March 11, 2024 | NEWS DIGEST By API Desk | Date 03-11-2024 US condemns China’s provocations in dispute South China Sea waters Washington has condemned China’s “repeated obstruction” of Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea, disrupting supply lines to an outpost and impeding freedom of navigation following the recent incident at… Continue reading NEWS DIGEST | March 11, 2024
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SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | March 11, 2024
All you need to know about the latest updates in diplomacy, security and geopolitics in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific.
Where Does China’s Gray Zone Operations Lead To?
Philippine resolve in Ayungin Shoal and other disputed waters can potentially hurt China, especially if it results in a formidable, robust response from the US and her regional allies.
Philippines adopts new defense strategy to protect maritime borders
Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the new defense strategy would focus on increasing its presence and building more structures in the border areas, like Batanes and Palawan provinces.
NEWS DIGEST | March 8, 2024
March 8, 2024 | NEWS DIGEST By API Desk | Date 03-08-2024 Philippines, US hold largest Balikatan drills in Palawan, Batanes The Philippines and the United States are planning to hold military exercises next month in areas close to the regions’ flashpoints, a move that could further irritate China. Balikatan exercises spokesperson Colonel… Continue reading NEWS DIGEST | March 8, 2024
SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | March 8, 2024
All you need to know about the latest updates in diplomacy, security and geopolitics in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific.
China damages two Philippine vessels in latest harassment in Ayungin; injures four crew
Four crew members were slightly injured, and two vessels sustained minor damages after Chinese Coast Guard ships blocked, rammed, and water cannoned Philippine vessels bringing supplies to a grounded naval transported in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
The Unfinished Revolution Amidst Regional Conflict
Back to the unfinished revolution in the Philippines, the security events of today bear its scar not totally healed. Whether in its rise or fall, the Philippines has had its history entangled with that of the United States.
NEWS DIGEST | February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 | NEWS DIGEST By API Desk | Date 02-26-2024 Philippines, US hold joint air patrols The Philippines and its close security partner, the United States, held joint air patrols in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea for the second time, a military spokesman said. Colonel Xerxes Trinidad said this… Continue reading NEWS DIGEST | February 26, 2024
SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 | SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP By API Desk | Date 02-26-2024 Thailand frees ex-PM Thaksin on parole Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been granted bail after spending six months in a police hospital following his return from exile in August 2023. Thailand’s corrections office said the 74-year-old telecom tycoon… Continue reading SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | February 26, 2024