Tag: Manila
Manila summons Zhou Zhiyong, number two at the Chinese embassy
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs summoned the number two of the Chinese embassy in the Philippines after the “harassment of Philippine vessels” in the South China Sea. Tuesday April…
tensions reignite between Beijing and Manila – L’Express
Since the end of October, incidents have increased between China and the Philippines. China affirmed, Monday, December 11, that the operations carried out by its coast guard against Philippine ships…
In disputed South China Sea, Manila and Beijing blame each other for ship collision
This Sunday, December 10, a Philippine boat and a Chinese coast guard vessel collided in the waters of the Spratly Islands. The two countries blame each other for the incident…
Manila wants to better monitor Beijing’s ships
This Friday, December 1, the Philippines announced the installation of a coast guard station on Thitu, the largest of its islands in the South China Sea, in order to monitor…
Beijing and Manila blame each other – L’Express
Tension rises between the Philippines and China. The two countries continued on Monday October 23 to blame each other for collisions between their country’s ships near a disputed South China…
Storm Nalgae leaves behind mud and floods and threatens Manila
Tropical Storm Nalgae, which slammed into the Philippines, is now threatening the capital Manila after killing at least 45 people following flooding and landslides in the archipelago. Storm Nalgae, expected…
Quake in northern Philippines felt in Manila
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Earthquakes are recurring in the Philippines. Damage after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 this summer in the northern part of…
Everyday from the world: Dogs walk in diapers in Manila, and it’s a luxury for Filipinos
In a big Asian city, you don’t trust pets to be tidy inside – and they aren’t, writes Philippines editor Sara Rigatelli. MANILA When I arrived in Manila a couple…
Blinken expected in the Philippines to discuss cooperation between Manila and Washington
As part of his ten-day tour of Southeast Asia and Africa, after Cambodia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is going to the Philippines this Saturday, August 6, where he…
From Manila to Paris, the story of Zita, a former victim of forced labor
In France, since 2006, May 10 has been the National Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, Slavery and their Abolition. Today, one of the forms of modern slavery…