrigo Duterte is due to leave office.

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Maria Ressa: Philippines affirms news site shutdown order

Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa says in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down her news site

The Independent UK

Duterte's legacy as Philippines president

Manila (AFP) - Rodrigo Duterte steps down as president Thursday after a six-year term marked by a bloody drug war, a devastating pandemic and the worst economic crisis in decades.

AFP

Philippines Supreme Court rejects last bid to thwart incoming president Marcos

The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a final bid to disqualify President-elect Ferdinand Marcos from last month's election, clearing the way for his inauguration later this week and the return to rule of the country's most famous dynasty.

Reuters

Philippines' Duterte, infamous for deadly drug war, ends term

Manila (AFP) - Rodrigo Duterte, who steps down as Philippine president Thursday, has earned international infamy for his deadly drug war and foul-mouthed tirades but remains hugely popular among Filipinos fed up with the country's dysfunction and political elite.

AFP

‘The Punisher’: Rodrigo Duterte’s violent reign as Philippines president to end

Analysis: Duterte’s popularity remains undented among people in poorer areas despite attacks on human rights, rule of law and media

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Duterte unlikely to face court over Philippines drug war killings

Manila (AFP) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte often incited violence and ordered police to shoot dead suspects in a drug war that has killed thousands.But analysts say he is unlikely to face charges after he steps down Thursday.

Zenger

Bored Panda NFTs Lend A Helping Hand

A quarter of the profit from the non-fungible tokens' sales will go to help those in need in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

AFP

'Number one adviser': Philippine First Lady to play key role

Manila (AFP) - The Philippines' new first lady Louise Araneta-Marcos insists she has no interest in joining her husband's government -- but observers say she is likely to hold major sway.

AFP

From pariah to president: Marcos Jr takes over Philippines' top job

Manila (AFP) - Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake plundered and brutalised the Philippines, has reached the end of a decades-long campaign to rehabilitate the family brand: the presidency.

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Duterte slams ICC prosecutor's plan to reopen Philippines drug war probe

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office said on Saturday it was "exasperated" with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan and his plan to resume an investigation into killings during the government's crackdown on drugs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Deepest Shipwreck': US WWII Ship Found Off Philippines

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island…

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'Deepest shipwreck': US WWII ship found off Philippines

Manila (AFP) - A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 metres (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said.

Al Jazeera

ICC prosecutor to reopen Philippines ‘drug war’ investigation

At least 6,117 suspected drug dealers were killed in police encounters up to April 2021, according to government data.

The Independent UK

Intl court prosecutor seeks to reactivate Philippines probe

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges for authorization to resume his investigation into the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines

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'I've been here 20 years and some of the Geordie slang still confuses me!' International nurses explain their love of working in the North East

Charlyn and Jenny swapped the Philippines for North Tyneside General - with new international nurses playing a key role in supporting the NHS, they explained why they love it here.

The Independent UK

A new leader in the Philippines, and a family's old wounds

Filipino Americans are expressing a range of emotions after voters in their homeland overwhelmingly elected the son of the nation’s former dictator as president

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