South China sea: EU condemns Coast guard actions

Brussels 01.09.2024 “The EU condemns the dangerous actions by Chinese Coast Guard vessels against lawful Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea on August 31. (Image above: China sea, illustration) The incident is the latest of several such actions during the past months, which endanger the safety of life at sea, and violate the…

Philippines military fighting rido culture

    Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera, a military spokesman, said on June, 15 (15.06.2017) that the army had retaken higher ground to the east of the city, reducing the enemy’s field of fire. Three bridges over the Agus were also now under the army’s control, Herrera said. Many of the militants are locals, from the…

Duterte rejects EU aid to pursue war on drugs

The Philippines took a surprise decision to reject development assistance from the European Union in a move to secure the country’s independent foreign policy, a top official of President Rodrigo Duterte said. The Southeast Asian country preferres to decline 250 million Euros ($278.88 million) worth of grants to exclude European Union from influencing its internal…