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[Title] => Military chief says Philippines 'inevitably' involved if Taiwan invaded
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[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.
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[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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[Title] => Pentagon chief calls for deterrence against China in first visit to Manila
[Summary] => 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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[Title] => Philippines to China: No country can interfere in our military decisions
[Summary] => 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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[Title] => Manila thanks G7 for denouncing Beijing's 'coercive actions' in South China Sea
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[Title] => China tells Philippines: Stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece
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[Title] => International backlash taught China lesson after dangerous mid-air incident, says PCG
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[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.
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[Title] => China discovers major new oilfield in east South China Sea
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[Title] => Philippines to China: No country can interfere in our military decisions
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[Title] => China tells Philippines: Stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece
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[Title] => International backlash taught China lesson after dangerous mid-air incident, says PCG
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