"China’s coast guard has become more aggressive towards #Philippines vessels in the #SouthChinaSea and its water cannon attacks could threaten the lives of crew, a government spokesman in #Manila warned Wednesday. A series of high-seas incidents involving the two countries have injured a number of Philippine troops in recent months as the neighbors asserted rival claims over waters, reefs, and rocks in the strategic waterway"
"The Armed Forces of the #Philippines is waiting on India’s delivery of BrahMos medium-range supersonic cruise missiles, expected to arrive this week at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga City. #Manila Bulletin quoted an undisclosed source as saying the missile system, which costs 19 billion Philippine pesos ($375 million), will be used to counter ongoing Chinese aggression in the region"
Philippine and #UnitedStates forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing #Taiwan and the #SouthChinaSea as #Manila shifts its focus to external defence... It will be the first time the maritime exercises are carried out beyond #Philippines territorial waters, said Michael Logico, a Philippine army colonel overseeing the exercises"
This was also the first time I discovered the new pedestrian-only road in Intramuros. I am so glad that some areas with autonomy from the LGU (Local Government Unit; city/town government) have the initiative to pedestrianise roads.
This is good for the people, their businesses (small businesses in particular), and the health of the people. It encourages people to walk or bike (if allowed), and there is also less pollution and accidents. The land price also increases, as the environment gets better, and the local community becomes more happier, lively, and successful.
We need more of this in the Philippines!
A “pedestrian-only road” is also known as “pedestrian zones”, “auto-free zones”, “car-free zones”, “pedestrian precincts”, “pedestrian malls”, and “pedestrian streets”. Meanwhile, the process of converting a road into a pedestrian-only road/street is called “pedestrianisation”.
While most of the folks have experience with #OpenStreetMap mapping, we had a couple of novice participants, who seemed to have enjoyed it as much as we did.
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
#MANILA, #Philippines — Two #Filipinos have been killed while two were severely injured following a missile strike on a cargo vessel off #Yemen, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday.
The U.S. military said a missile attack by #Houthi rebels against the commercial ship #TrueConfidence on Wednesday killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel. #Israel#Gaza#GulfOfAden
#MANILA (Reuters) -The leaders of the #Philippines and #Indonesia met in Manila on Wednesday to discuss developments in the #SouthChinaSea and efforts to build closer ties among Southeast Asian nations, among a range of issues. #TootSEA
The Lost Bread's "Sorbe-Toast" = soft serve ice cream (not really sorbetes, but we'll go along with it) on crunchy brioche French toast topped with choco butternut crumbles and chocolate syrup in a syringe. The entire thing works, the variety of textures is very fun, but this café is definitely built for a younger crowd. #MakanApaToday#Manila
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
#MANILA, #Philippines – Two Chinese navy vessels shadowed Philippine and US ships conducting joint patrols in the #SouthChinaSea, the Philippine military said on Thursday, January 4 as tensions flare in the region over disputed territorial claims.
The two-day maritime exercises involving Manila and #Washington, were the second in less than two months in the #WestPhilippineSea – within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (#EEZ). #China
#MANILA, #Philippines — The Philippines will get a delivery of supersonic missiles by March, according to #NationalSecurityCouncil (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya on Friday.
In an ambush interview in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Malaya said that the ground system for the #BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles will arrive in February. #WestPHSea
The #Philippines is doubling down on efforts to preserve its sovereignty in the disputed waters while preparing for contingencies in nearby #Taiwan.
As such #Manila is stepping up its acquisition of increasingly high-end military equipment while expanding sophisticated military exercises with partners including the #US, #Japan and #Australia. #WestPHSea#China
#MANILA, #Philippines – Shadowing and blocking maneuvers by #China in the #WestPhilippineSea are nothing new for personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (#PCG), nor for Philippine journalists who are practically regulars in missions to those waters as part of the government’s “transparency initiative.” #WestPHSea#ScarboroughShoal
#MANILA, #Philippines – The China Coast Guard on Tuesday, April 30, used water cannons against two Philippine vessels in #BajoDeMasinloc (#ScarboroughShoal), a feature some 100 nautical miles off the coast off the coast Zambales.