By L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Aug. 27, 2026) — “If the problem is not solved by the 30th, I will not have money for food,” Vanuatu Daily Post journalist Hilaire Molbah said after he was denied entry to Palau and sent back to Manila, leaving him facing uncertainty over how he will return home. Molbah […]
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China Coast Guard fires water cannon at Philippine fishing vessels in South China Sea, Manila says
Dec. 13, 2025 In short: (ABC-Australia) The Philippine Coast Guard says three fishermen were injured and two boats damaged after being struck by water cannon fired by the China Coast Guard. The clash occurred at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, well within the Phillipines’ exclusive economic zone. What’s next? China claims as its […]
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US woman arrested at Manila airport with baby hidden in bag
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila’s airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday. They said Jennifer Talbot was able to pass through the airport immigration counter on Wednesday without declaring the […]
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Duterte in China amid expectation he’ll raise sea disputes
BEIJING (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was in Beijing on Thursday for a meeting with counterpart Xi Jinping in which the Southeast Asian leader is expected to discuss a ruling on the disputed South China Sea. The 2016 Hague arbitration mostly invalidated China’s claim to virtually the entire South China Sea and found that […]
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Palauan nabbed in Manila on NEA watch list
The Palauan national who was recently arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 3 in Manila had long been on the watch list of the Narcotics Enforcement Agency (NEA), according to NEA Director Ismael Aguon. Aguon confirmed to the media in an interview on Wednesday, April 17, that the suspect identified as Mike Taman, […]