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| Jul 15, 2026 | Mayon Volcano Produces Largest Strombolian Bursts Since Record SO₂ Spike | By Frederick Rodriguez
Published: Jul 15 2026, 10:07 AM EDT
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| Jul 15, 2026 | Mindanao M6.2 Hits as 96,000 Remain Displaced From June’s Deadliest Quake in Decades | By Luke McKenzie
Published: Jul 15 2026, 2:40 PM EDT
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| Feb 11, 2026 | Tariff bills across U.S. states mount as affordability and Trump head for midterm elections showdown | Data shows that from March 2025, when the Trump administration began implementing wide-ranging tariffs, through last November, tariff bills paid across U.S. states reached the $200 billion mark collectively, and top states in 2026 midterm e... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines | HOI AN: Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into Vietnam on Thursday (Nov 6), forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and order people to stay indoors, two days after the storm started sweeping across the Philippines, killing at least 140 pe... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | The Fall of a Strongman: Duterte's Arrest and Its Implications | The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marks a seismic shift in the landscape of international justice. Once a formidable figure, Duterte now finds himself in the crosshairs of the International Criminal Court (ICC), faci... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | ICC takes custody of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in crimes against humanity case | An ambulance drove to the hangar where his plane was taken, and medics wheeled a gurney inside. A police helicopter hovered close to the airport, and later a black SUV was seen leaving the airport accompanied by police. Its destination was ... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines celebrates milestones, thanks media and content creators at annual Pasasalamat event | 2024 was a groundbreaking year of achievements for Philippine tourism promotions
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 January 2025 – The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines kicked off 2025 with its annual Pasasalamat ev... |
| Dec 18, 2024 | OpenAI’s new hotline: Chat with ChatGPT anytime, anywhere | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
For the 10th day of OpenAI’s “12 Days of Shipmas” event, the company decided to go a bit old-school by launching ... |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Who is Apollo Quiboloy, the Philippine pastor facing sex trafficking and child abuse charges? | Listen to this article
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| Sep 5, 2024 | Philippines and Indonesia in talks over possible prisoner swap involving fugitive former Filipino mayor Alice Guo | Listen to this article
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| Aug 16, 2024 | China steps up checks for mpox as Asia goes on high alert after WHO warning | SINGAPORE: Countries across Asia are now on high alert for mpox, with China announcing that it will begin stepping up checks for the highly contagious disease after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a "global health emergenc... |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Crypto Hackers Double Loot to $1.38 Billion in First Half of 2024 | By Quincy Jon
Published Jul 9, 2024 3:35PM EDT
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Blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs found that hackers doubled their bitcoin gains in the f... |
| May 21, 2024 | Philippine Government Slams Facebook Inaction on Online Baby Selling | By Quincy Jon
Published May 21, 2024 1:54PM EDT
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The Philippine government has once again urged Facebook to remove sites that are reporte... |
| Mar 24, 2024 | AI-Powered Audit Report Summarizer, Developed by Former Filipino Journalist, for Journalists | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 24 March 2024, 11:03 pm
Artificial intelligence and journalism prove to be stepping forward together, as a former Filipino journalist and Nieman fellow at Harvard has reportedly created a new AI tool that helps jo... |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Singapore brokered a deal with Taylor Swift, so she wouldn't take the Eras Tour to other Southeast Asian countries. Now, a Philippines lawmaker is calling it out. | Entertainment Singapore brokered a deal with Taylor Swift, so she wouldn't take the Eras Tour to other Southeast Asian countries. Now, a Philippines lawmaker is calling it out.
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| Oct 22, 2023 | Philippine Defense Chief Bans Military Use of 'Seemingly Harmless' AI-Generated Photo Apps Over Security Concerns | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 22 October 2023, 09:10 pm
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Filipino soldiers take pictures next to a Philippine flag on June 29, 2023 in Mavulis Island, Batanes. Amid increasing geopolitical tension bet... |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Tech Times Weekly Wrap: Philippines' First AI Sportscasters, China's Space Crystal, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 24 September 2023, 09:09 pm
Another week has passed, and we have seen significant development in the ever-evolving world of technology. Tech Times' Weekly Wrap recaps the biggest headlines out of tech last week, a... |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Philippine Media Giant Introduces the Country’s First AI Sportscasters; Draws Flak Online | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 23 September 2023, 07:09 am
Philippine media giant GMA Network has introduced the nation's first artificial intelligence (AI)-generated sportscasters.
