MANILA: While the Philippines and the United States reaffirmed their defence cooperation in their last dialogue, the two countries missed some opportunities to address issues in the South China Sea, part of which is the West Philippine Sea.

MANILA: Drugs, the economy, corruption, terrorism, the West Philippine Sea controversy and the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution seeking to investigate killings under the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

MANILA: Salary rates, rising prices of basic goods and jobs are among the issues Filipinos want to be discussed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s 4th State of the Nation Address, a Pulse Asia study showed.

MANILA: Filipinos’ trust for China is now described as “poor,” while the United States gets “excellent,” the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Friday.

MANILA: Tropical Cyclone Wind Warning Signal No. 1 has been raised over Batanes due to the effects of Tropical Depression Goring. Residents of the province may experience winds between 30 kilometres per hour and 60 kph or intermittent rains within 36 hours, state weather bureau Pagasa said.

MANILA: The United States remains committed to working with the Philippines on “evidence-based” approaches to reducing drug demand and sharing information to address the drug problem in ways that will respect human rights and the rule of law, the US State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia said.

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he would never face an international tribunal concerning his domestic policies, including his campaign against illegal drugs.

SAMAR: Former Samar congresswoman and current Governor Milagrosa Tan will have to vacate her post and spend the rest of her life in prison.

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the United States government should enforce its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines amid the maritime tension in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

BASILAN: A mid-level Abu Sayyaf militant commander suspected of taking part in past kidnappings of Europeans was killed during a raid by government forces in the southern Philippines, the military said Tuesday.