Philippines

Apr- 2021 -

12 April

The Philippine and US Marines taking positions during a beach assault exercise facing the South China Sea in San Antonio, Zambales province on May 9, 2014

Philippines, US to Hold Joint War Games as Tensions Grow in South China Sea

The Philippine armed forces will hold joint exercises with hundreds of US soldiers over the next two weeks, its military chief said Sunday, amid growing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.

8 April

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Philippines Keeping ‘Options Open’ on South China Sea: Govt

The Philippine defense department said it was keeping "all our options open" as a diplomatic row with Beijing grows over hundreds of Chinese vessels in the contested South China Sea.

7 April

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 5, 2021

Joe Saballa

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US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension

The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.

Mar- 2021 -

31 March

Staff Writer with AFP

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Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands

A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.

29 March

Staff Writer with AFP

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Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships

A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.

29 March

An Indonesian anti-terror policeman stands guard following an explosion outside a church in Makassar, March 28, 2021

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Pro-IS Terror Network Behind Indonesian Cathedral Suicide Bombing

The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Palm Sunday was carried out by two members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, including a deadly 2019 attack in the Philippines, police said.

25 March

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Philippines Deploys More Navy Ships to Disputed Sea Amid Row With China

The Philippine military ordered the deployment of more navy ships to the South China Sea amid a growing diplomatic row over a fleet of Chinese boats parked near a disputed reef.

Feb- 2021 -

23 February