A 33-year-old Filipina, Joyce Mina Delos Reyes Desear, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing a counterfeit driving licence and defrauding a victim into paying for a fake licence.

Asean members Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei along with Taiwan have overlapping claims with China, which asserts sovereignty over virtually all of the South China Sea. Chinese and Philippine vessels clashed repeatedly last year. Chinese ...

Tensions between Beijing and Manila have intensified in recent months concerning the South China Sea, a region spanning 3.5 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles) through which an estimated $11.3 billion in global trade passes annually, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The contract, signed in 2022, stated that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would take delivery of 32 aircraft from Lockheed Martin’s subsidiary PZL Mielec. It would expand the PAF’s existing fleet of 15 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to 47, boosting its operational capacity.

“As the Philippines takes on the Chairmanship of ASEAN 2026, I invite you to join us in the Philippines for the 29th ASEAN Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in Cebu in January 2026,” Frasco said in a statement, addressing ASEAN nations and partners.

At Ericsson, we are pleased to be a partner to the Philippines on its 5G journey to realize the Government’s Digital Philippines Vision. 5G will be the enabler for the digital transformation of Philippines and a driver of inclusive economic growth.

The Philippines is set to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Tourism Forum (ATF), an annual gathering of South-East Asian tourism ministers, in Cebu, Manila and Boracay next year,

The Philippines, through the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina, showcased its maritime policy and regulatory framework for fulfilling its obligations under the IMO Convention on Civil Liability and Compensation at the Regional Workshop organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in Brunei.

One fictional student in the 40-page comic book describes China as a bully and another says Beijing’s “behavior is outrageous.”

Ambassador of China to Brunei Darussalam Xiao Jianguo highlighted key events last year, including the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with Brunei Vision 2035, the progress in the Hengyi Petrochemical project,

The Trump administration aims to advance US interests in its relationship with China, prioritizing American citizens. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed this in talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi,