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Pet dogs get special training to join real-life disaster response operations

Under the programme, dogs and their owners must undergo 12 training sessions before being ready to be deployed in real-life disaster response operations.

A trainer guiding a pet dog during a search and rescue program in the Philippines. (AFP)
Published on Apr 13, 2024 06:31 PM IST
AFP |

US, Japan, Australia and Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises

Amid rising conflicts regarding territory, US, Japan, Australia and Philippines announce a joint maritime activity on the South China Sea.

A China Coast Guard vessel on the South China Sea.(Reuters)
Published on Apr 06, 2024 01:43 PM IST
Reuters |

Quad needs a security thrust to restrict China

Securitisation’ of regional partnerships is the only hope. Otherwise, China will keep squeezing adversaries until the world order is remade as per its wishes.

FILE- Leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) from left to right, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pose for photo at the entrance hall of the Prime Minister's Office of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022. The Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad, has repeatedly accused China of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea and of pushing its maritime territorial claims. The navies of the four countries regularly hold drills seen as part of an initiative to counter China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific.(Zhang Xiaoyu/Pool Photo via AP, File)(AP)
Published on Apr 04, 2024 09:50 PM IST

One feared dead, dozens injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years

One feared dead, dozens injured in most powerful Taiwan quake in 25 years

HT Image
Published on Apr 03, 2024 09:36 AM IST
AFP |

Taiwan earthquake: 7 killed, 736 injured in strongest quake in 25 years. Updates

Taiwan Earthquake today: USGS said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4, while Japan's Meteorological Agency put the magnitude at 7.7.

This photo taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on April 3, 2024, shows emergency workers attending to a survivor, who had been trapped in a damaged building, in New Taipei City, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east.(AFP)
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 12:40 PM IST

India backs Philippines’ national sovereignty, says Jaishankar; China bristles

Jaishankar said India was convinced that the progress and prosperity of this region is best served by staunch adherence to a rules-based order

This handout photo shows Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in Spratly Islands, in the disputed South China Sea on March 22. The Philippine Coast Guard on March 22 accused a Chinese vessel of
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 08:59 PM IST

South Korea reacts to China using water cannons against Philippine ships

The Philippines accused China's coastguard of using water cannons on Saturday against a civilian boat supplying troops at the Spratly Islands

In this frame grab from aerial video footage taken on March 5, 2024 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Chinese Coast Guard ships (L and R) deploy water cannons at the Philippine military-chartered civilian boat Unaizah May 4 (C) during its supply mission near Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (AFP)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 01:48 PM IST
Reuters |

Act East: Jaishankar’s three-nation Southeast Asia tour

This article is authored by Rahul Mishra.

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (PTI)
Published on Mar 23, 2024 10:58 AM IST
ByRahul Mishra

EAM Jaishankar to visit Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will begin his five-day official visit to Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia on March 23

External affairs minister S Jaishankar. (AP FIle Photo)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 12:13 PM IST

Philippines accuses China of attempting to block another vessel

This is the second such alleged incident near a disputed reef in two weeks.

This handout photo taken on February 22, 2024 and received on February 25, 2024 from the Philippine Coast Guard shows China Coast Guard personnel onboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (R) as they shadow a Philippine fishing boat (L) during the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) mission to bring supplies to fishermen near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.(AFP)
Published on Feb 25, 2024 05:05 PM IST
AFP |

15 killed after truck falls into ravine in Philippines

The vehicle was carrying people on their way to a livestock market on Negros island, Michael Cabugnason, a rescue official said.

This handout photo obtained from the Facebook account of Zyrus Vince on February 21, 2024 shows an aerial view of a road accident in Mabinay, Negros Oriental. (AFP)
Published on Feb 21, 2024 08:48 PM IST
AFP |

At least 54 dead in landslide that buried gold-mining village in Philippines

The landslide struck on Tuesday night near a gold mine in Maco town in the province of Davao de Oro, burying homes

Rescuers recover bodies at the landslide-hit village of Maco in Davao de Oro province, southern Philippines. (AP)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 06:51 AM IST
AP |

Philippines on China's ‘dangerous’ actions in South China Sea: What we know

Located within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Scarborough shoal is also claimed by China.

A China Coast Guard vessel manoeuvres near Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.(Reuters)
Published on Feb 11, 2024 05:43 PM IST
Reuters |

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Mindanao, Philippines

The Philippine agency also said in a bulletin it was expecting no damage, but that there could be aftershocks.

The quake was 10 km (6 miles) deep, GFZ said.(Rep image)
Published on Feb 10, 2024 10:23 AM IST
Reuters |

India set to begin delivery of BrahMos missiles to Philippines

The ground systems will reach the southeast Asian country in the next 10 days followed by the missiles that will be delivered by March

BrahMos missiles on display during a Republic-Day-parade in New Delhi. (HT file photo)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 06:59 PM IST
ByRahul Singh

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Philippines' Mindanao

Philippines Earthquake: The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

Philippines Earthquake: The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.(Representational)
Published on Jan 17, 2024 06:19 PM IST
Reuters |

Essay: Philosophical in the Philippines

Author and journalist Samrat Choudhury reflects on his mid-life crisis and his search for the meaning of a good life.

Mount Fuji in Japan (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 06:47 PM IST
BySamrat Choudhury

Philippines chides China over South China Sea claims: ‘Truth and in fact…’

China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of commercial shipping annually.

A Philippine Coast Guard personnel looks through a binocular while conducting a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea.(Reuters)
Published on Dec 20, 2023 03:47 PM IST
Reuters |

Philippine military head was aboard ship harassed by China: What we know so far

China, meanwhile, accused US of encouraging the Philippines to provoke China.

A Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, uses its water cannons on a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel.(AP)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 07:05 PM IST

New Philippines- China flashpoint near Scarborough Shoal: All you need to know

China snatched control of Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines in 2012.

The incident happened near Scarborough Shoal, a flashpoint between Manila and Beijing, which claims almost the entire waterway.(AFP)
Published on Dec 09, 2023 03:14 PM IST
AFP |

Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina interested in procuring Tejas jets: HAL chief

Tejas aircrafts are set to be the mainstay of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It has already inducted nearly 40 Tejas of initial variants.

CB Ananthakrishnan, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.(HT File)
Updated on Dec 07, 2023 03:14 PM IST
PTI |

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Philippines, tremors felt in Manila

Philippines Earthquake: Tremors were felt in the capital Manila, according to Reuters witnesses and posts on social media.

Philippines Earthquake: Tremors were felt in the capital Manila. (Representational)
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 02:41 PM IST
Reuters |

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southern Philippines: USGS

The quake was 10 km below the Earth's surface, GFZ said.

At least two people were killed and several were injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the southern Philippines late on December 2, triggering tsunami warnings that were later lifted. (Photo by AFP)
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 05:11 PM IST
AFP |

Philippines lifts tsunami alert after 7.4 earthquake: 'Threat has largely passed

More than 500 aftershocks were recorded, and the Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) urged caution.

People evacuate following an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Hinatuan LGU/Handout via REUTERS (via REUTERS)
Published on Dec 03, 2023 06:27 AM IST
Reuters |

Powerful earthquake strikes Philippines, followed by major aftershocks

Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines, followed by major aftershocks

People gather at an evacuation center, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. (via REUTERS)
Published on Dec 03, 2023 04:53 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

Japan issues tsunami alert after powerful quake hits Philippines

The tsunami, which is estimated to be 1 metre high, will likely reach Japan as early as 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.

A tsunami alert has been issued for western Japan's Pacific coast following a major earthquake in the Philippines. (Representational Imgae)(AP)
Published on Dec 02, 2023 09:17 PM IST
Reuters |

Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 strikes southern Philippines, tsunami warning issued

The Philippine Seismology Agency PHIVOLCS said tsunami waves could hit the Philippines by midnight local time (1600 GMT) and could continue for hours.

The quake was at a depth of 63 km (39 miles). (Representative file image)
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 04:48 AM IST
Reuters |

Khanna resident shot dead by unidentified assailants in Philippines

Gurdev Singh, 58, was a native of Nand Singh Avenue of Khanna. He was working as a financier in the Philippines while his family was in Khanna

Gurdev Singh
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 07:36 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

Jalandhar man shot dead in Philippines

The deceased has been identified as Ranjit Singh Rana, who was staying in the Philippines for the past three years

The deceased has been identified as Ranjit Singh Rana, who was staying in the Philippines for the past three years.
Updated on Nov 20, 2023 07:52 AM IST
By, Jalandhar

Death toll from Philippines' 6.7 magnitude earthquake rises to 8

Philippines Earthquake: Two people missing in a landslide after Friday's quake, which struck deep off Mindanao island, were confirmed dead.

Philippines Earthquake: The latest deaths were from Sarangani province. (Representational)
Published on Nov 19, 2023 03:24 PM IST
Reuters |
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