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A tiny Taiwan island could be trigger for US-China clash

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 18 07:32 AM

Some of the People's Liberation Army planes, including bombers, fighter jets and surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, flew east from the Chinese coast around the southern tip of Taiwan. The rest broke off and briefly darted further south towards tiny Pratas Island in the South China Sea before turning back. Read more »

Napocor to light up Pag-asa Island in West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 07:12 PM

Napocor said the power plant, which would be switched on during the country's 123rd Independence Day, is set to distribute power to 86 facilities there, which include homes, government structures, and military camps.    Read more »

Bohol gov hiling na mabakunahan 70K residente ng Panglao Island

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 12:41 PM

Hinihiling ng probinsiya ng Bohol na mabakunahan ang may 70,000 residente ng Panglao Island para umarangkada muli ang turismo sa lugar.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 9, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

AFP chief Sobejana flies to Pag-asa Island

Handout, Armed Forces of the Philippines via Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:25 PM

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana walks beside Naval Station Emilio Liwanag Commanding Officer Rey Tibay during a visit to the Philippines-claimed Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. Read more »

AFP chief Sobejana visits Pag-asa island in West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 04:09 PM

The visit comes after recent diplomatic protests made by the Philippines over what it says is the illegal presence of hundreds of "Chinese maritime militia" vessels inside its exclusive economic zone and near its occupied islands. Read more »

Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination reaches Pag-asa Island

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 03:34 PM

The municipal government of Kalayaan, which has jurisdiction over the island located 285 nautical miles away from mainland Palawan, said 65 individuals were inoculated with CoronaVac. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: Indonesian tin miners target the ocean as reserves dwindle on land

Photos by Willy Kurniawan, Reuters; Text by Fransiska Nangoy, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 08 01:46 PM

Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of tin used in everything from food packaging to electronics and now green technologies.But deposits in the mining hub of Bangka-Belitung have been heavily exploited on land, leaving parts of the islands off the southeast coast of Sumatra island resembling a lunar landscape with vast craters and highly acidic, turquoise lakes. Read more »

PANOORIN: Grupo ng mga killer whale namataan sa Antique

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 09:26 AM

Namangha ang ilang diver matapos masilayan ang grupo ng mga killer whale o pod sa karagatan na sakop ng bayan ng Libertad. Read more »

SB19, kasama sa 'Aja! Aja! Tayo Sa Jeju' finale

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 04:53 PM

Isang concert at sight-seeing trips ang inihanda nina Donny Pangilinan, Kristel Fulgar, Shine Kuk, at Robi Domingo sa darating na pagtatapos ng "Aja! Aja! Tayo sa Jeju" ngayong Hunyo. Read more »

20 pamilya sa bayan sa Masbate, inilikas dahil sa bagyong Dante

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 09:34 PM

Inaasahan na magdudulot ng tuloy-tuloy na ulan sa San Pascual ang bagyong Dante Miyerkoles ng umaga.   Read more »

Mga resort sa Samal Island tigil-operasyon muna dahil sa pagtaas ng COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:37 AM

Sa utos ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Samal Island, suspendido ang operasyon ng mga resort mula Hunyo 1 hanggang 14 dahil sa pagtaas ng mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa lungsod at mga karatig-lugar.   Read more »

Philippines files fresh protest vs China's 'incessant' presence in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 01:02 AM

MANILA— The Philippines on Friday filed a diplomatic protest against China over its "incessant" presence around the Pag-Asa Islands in the West Philippine Sea, the latest in a string of filings to counter Chinese encroachment in Philippine waters. Read more »

THROWBACK: Tumagilid na Roro | Kuha Mo!

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:28 AM

Huli sa video ang paglubog ng isang cargo ship sa Cebu City.  Read more »

Samal Island, Dagupan City mayors test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 02:26 PM

The mayors of the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte and Dagupan City in Pangasinan have tested positive for COVID-19, they said in separate announcements Wednesday.    Read more »

How Suluan Island students face daily challenges in online learning

Alren Beronio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 02:43 AM

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the Philippines, education officials have decided to adopt flexible learning, as face-to-face classes have been deemed too risky in the face of the pandemic.  Read more »

This food truck’s reasonably-priced gourmet fries is the hottest thing in Siargao

JEROME B. GOMEZ
Updated as of May 25 05:13 PM

“Everyone we know loves fries and we thought that it doesn’t have to be seen as ‘unhealthy,’” says co-owner Saar Geva    Read more »

Phivolcs: Steam plumes in Taal caused by ‘upwelling of hot volcanic fluids’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 06:33 PM

Taal Volcano remained at Alert Level 2, which means it is in an "increased unrest." Read more »

New Yorkers enjoy new park floating on Hudson River

Laura Bonilla, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 03:07 PM

A new public park skimming the surface of the Hudson River atop 132 concrete "tulips" opened Friday for New Yorkers eager to emerge from a year of onerous pandemic restrictions. Read more »

Phivolcs reveals cause of Taal unrest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 10:44 AM

The public is warned against going to the volcano island as two eruptions -- a steam-driven or a magmatic eruption -- could occur,. Read more »