Developed through a collaborative effort between GMA Integrate... |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Dollar vs Philippine peso analysis (USD/PHP) | Since mid-July, the US dollar (USD) has been on a steady ascent against the Philippine peso (PHP), recently reaching its highest level since November 2022.
This surge in the USD’s value has been driven by a combination of factors, includin... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Water Wars: Marcos Vows Philippines ‘Will Not Lose One Inch of Its Territory’ in the South China Sea | Solomon Islands Ousts Provincial Leader Critical of China
The leader of the Solomon Islands’s most populous province was ousted on Feb. 7 after a vote of no confidence by the provincial legislature. Daniel Suidani, former premier of Malaita... |
| Jan 27, 2023 | AgFunder impact fund leads Mayani’s $1.7m seed round to scale Filipino farm and fisheries produce marketplace | Filipino farm and fisheries produce marketplace Mayani has secured $1.7 million in seed funding.
The round was led by AgFunder’s Singapore-based Grow Impact Fund; Mayani participated in the Grow Impact Accelerator in 2021.
Multiple early-st... |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Healthtech firm Wavemaker 360 partners with GMA Network to expand into the Philippines | GMA Network will help startups expand to the US, and help Wavemaker's companies expand to SEA
As devastating and destructive as COVID-19 was, there was also a silver lining: it led to massive disruption and opportunity, particularly in the ... |
| Jan 23, 2023 | GMA Network Joins Forces With Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health to Advance Global Health-Tech Innovation in the Philippines | GMA Network, the Philippines’ leading media network, through GMA Ventures, its wholly-owned investment arm, is partnering with Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health (Wavemaker 360), a leading venture fund based in the United States focused on early-... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | In the Philippines, Onions Are Now More Expensive Than Meat. Here’s Why | Soaring prices of onions in the Philippines led agriculture authorities to announce this weekend that the country would have to resort to importing around 22,000 tons of the vegetable by March, to augment dwindling domestic supply and arres... |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Bangsamoro Peace and the U.S.-Philippines Alliance | Editor’s Note: The United States has long worked with the Philippines on both counterterrorism and regional security issues such as the rising threat of China, but these issues often followed different tracks. Brian Harding and Haroro Ingra... |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Crypto Exchange Binance Pursues Aggressive Expansion Plan in Southeast Asia | Binance has embarked on an aggressive expansion plan in Southeast Asia where the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to capitalize on booming trading activity to establish leadership in the region, and build influence in local markets.
These... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | The most expensive resort in the world slashed its price by $55,000 during the pandemic and is trying to give itself a total rebrand | Banwa Private Island. Courtesy of Banwa Private Island / Zuphachai Laokunrak, Tom Epperson & George Tapan
Banwa Private Island, the most expensive resort in the world, cut its nightly rate from $100,000 to $45,000.
The resort wants to s... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Satellite photos reveal worrying antennas in South China Sea | Originally Published by:
Forests of antennas are popping up across the South China Sea. And they’re further evidence of Beijing’s determination to dominate the strategic international waterway.
Metal poles with wires strung between them see... |
| Sep 17, 2021 | The Batman: Cast, release date, and everything else we know about the movie | DC Comics’ Dark Knight has a long history in movies and television, and now he’s poised to return to the big screen in The Batman, the upcoming feature directed and written by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes filmmaker Matt Reeves. The film h... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Water Wars: A Time for Choosing? Not for Southeast Asia, Say VP and SECDEF | U.S. and Partners Conduct Indo-Pacific Exercises, U.S. Sends Administration Officials to Asia
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July and August saw a number of major U.S. military operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. In July, on the fifth annive... |
| May 21, 2021 | Recent Dental Trends Show Patients Jeopardize Their Oral Health When They Skip Dental Appointments, says A-Z Dental Care | The West Covina dental office is based in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley and sees patients of all ages. Patients should not delay a visit to their dentist as severe oral ailments are best treated early in their development in order to ... |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Duterte’s Sidekick Is Having His Online Critics Investigated Amid Fears of Gov’t Abuse of Cybercrime Laws | Christopher "Bong" Go, a Philippine senator and a close confidante of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has requested authorities investigate several of his critics under the country’s controversial cyberlibel laws, leading to... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | The Police's Killing of Four Army Men in the Philippines Raises Questions of Impunity | Is the police’s impunity in the Philippine drug war to blame for the killing of military men at the hands of police?
In a deadly shooting that the Philippine police call a “misencounter” and the army call a “rub-out,” four army intelligence... |
| Jun 29, 2020 | 20 People Were Arrested When Police Broke up Manila's Pride Protest | When Rey Valmores-Salinas left her home on Thursday to celebrate Pride in Manila, she was expecting a peaceful afternoon march to Mendiola, a historic protest site. Masked and clutching a rainbow “Junk Terror Bill” flag, Salinas occasionall... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Is Alaska Air The Best Positioned US Airline For The Coronavirus Comeback? | An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max flies above Paine Field near Boeing's manufacturing facility in ... [+] Everett, Wash., Monday, March 23, 2020, north of Seattle. All 737 Max planes remain grounded after two deadly crashes, but test and ... |
| May 26, 2020 | To See Libra's Potential, Look at the Philippines, Not the US | Leah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology in advancing economic development in Asia.
The recent update to the Libra white paper has re-ignited debate around Fa... |
| Apr 14, 2020 | Filipino Pawnshops Bank on Crypto Remittances During Crisis | Leah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology in advancing economic development in Asia.
After reading my last op-ed for CoinDesk, my friend Miguel Cuneta used Reb... |
| Feb 24, 2020 | A major ally's decision to scrap a military deal with the US raises the stakes in competition with China | Pres. Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine plans to exit the Visiting Forces Agreement signed with the US in the 1990s won't go into effect until August, but the move is already raising concerns about relations to the US.
The potential end of that de... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | NPC: Airlines may share passenger data with gov’t amid coronavirus scare | During the Philippine Senate hearing on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Health Secretary Francisco Duque “blamed” the airlines for the delay in contract tracing of passengers in the same flight as the two confirmed cases (one death) in t... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | Security Guard Nabbed for Robbing Bank He Was Hired to Protect | A security guard ended up behind bars yesterday morning after attempting to rob the very same bank he was hired to protect in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.
It happened in Prestige Bank and the Sta. Rosa Police identified the suspect as 34... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Water Wars: Drill, Maybe, Drill | China and Vietnam are poised for confrontation over oil drilling in the southwestern portion of the South China Sea. Vietnam alleges that a Chinese survey vessel, Haiyang Dizhi 8, has been conducting an oil and gas survey within Vietnam’s E... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | A Filipino Delivery Man tried to Resell 14 Unclaimed Orders of Milk Tea | The Business of BabiesBreast Milk Delivery Services are the Solution for Indonesia's Working Moms
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| Jun 7, 2019 | Grab summoned by Philippine transport regulator to explain thousands of unaccredited drivers | The Philippines Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Thursday that it’s summoning ride-hailing operator Grab to appear before the board on June 11, Philippine news outlet Business World reports.
The LTFR... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | RCBC Bank Pulls a Philippine Fintech Thought Leader to Chair Their Innovation Office | The song and dance for incumbents in Philippines right now is “future-proofing”. Joining the trend of entrenched establishments disrupting themselves before they are disrupted, the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) appoints Lito V... |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Water Wars: South China Sea Situation Normal, All Fouled Up | Despite a diplomatic row between China and the Philippines, U.S. and Philippine military officials denied that their recent military exercise was a response to Chinese threats. Philippine presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo insisted on A... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | Helicopter ‘ride-sharing’ is back, this time as a real service in the Philippines | Helicopter ‘ride-sharing’ platform Ascent Urban launched in the Philippines on Wednesday in a bid to address traffic congestion in the country through air mobility, reported Bloomberg.
The company, headquartered in Singapore, plans to expan... |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Duterte’s drug war has killed thousands — but he needs weed to “stay awake” | President Rodrigo Duterte, whose bloody war on drugs has killed thousands of people in the Philippines, said Monday he smokes weed to stay awake during official meetings.
