China's coast guard said that a Philippine vessel had “deliberately rammed” one of its ships Tuesday, alleging that Manila had organized more than 10 vessels to “illegally intrude” into a South China Sea flash point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/philippines-china-scarborough-shoal-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #disputedislands #southchinasea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he does not blame people for taking part in street protests "one bit" as anger mounts over a corruption scandal involving phony flood-control projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-president-corruption-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #ferdinandmarcosjr #corruption #philippines #southeastasia
The Chinese military denounced a second joint patrol this month in the South China Sea involving the Philippines and partner navies, as tensions in the waterway soar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/japan-south-china-sea-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southchinasea #china #pla #philippines #defense #sdf #msdf #disputedislands #usmilitary
Chinese spy and disinformation activities in the Philippines continue at a high pace, one of Manila’s top security officials has warned, prompting a push to update the nation's decades-old anti-espionage laws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/philippines-espionage-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #espionage #southchinasea
The U.S. backed the Philippines in rejecting China’s plan to create a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed sea that separates the two nations, calling it "destabilizing.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/us-china-scarborough-shoal-nature-reserve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #scrarboroughshoal #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #marcorubio #philippines
The Philippines is working on a new set of internal rules and protocols to better coordinate the actions of agencies in contentious areas of the South China Sea, as Manila responds to Beijing's gray-zone activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/asia-pacific/philippines-south-china-sea-rules-of-engagement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #pla #southchinasea #disputedislands #indopacific
To boost its military capabilities and bridge key gaps with China, the Philippines is turning to top partners such as Japan for support — part of a multipronged approach that includes defense-industrial tie-ups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/philippines-military-modernization-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations #defense #china
Surrounded by Chinese military bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm on the front line of a simmering territorial dispute between Beijing and Manila in the flash point South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/philippines-pagasa-island-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #southchinasea #disputedislands #china #indopacific
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UPDATE 3: check this thread I will try to keep it updated
UPDATE2: nights are becoming dangerous and protest organizers are urging the public to stay home. You can continue to use the below if you want to support the delivery drivers and their surroundings (tell them the food is for them/family/friends and to tip)
Hey Southeast Asians, your Grab app works ACROSS the region. If you'd like to order medical supplies or food for the folks in Jakarta and Bandung, you can.
(Twt links to follow underneath)
#tootSEA#Indonesia#Malaysia#Singapore #thailand #vietnam #philippines#SoutheastAsia
(Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere on fedi)
UPDATE 3: check this thread I will try to keep it updated
UPDATE2: nights are becoming dangerous and protest organizers are urging the public to stay home. You can continue to use the below if you want to support the delivery drivers and their surroundings (tell them the food is for them/family/friends and to tip)
Hey Southeast Asians, your Grab app works ACROSS the region. If you'd like to order medical supplies or food for the folks in Jakarta and Bandung, you can.
(Twt links to follow underneath)
#tootSEA#Indonesia#Malaysia#Singapore #thailand #vietnam #philippines#SoutheastAsia
(Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere on fedi)
A Japanese national living in Japan is suspected of ordering the killing of two fellow Japanese men in Manila, possibly over a financial dispute, Philippine police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/crime-legal/manila-killing-suspects-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #philippinejapanrelations #guns #philippines #tourism
Jose Takei, an 82-year-old man of Japanese descent who became stateless after being left in the Philippines as a child following the end of World War II, is keen to get Japanese citizenship while he is in good health. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/filipino-japanese-citizenship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #philippines #wwii #foreignministry #shigeruishiba #citizenship #stateless
Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines' bloody national obsession: cockfighting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/philippines-online-cockfighting-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #philippines #gambling #animals
A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/asia-pacific/collide-philippine-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #philippines #southchinasea
Philippine senators have voted to shelve an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte after the country's top court ruled it as unconstitutional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-senate-duterte-impeachment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines#saraduterte #ferdinandmarcosjr #southeastasia
The Philippines may temporarily suspend rice imports to support local farmers in the world’s biggest buyer, potentially increasing the risk of expanding a global surplus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/rice-importer-philippines-farmers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #philippines #rice #agriculture #trade #southeastasia
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time as Manila has heightened defense cooperation with allies over the past year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-india-navy-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #india #defense #southchinasea #china
Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced a senior member of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Philippines to three years and six months in prison for fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-senior-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jpdragon #fraud #japanesecourts #philippines #tokyo #organizedcrime
The work of informal e-waste dismantlers in the Philippines, who scavenge electronic waste for the nickel, aluminum and copper inside, releases a toxic brew of chemicals including lead, mercury and cadmium into the air. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/29/sustainability/philippine-e-waste-dismantle-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #philippines #ewaste #pollution #health
The Philippines’ Supreme Court has said the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is unconstitutional, in a stunning victory for the embattled politician and rival of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/26/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-court-sara-duterte-impeachment-unlawful/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics#saraduterte #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr