Frances Mangosing 🇵🇭
@Frances_Mng
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China Coast Guard recently deployed 2 ships around Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, warning PH supply boats against carrying construction materials to repair the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre. We recently joined a resupply mission there. https://t.co/1dXPi9XO9r
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Taiwan’s foreign minister Lin Chia-lung says the dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, warning that escalating tensions would benefit no one. Read more: https://t.co/V1CkZjeC5M
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China quietly upgrades its Spratly outposts with new antenna arrays, ISR radomes, and mobile EW systems—expanding its ability to monitor and control the South China Sea. https://t.co/KTf8EvO3sj
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Chinese and Japanese boats face off near disputed islands as feud worsens
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Each side claims to have fended off an incursion in the disputed waters near Taiwan.
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WATCH: A Taiwanese airline has proposed surveillance flights with US-made radar to support Taiwan's military in tracking Chinese warships near its coast as part of a whole-of-society defense initiative https://t.co/nMxyW9Xegb
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In today’s @washingtonpost, Randy Schriver and I argue that Taiwan is acting with greater seriousness and focus than ever before. And that America should stand with it.
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The island is making leaps in military spending and acting with greater focus than ever before.
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Nation sends military and deploys missile systems to monitor Chinese activity https://t.co/SEp6fXZa46
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Nation sends military and deploys missile systems to monitor Chinese activity | Nov. 29, 2025 11:18
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Yet another propaganda video has been released by the China Coast Guard, proudly portraying what they describe as “routine law-enforcement patrols” within the waters of Bajo de Masinloc. As usual, the footage is carefully edited to project an image of complete control and
#China Coast Guard (CCG) carried out law-enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China’s Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas on Saturday. Since November, the CCG has continued to step up law-enforcement patrols in these waters, lawfully tracking and monitoring, issuing
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Several schools in China have cancelled cultural exchange trips to Japan, and Japanese pop star Hamasaki Ayumi's concert in Shanghai was abruptly canceled amid the growing rift between China and Japan.
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🚨 As authoritarian regimes escalate gray-zone maritime aggression in the #IndoPacific and beyond, every moment of inaction emboldens illegal fleets plundering resources and coercing allies. 🎁 This #GivingTuesday (December 2) the SeaLight Foundation, now a newly verified
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By Sealight Foundation
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Ahead of today’s major anti-corruption protests, the Association of General and Flag Officers, a group of retired and active Filipino generals, says it rejects any push for government destabilization and expresses full confidence in the country’s military leadership
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🇹🇼 President Lai underscores Taiwan’s unwavering determination to safeguard its future. In his latest Washington Post op-ed, he details how Taiwan’s defense budget and continued military investments are intended to build a stronger Taiwan.
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Mabuhay! A warm welcome to INS Sahyadri on her arrival in Manila! ⚓🇵🇭🇮🇳 Following a successful Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Philippine Navy, this harbour visit will feature professionally enriching interactions and engagements with the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard on
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This must be an unfamiliar sensation for the Dutertes: the cold pressure of the rule of law, applied without deference or fear. The tricks that worked in Davao and Manila— the mafia swagger, the warlord theatrics, the presumption of impunity— have no currency in The Hague.
BREAKING: The ICC Appeals Chamber denies the bid for interim release of former president Rodrigo Duterte. #DuterteInICC
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A Cabinet secretary telling people to have "simple" meals while billions have been stolen by bureaucrats and elected officials is NOT a good look no matter how you try to spin it.
DTI Sec. Cristina Roque clarifies the P500 noche buena budget is a simple meal for a small family which includes ham & spaghetti. This is based on the DTI price guide. | via @jekkipascual
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US agency recruiting Filipinos to fight in Ukraine — Russia’s Zakharova Florida-based RMS Intl. offers $5,000 monthly pay. US instructors provide training at a facility outside San Fernando Mercenaries get a Schengen visa in Manila’s German embassy, the MFA spox revealed
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🇨🇳#PRC UNITED FRONT OPERATIONS IN THE 🇵🇭#PHILIPPINES 👀 On October 19 over 300 people gathered at Century Park Hotel Manila for a large-scale meeting opposing 🇹🇼#Taiwan independence and promoting unification with mainland #China. What Happened: The Philippine Council for the
China-related activities in the country: The Diliman College in Quezon City launched Nov. 18 a new academic center aimed at reshaping the negative perception of China. Last week, followed a large gathering of overseas Chinese citizens at the Century Park Hotel in Manila in
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A private school in Manila recently launched a new academic center aimed at reshaping the negative perception of China at a time of ongoing tensions and widespread public distrust toward Beijing. This followed a large gathering of overseas Chinese citizens also in Manila in
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China-related activities in the country: The Diliman College in Quezon City launched Nov. 18 a new academic center aimed at reshaping the negative perception of China. This followed a large gathering...
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Meanwhile, Palau and the Philippines intend to deepen maritime security cooperation amid China’s expanding presence in the western Pacific. “We share a border with the Philippines. The South China Sea is just on the other side. It’s only a matter of time before what’s happening
A U.S. congressional commission has recommended that Taiwan help finance upgrades to EDCA sites in the Philippines to strengthen Washington’s ability to defend the self-ruled island in the event of a Chinese attack 🇹🇼 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 By @Frances_Mng
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President Lai Ching-te announced a $40 billion supplementary defense budget and new measures to counter security threats from China, aiming for higher military readiness by 2027
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No country is more determined in safeguarding #Taiwan’s future than our own. My @washingtonpost op-ed outlines how our unprecedented defense budget & military investments will build a stronger Taiwan as we, alongside the #US, pursue peace through strength. https://t.co/CvgUoeKEDI
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An unprecedented military buildup by China threatens peace and stability in the region.
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