Duterte made the claim in a speech at the Department of Foreign Affai... |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 16) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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| Apr 5, 2018 | Philippines to shut down tourist island Boracay for six months | The Philippines government will be closing its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists for six months in order to clean it up after concerns that rapid development and pollution was threatening its idyllic shores.
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| Apr 2, 2018 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 13) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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| Mar 16, 2018 | Philippine Banks on Fintech: What are They Doing? | Now seen by many as inevitable, the consolidation and cooperation between traditional banks and fintech players are becoming more frequent in the Philippines.
No less than the Philippine central bank or Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ... |
| Mar 9, 2018 | The U.N. just told Duterte to get his head checked | The U.N. human rights chief questioned the mental stability of Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, claiming the Philippine president needs a “psychiatric examination” after he placed a U.N. investigator on a list of communist terrorists.
In a petiti... |
| Feb 23, 2018 | ICO in Philippines Gaining Ground in Fintech Regulation | Developments about fintech regulations in the Philippines seem to be working to the advantage of fintech companies who do ICOs.
Unlike in China where ICOs were banned in the country’s capital markets last year, the conduct of ICO in the Phi... |
| Feb 5, 2018 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 5) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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| Jan 26, 2018 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 4) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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SM Store, PayMaya to Transform Retail Industry with Cashless Payments
The SM Store and PayMaya Philippines are once again redefining the s... |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 3) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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Bitcoin too good to be true?
As of this writing, one bitcoin is already equivalent to $10,338. Late last year, it reached an all-time high... |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 46) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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MAS-BSP: Singapore & Philippines Regulators Forge Fintech Ties
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Monetary Authority of Singapo... |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the Week (CW 45) | Fintechnews.PH picks every Friday for you the top 5 Fintech Philippines News of the week:
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BSP launches payments system PESONet
The central bank launched on Wednesday its electronic fund transfer (EFT) payments system which would... |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Water Wars: a “Suspicious” Flotilla that May “Not Mean Anything” | Some Philippine Leaders Herald a New Era of Cooperation with China, while Others Warn of a Buildup of Chinese Naval and Civilian Vessels near Philippine territory
Satellite photograph showing Chinese ships near Thitu (Pag-asa) Island (Photo... |
| Aug 6, 2017 | Water Wars: China Displays Diplomatic Skill and Military Might | ASEAN and Chinese foreign ministers endorse Code of Conduct Framework, while Xi Jinping vows to protect territorial integrity
ASEAN Foreign Ministers(Photo: ASEAN)
ASEAN and China took a step forward last week in their long quest for a Code... |
| May 26, 2017 | Water Wars: Fighters, Flights, and Perhaps a FONOP | The Trump Administration Appears to Conduct its First Freedom of Navigation Exercises in the South China Sea Days After American and Chinese Aircraft Tangle Overheard
A Pair of Chinese SU-30 Fighter Jets (Photo: CNN)
This week, the United S... |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Globe, Alipay, and the Chinese Tourist Trap | One week ago, Globe Telecommunications announced a new capital infusion from Jack Ma’s Ant Financial and Ayala Corporation into its Globe Fintech Innovations subsidiary (officially, Mynt). |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Water Wars: Asia-Pacific Grapples with new American Administration | China, US allies, and other respond to President Trump's first week
President Trump signs Executive Order withdrawaing the US from the TPP (Photo: EPA)
Countries in the Asia-Pacific spent the week adjusting, fitfully, to the new American ad... |
| Jan 20, 2017 | Water Wars: Hedging Bets in the South China Sea | Abe's South China Sea Charm Offensive
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits President Rodrigo Duterte's bedroom (Photo: Rappler)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe followed last week’s trip to Manila with a busy schedule of state visits to Canbe... |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas | China deploys carrier group and warplanes
Undated image of the Liaoning Aircraft Carrier (Photo: Business Insider)
