Hot wars frequently happen where they are least expected, or while attention is diverted elsewhere. The North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950, the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the 1998–99 Kosovo conflict, and other armed hostilities surprised many by their eruption and intensity. The world has been fixated on Ukraine…
Duterte’s Daughter Exits Philippines Ruling Party Amid ‘Political Powerplay’
May 20, 2023
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Asia & PacificFerdinand Marcos JrFormer President Rodrigo DutertePhilippineSara Dutertethe philippinesWorld
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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday that she had “irrevocably” resigned from the country’s ruling party, where she served as the chairperson, lamenting “execrable political powerplay.” Her resignation from the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) Party took effect on the same day. In her statement, Duterte did not explicitly state the reason behind her decision…
Philippine Court Acquits Critic of Duterte’s Drug War After 6 Years in Jail
May 12, 2023
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Asia & PacificFormer President Rodrigo DuterteLeila de LimaPhilippinephilippine drug warthe philippinesWorld
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Former Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a vocal critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, was acquitted Friday in the second drug-related charge against her after serving six years in jail. De Lima, 63, was arrested in 2017 on drug-related charges after she launched a senate investigation into violations committed during Duterte’s “war on drugs,”…
Fire on Philippine Ferry Kills 29, Including Children; 225 Rescued
MANILA—Philippine rescuers searched the smouldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any survivors or more victims of a fire that swept through the inter-island vessel killing 29 people, including a 6-month old baby, authorities said. Investigators have yet to identify the cause of the fire that started at about 11 p.m. (1500 GMT)…
With Pails and Mugs, Philippine Residents Clean up Oil Spill
POLA, Philippines—Residents of a central Philippine province affected by an oil spill from a sunken tanker endured the powerful stench of petroleum as they cleaned it up using buckets and mugs while authorities raced to contain environmental damage. Wearing personal protective equipment and masks, residents of the town of Pola in Oriental Mindoro, with the…
Oil Leak From Sunken Philippine Tanker Prompts Swimming Bans
Oil leaking from a Philippine tanker that sank southwest of the capital has prompted at least seven coastal towns to ban fishing and swimming as authorities scramble to contain the spill, officials said Thursday. The MT Princess Empress, which was carrying 20 crewmembers and a cargo of about 800,000 liters (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel…
Search on Philippine Volcano Confirms 4 Died in Plane Crash
MANILA, Philippines—Searchers who hiked the slopes of a restive Philippine volcano to find the wreckage of a plane that crashed over the weekend confirmed the two Australian energy consultants and two Filipino crew members on board didn’t survive, the local mayor said. More than a dozen army troops and firefighters were dropped off from an…
High-Risk Volcano Search for Philippine Plane With 4 Aboard
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine authorities on Monday prepared to send a search mission near the crater of a restive volcano after they spotted the suspected wreckage of a small plane that went missing with four people on board over the weekend. Two Filipino pilots and two Australians were aboard the Cessna 340, which lost contact after takeoff…
5 Soldiers Killed in Shooting at Philippine Military Camp
MANILA—Five soldiers were killed in a shooting at a military camp in the southern Philippines, including the shooter, the military said on Saturday. A soldier ran amuck after 1 a.m. on Saturday (1700 GMT on Friday), killing four service personnel at an army compound in Cagayan de Oro City, Major Francisco Garello, spokesperson of the…
Philippine Plane Crash Kills 2, Another Carrying 6 Missing
MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine air force plane crashed Wednesday on a farm northwest of Manila, killing the two people on board, while a search was continuing for a private aircraft carrying six people that went missing the previous day in the mountainous north. The SF-260 plane was on a training flight from Sangley airport in Cavite…
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