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Philippines, China Reach "Arrangement" For South China Sea Resupply Missions
The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters.
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Japan, Philippines To Negotiate For Key Defence Pact To Counter China
Japan and the Philippines said today they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
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Philippines' Cat And Mouse Chase With Chinese Vessels In South China Sea
The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
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45 Dead After Military Plane Carrying 92 Crashes In Philippines
At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, the armed forces said.
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Philippines Says Ready For War If Troops Harmed In Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.
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Pro-ISIS Terrorists Flee Primary School, All Hostages Unharmed: Army
The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Australian Journalist Adam Harvey Shot In War-Torn Philippine City
An Australian television journalist was shot in the neck on Thursday as he reported from a southern Philippine city where terrorists are battling government troops, but he did not suffer major injuries.
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Philippines Says US Troops On The Ground Near Besieged Marawi City
Armed US troops are on the ground near the besieged Marawi City in the Philippines, but they are in a support role and not participating in fighting ISIS terrorists, a Philippines military spokesman said today.
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Philippine Troops Raise Flag For Independence Day As Bombs Fall On ISIS-Held City
Marking Philippine's 119th Independence Day, Philippine soldiers raised the national flag today in a tearful ceremony, while struggling to force out ISIS terrorists from Marawi.
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Philippines Says ISIS Fighters On Back Foot In Besieged City Of Marawi
The ISIS terrorists holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a "small resistance" after troops crippled their logistics and some fighters have fled from the battle, military officials said on Thursday.
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Philippine Crisis Deepens As Air Strike On Terrorists Kills 11 Soldiers
An air strike on Islamist terrorists holed up in a southern Philippine city has killed 11 government troops, the armed forces said on Thursday, in a major blow to the country's bid to end its biggest internal security crisis in years.
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2,000 Trapped As Fighting Rages In Philippine City: Government
Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling Islamist terrorists, authorities said, as the death toll from almost a week of fighting neared 100.
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Philippine's Rodrigo Duterte Agrees To Hold Military Drills With US
The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its commitment to the alliance despite cooling relations under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Extends Deadly Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday extended his deadly drug war until the last day of his term in 2022, but conceded the police force acting as his frontline troops was "corrupt to the core".
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Philippines, China Reach "Arrangement" For South China Sea Resupply Missions
The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters.
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Japan, Philippines To Negotiate For Key Defence Pact To Counter China
Japan and the Philippines said today they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory.
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Philippines' Cat And Mouse Chase With Chinese Vessels In South China Sea
The Philippines has completed a supply mission for troops stationed in a rusty World War Two-era ship, but not without a usual cat and mouse chase with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
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45 Dead After Military Plane Carrying 92 Crashes In Philippines
At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, the armed forces said.
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Philippines Says Ready For War If Troops Harmed In Disputed South China Sea
The Philippines is prepared to go to war if military personnel are harmed in disputed waters, a top security official said on Wednesday, firing back at criticism the government was going soft on China and allowing it to militarise the South China Sea.
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Pro-ISIS Terrorists Flee Primary School, All Hostages Unharmed: Army
The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Australian Journalist Adam Harvey Shot In War-Torn Philippine City
An Australian television journalist was shot in the neck on Thursday as he reported from a southern Philippine city where terrorists are battling government troops, but he did not suffer major injuries.
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Philippines Says US Troops On The Ground Near Besieged Marawi City
Armed US troops are on the ground near the besieged Marawi City in the Philippines, but they are in a support role and not participating in fighting ISIS terrorists, a Philippines military spokesman said today.
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Philippine Troops Raise Flag For Independence Day As Bombs Fall On ISIS-Held City
Marking Philippine's 119th Independence Day, Philippine soldiers raised the national flag today in a tearful ceremony, while struggling to force out ISIS terrorists from Marawi.
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Philippines Says ISIS Fighters On Back Foot In Besieged City Of Marawi
The ISIS terrorists holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a "small resistance" after troops crippled their logistics and some fighters have fled from the battle, military officials said on Thursday.
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Philippine Crisis Deepens As Air Strike On Terrorists Kills 11 Soldiers
An air strike on Islamist terrorists holed up in a southern Philippine city has killed 11 government troops, the armed forces said on Thursday, in a major blow to the country's bid to end its biggest internal security crisis in years.
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2,000 Trapped As Fighting Rages In Philippine City: Government
Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling Islamist terrorists, authorities said, as the death toll from almost a week of fighting neared 100.
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Philippine's Rodrigo Duterte Agrees To Hold Military Drills With US
The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its commitment to the alliance despite cooling relations under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Extends Deadly Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday extended his deadly drug war until the last day of his term in 2022, but conceded the police force acting as his frontline troops was "corrupt to the core".