After a period of (relative) quiet last week, Beijing returned to the center of action in the East and South China Seas. The ... |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Water Wars: Laying the Groundwork for Competition and Cooperation in 2017 | Duterte administration charts Beijing-friendly course in South China Sea
Duterte accepts gavel to symbolize handing over of ASEAN chair from Laos PM (Photo: PhilStar)
Philippine officials started 2017 with a bang as Manila began its one-yea... |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Water Wars: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones | Abe takes the stage
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets President-Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower (Photo: Reuters)
As Donald Trump’s election prompts many to reconsider the Asia-Pacific’s future, Japanese Prime Minister Abe has emerged as bal... |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Water Wars: Looking Through a Glass, Darkly, in the South China Sea | "Peace through strength" in the South and East China Seas
President-Elect Donald Trump meets with President Obama in the White House (Photo: Yahoo)
Donald Trump’s election has created significant uncertainty about the future of U.... |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Water Wars: All Eyes Turn to Scarborough Shoal | Philippine vessels access fishing grounds around Scarborough Shoal
Filipino fishermen regain access to waters around Scarborough Shoal (Photo: The Inquirer)
Two weeks ago Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing, where he signe... |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Tracking China’s Compliance with the South China Sea Arbitral Award: Traditional Fishing Rights Inside the Lagoon at Scarborough Shoal | Earlier this week we reassessed China’s compliance with 15 rulings contained in the July 12 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea arbitral award. As of this past weekend, Philippine government statements and testimonials from fishermen indi... |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Water Wars: Sifting Through the Tea Leaves in the South China Sea | Manila triangulates relationship with Washington, Beijing, and Tokyo
President Duterte and Prime Minister Abe meet in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Beijing last week precipitated a busy news week as ... |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Water Wars: Mr. Duterte Goes to Beijing | Details of a Deal Emerge between Manila and Beijing
President Xi Jinping welcomes President Rodrigo Duterte to Beijing (Photo: Straits Times)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s still-nascent tenure has sent shockwaves throughout the Wes... |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Water Wars: Shifting Strategies in the South China Sea | How do you manage a partner like Duterte?
President Duterte showing photos of the Bud Dajo Massacre (Photo: PPD/Rey Baniquet)
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines once again roiled the region’s foreign policy establishment by sugges... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Water Wars: Series of Summits Highlights Persistent Divisions in the South China Sea | Much Ado About the Same Things at G-20 Summit
President Xi and President Obama pre-summit meeting (Photo: South China Morning Post)
Staircase snubs notwithstanding, world leaders traded familiar talking points at this year’s G-20 Summit in ... |
| Jul 4, 2016 | Abu Sayyaf is now vowing to behead a Norwegian hostage in the Philippines | Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf has threatened to behead the fourth and final hostage kidnapped from a quiet marina resort last September.
On Sunday night local time, the group's spokesperson Abu Rami called journalists in the Philippi... |
| Jun 20, 2016 | A Guide to Countering Chinese Government Spin on the Fairness of the South China Sea Arbitration Tribunal | Rumors are swirling that the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitral tribunal will release its long-awaited award in Philippines v. China this week. China has already said it will not comply with the award, but it is clearly... |
| May 20, 2016 | Water Wars: Close Flyby and Annual Report Rattle Sino-American Ties | U.S., Chinese Aircraft Get Too Close For Comfort
Stock photo of EP-3 Aircraft (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
The Pentagon announced that two Chinese J-11 fighter jets came within fifty feet of an American EP-3 Aries reconnaissance plane over th... |
| May 6, 2016 | Water Wars: Charm Offensives Yield Uncertain Results Throughout Southeast Asia | Sino-Japanese Summit Seeks to Restart Troubled Relationship
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (left) meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (right) (Photo: The Japan Times)
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Beijing last Friday... |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Water Wars: Countries Continue to Circle the Wagons throughout Southeast Asia | Of Fighter Jets and Land Reclamation
Chinese Fighter Jet (Photo: The Maritime Executive)
Woody Island returned to the center of controversy in the South China Sea this week as the PLA deployed two Shenyang J-11 fighter jets to this importan... |
