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The Philippines' military chief said Tuesday the country would "inevitably" be involved if neighboring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions.

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The rise of social media gave Filipinos unprecedented access to information, but it has also created an ecosystem where disinformation thrives.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 17:08:00 [ColumnID] => 136561 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806995 [AuthorName] => Jing Castañeda [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/01/1-troll_2025-04-01_17-09-46_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2432477 [Title] => China discovers major new oilfield in east South China Sea [Summary] =>

China's National Offshore Oil Corp. said Monday it has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes.

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United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explicitly called "communist" China a threat during his first visit to the Philippines on Friday, March 28, declaring that "deterrence is necessary around the world, but specifically in this region." 

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US defense chief Pete Hegseth will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, part of a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a mounting scandal over leaked plans for military strikes.

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Malacañang has flatly rejected China's accusations that the Philippines is being manipulated by foreign powers as a "chess piece" and urged Beijing to respect countries' sovereignty. 

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The G7 ministers' rebuke of China's maritime actions was expressed in a March 14 joint declaration on maritime security that is separate from the main communique. 

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China urged the Philippine government to "stop serving as other countries' mouthpiece" and to avoid being used as "chess pieces" in regional power plays.

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"I would like to believe that the PLA Navy helicopter has already learned from the backlash of the condemnation of the international community that what they did is reckless and dangerous."

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Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-19 17:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808564 [AuthorName] => Lam Nguyen [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/19/doll-vietnam_2025-03-19_17-49-053_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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The Philippines' military chief said Tuesday the country would "inevitably" be involved if neighboring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 18:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/10/17/taiwan-flags_2024-10-17_11-41-33202_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2432723 [Title] => Grappling with the crisis of trust, truth and trolls [Summary] =>

The rise of social media gave Filipinos unprecedented access to information, but it has also created an ecosystem where disinformation thrives.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 17:08:00 [ColumnID] => 136561 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806995 [AuthorName] => Jing Castañeda [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/01/1-troll_2025-04-01_17-09-46_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2432477 [Title] => China discovers major new oilfield in east South China Sea [Summary] =>

China's National Offshore Oil Corp. said Monday it has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes.

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United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explicitly called "communist" China a threat during his first visit to the Philippines on Friday, March 28, declaring that "deterrence is necessary around the world, but specifically in this region." 

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US defense chief Pete Hegseth will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, part of a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a mounting scandal over leaked plans for military strikes.

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Malacañang has flatly rejected China's accusations that the Philippines is being manipulated by foreign powers as a "chess piece" and urged Beijing to respect countries' sovereignty. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-27 18:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/08/01/sssss_2024-08-01_22-38-51896_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2431251 [Title] => Manila thanks G7 for denouncing Beijing's 'coercive actions' in South China Sea [Summary] =>

The G7 ministers' rebuke of China's maritime actions was expressed in a March 14 joint declaration on maritime security that is separate from the main communique. 

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China urged the Philippine government to "stop serving as other countries' mouthpiece" and to avoid being used as "chess pieces" in regional power plays.

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"I would like to believe that the PLA Navy helicopter has already learned from the backlash of the condemnation of the international community that what they did is reckless and dangerous."

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-25 14:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/02/19/0-02-06-1db9d352e8991b183f31e4480ee452645a72e5bd10912ac5522904770a1e1a44271ed3afca0_2025-02-19_17-47-00_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2429590 [Title] => Toy trouble: Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map [Summary] =>

Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children's dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-19 17:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808564 [AuthorName] => Lam Nguyen [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/19/doll-vietnam_2025-03-19_17-49-053_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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