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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on the Philippines, covering politics, economy, society, and Manila’s relationships with China and its Southeast Asian neighbours.
last updated:
29 November, 2024
Maria Remedios Coady, who was later jailed for murder, next to Chris Patten in 1995. Photo: SCMP Archives
Old Hong Kong

When a Dior-clad socialite killed her lover, horrifying Hong Kong

Maria Coady was photographed with Chris Patten and rubbed shoulders with the Brunei royal family – before being jailed by a Hong Kong court.

Crime

‘Stranger than fiction’: how Alice Guo’s case grips Filipinos

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Philippines Country Report

Volcano coats Philippine town in ash

US-China relations

US conducts first ballistic missile intercept in Guam amid contest with China

Spokesman says ‘it confirmed our ability to detect, track and engage a target missile in flight, increasing our readiness to defend’.

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A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is launched by the Aegis Guam System during the US Missile Defence Agency’s test at Andersen Air Force Base on December 10. Photo: Handout/Reuters
Rodrigo Duterte

Sara Duterte skips questioning over alleged threat to kill Philippine president

The Philippine vice-president insisted her remarks were taken out of context and said she did not trust authorities.

Ferdinand Marcos, Jnr

In Philippines, could an influential church shape the fate of VP Sara Duterte?

The Iglesia ni Cristo, known for its disciplined bloc voting, plans to protest against moves to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio.

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Singapore

Singapore saw 9,000 phishing takedowns, Meta says in scam centre alert

The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said scammers in Southeast Asia were using sophisticated tactics to lure victims.

Meta has taken down more than 2 million accounts linked to scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and the Philippines this year. Photo: Shutterstock
Human trafficking

Philippine gambling revenue to hit record US$6 billion, despite Pogo crackdown

This year’s record revenue comes despite a crackdown on offshore gambling operators, known as Pogos, which have been linked to criminal activity.

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Asia

One of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes erupts

South China Sea

Philippines’ Marcos Jnr rejects call to send warships to South China Sea

President says such a move in response to clash with Chinese vessels in Scarborough Shoal will be provocative and seen as an escalation.

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A China Coast Guard ship (right) with the Philippine vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (left) near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on December 4. Photo: Handout / National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea / AFP
Crime

Filipino couple charged with murder of police officer using a hacksaw

The murder case against the couple, who are also police officers, was filed after an alleged ‘intimate situation’ involving the victim.

Slain police officer Emmanuel De Asis. Photo: Facebook/PeterDeAsis
South China Sea

South China Sea: Vietnam reef projects may set scene for conflict with Beijing

Satellite images show potential military structures on Vietnamese features in Spratly Islands, which experts say could curb China’s advantage.

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Volcanoes

‘Sounded like a cannon’: Philippine volcano erupts, forcing villagers to flee

Authorities raised the alert level and closed schools as ashfall blanketed nearby villages.

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China-Philippines relations

China, Philippines put tensions aside to work together on gambling crackdown

The deportation of 190 individuals involved in online gambling shows bilateral cooperation is not foreclosed by the South China Sea dispute.

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China and the Philippines are cooperating to enforce a ban on offshore gaming facilities. Photo: Shutterstock
Asean

Opinion | Why Russia is finding favour in Southeast Asia once again

As Russia seeks Global South partners and the war in Ukraine drags on, Southeast Asian states are rekindling ties with the Kremlin.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit next to each other at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 5. Photo: Roscongress Foundation via Reuters
Indonesia

Indonesia to repatriate death-row convict to the Philippines

The move comes after years of international pressure, particularly from human rights groups and the Philippine government.

South China Sea

Will Philippines’ new navy chief adopt ‘grey zone’ tactics against China?

Manila’s Navy chief suggested adopting “grey zone” tactics – coercive actions below armed conflict – which analysts say will differ from Beijing’s.

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Indonesia

Indonesia arrests Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

The man, also a Singapore permanent resident, is involved in moving over 130 million yuan (US$17.8 million) in an online crime ring.

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Indonesian immigration officials hold Yan Zhangxing, who was detained on Monday by immigration officers at a cross-border ferry terminal on Batam island, next to Singapore. Photo: EPA-EFE
South China Sea

Chinese coastguard hits out again at Philippines over South China Sea clashes

Philippine agency is misleading the international community over incidents at Sabina and Scarborough shoals, China Coast Guard says.

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South China Sea

China’s ‘aggressive actions’, territorial claims raise tensions with Philippines

Experts warn of heightened tensions as Manila resists Beijing’s unilateral actions in disputed waters to its enforce territorial claims.

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Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte’s supporters mocked for copying Philippines’ 1986 ‘people power’ protest

The rally in support of the Duterte family at the EDSA Shrine, the symbolic site of the 1986 uprising, has fizzled out within a week.

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A helicopter releases confetti over the People Power monument during the 21st anniversary celebration of the 1986 People Power Revolution in Manila in 2007. Photo: Reuters
Ferdinand Marcos, Jnr

Impeaching Philippine VP Sara Duterte is ‘now or never’, analysts say

Delaying impeachment proceedings, which can be highly politicised, is likely to bolster Duterte-Carpio’s 2028 presidential run, observers note.

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. Photo: Reuters
South China Sea

South China Sea: Beijing submits Scarborough Shoal baseline documents to UN

Incoming US president Donald Trump’s administration may challenge declaration of straight baselines as overreach by China, say experts.

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Australia

Australia warns against China’s normalisation of ‘dangerous actions’ in rows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s comment comes as an Australian government delegation visits Singapore to discuss deepening their ties.

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Philippines warns against eating sea turtle meat after 3 deaths

At least 35 people were hospitalised with gastrointestinal symptoms, including three who died from the suspected food poisoning incident.

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The shell of a sea turtle that was eaten by villagers in Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. Photo: Facebook/DatuMohamadSinsuatJr
Japan

Japan expands security aid scheme, flexes clout in more nations

The Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia and Djibouti appear set to become the latest recipients of Tokyo’s non-lethal military aid.

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The Japanese national flag waves at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
South China Sea

Help from Asean nations to counter China is unlikely: ex-Philippine Navy officer

As the Philippines pushes back in the South China Sea, ‘we have to accept that China successfully divided’ other Southeast Asian nations.

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South China Sea

Beijing and Manila trade blame over run-in near Spratlys reef in South China Sea

China says Philippine vessels ‘under guise of’ fishing boats gathered illegally near Houteng Reef, as Manila claims ‘harassment’ by PLA.

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