| Apr 13, 2016 | Video Shows US Troops Brawling With Cops at Pole Dancing Club in the Philippines | US Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently trumpeted "America's dedication to standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Philippines," but it seems several US troops got a little too close to a group of off-duty Filipino cops earlier th... |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Water Wars: Fishermen Again Steer China into Hot Water | Malaysian Officials Fish for a Response to Chinese Trawler Incursion
Chinese fishing vessel fleet (Photo: The Maritime Executive)
Malaysia joined the ranks of countries taking issue with Chinese fishermen last Thursday, as 100 trawlers were... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | Water Wars: Calm Before Potential ASEAN-Summit Storm | This past week was the quietest in terms of breaking news since Water Wars began nearly five months ago—somewhat surprising, given that only last week the USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the Paracel ... |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Water Wars: What the TPP Means for the PRC | USTR Michael Froman with TPP-partner trade ministers (Photo: Erik S. Lesser/European Pressphoto Agency)
On Monday, the United States, Japan, and ten other Pacific Rim nations concluded the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.... |
| Jun 7, 2015 | Bitcoin Supporters Should Take a Page Out of the Uber Playbook | Joe Maristela is a serial healthcare entrepreneur based out of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Over the last year, he has begun making angel investments in Philippine tech companies, including a bitcoin umbrella company. Here he tal... |
| May 14, 2015 | China Is Staking Stronger Claims in the South China Sea on Eve of Kerry's Beijing Visit | US Secretary of State John Kerry's upcoming weekend trip to Beijing is not shaping up to be a relaxing one.
At issue are territorial disputes over the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea.
According to the Pentagon's annual report on Chi... |
| Nov 11, 2014 | 5 things you should know about net neutrality | Americans are in love with the Internet. They would give up television, their landline phones and even their cell phones before losing Internet access, surveys show.
Americans also hate it when the things they love change. There's a very re... |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Murder of Transgender Woman Raises Tensions in Philippines Over US Military Presence | A US Marine accused of killing a 26-year-old transgender Filipina woman was turned over to Philippine authorities by the US military on Wednesday in a case that has brought long-simmering tensions between the two countries to a boil.
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| May 22, 2014 | "Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific," by Robert D. Kaplan | Published by Random House (2014)
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The relationship between the United States and China will arguably shape international order more than any other phenomenon. The US Department of Justice’s recent indictment of five memb... |
| Mar 14, 2014 | European Parliament Rules Apple must use the Micro-USB Standard Port for European iDevices by 2017
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| Jan 20, 2014 | Hiroo Onoda, WWII veteran who hid in the jungle for 29 years, dies at 91 | A Japanese imperial soldier who hid in a jungle in the Philippines for nearly three decades, not surrendering because he refused to believe World War II had ended, has died in Tokyo.
While most of the Japanese troops withdrew or surrendered... |
| Dec 28, 2013 | Look into my crystal ball: predictions for 2014 in tech | Smartwatches will crash, Glass will live up to the hype and Twitter will still be in the red
We here at VatorNews have been spending the month of December looking back at the year that was. That means the top scandals, social media moments ... |
| Dec 28, 2012 | Philippine Government Ignores Public Concerns, Continues To Push Extreme 'Cybercrime' Law | One of the striking — and depressing — features of the Internet today is the almost universal desire of governments around the world to rein it in through new laws. We wrote about one such attempt in the Philippines a couple of months ago, ... |
| Oct 4, 2012 | The Philippines' New 'Cybercrime' Law Aims To 'Protect' Citizens By Going After Filesharing, Online Libel | About a year ago, the Philippines pushed through a completely unneeded anti-counterfeiting bill at the behest of the WIPO (itself working at the behest of the US government). Despite the evidence that counterfeiting isn't a big problem, the... |
| Feb 22, 2012 | Google Patent Clearly Eying the Desktop Market for Android
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According to Google, certain applications and operating systems, such as their own Android operating system, have been designed around a touchscreen user interface. However, it may be beneficial to allow such applications an... |
| Nov 29, 2011 | Apple Wins Patent for Next-Gen Dock with Accessory Power Management
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Apple's patent background begins with a discussion of device convergence. Apple states that smaller devices, such as smartphones, could now be used to perform functions that were previously limited to larger comput... |
| The Philippines could have elected a human rights' lawyer as president. It chose a former dictator's son instead. | A supporter wears a face mask bearing a portrait of Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
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