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MANILA, May 14 (Reuters) - Philippine President RodrigoDuterte has rebuffed a call from China to withdraw vessels fromdisputed areas of the South China Sea and said he would not...

MANILA, May 12 (Reuters) - The Philippines on Wednesdayreported what it said were incursions into its exclusiveeconomic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China,in a...

* Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Mindoro province* No risk of tsunami and damage unlikely - seismology agency* Philippines experiences frequent quakes(Recasts with comments from...

May 12 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struckMindoro, Philippines, early on Wednesday, theEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.The earthquake had a depth of...

SINGAPORE, May 11 (Reuters) - Myanmar's army needs tocooperate to end the crisis since the Feb. 1 coup and SoutheastAsian countries should keep pressing it to show restraint...

* Two Filipino seafarers have recovered from Indian variant * WHO has called B.1.617 a "variant of concern" * Cases, deaths retreat from peak in April (Recasts lead, adds details...

(Recasts, adds details throughout)May 7 (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling military, which is facingnationwide protests against the coup that removed the electedgovernment three months...

By Peter Blaza and Jay Ereno MANILA, Philippines, May 5 (Reuters) - Going door-to-door ina Manila suburb, Philippines health workers administeredCOVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday...

MANILA, May 5 (Reuters) - The Philippines has rejected anannual summer fishing ban imposed by China in the disputed SouthChina Sea and encouraged its boats to keep fishing in...

BEIJING, May 4 (Reuters) - China urged the Philippines onTuesday to observe "basic etiquette" and eschew megaphonediplomacy after the southeast Asian nation's foreign ministerused...

* Chinese vessels illegally present in EEZ - minister * Philippines files new diplomatic protests * Duterte calls on China to allow Filipino fishermen (Adds U.S. comment; Note...

(Story contains graphic language in paragraph 3 some may findoffensive.)MANILA, May 3 (Reuters) - The Philippine foreign minister onMonday demanded in an expletive-laced message on...