One fictional student in the 40-page comic book describes China as a bully and another says Beijing's "behavior is outrageous."

A 33-year-old Filipina, Joyce Mina Delos Reyes Desear, has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing a counterfeit driving licence and defrauding a victim into paying for a fake licence.

The newly installed Trump administration has quickly reaffirmed America’s strong support for the Philippines in the face of an increasingly aggressive China in the disputed South China Sea, despite doubts to the contrary voiced by some observers.

Tensions between Beijing and Manila have intensified in recent months concerning the South China Sea, a region spanning 3.5 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles) through which an estimated $11.3 billion in global trade passes annually, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

The contract, signed in 2022, stated that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would take delivery of 32 aircraft from Lockheed Martin’s subsidiary PZL Mielec. It would expand the PAF’s existing fleet of 15 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to 47, boosting its operational capacity.

At Ericsson, we are pleased to be a partner to the Philippines on its 5G journey to realize the Government’s Digital Philippines Vision. 5G will be the enabler for the digital transformation of Philippines and a driver of inclusive economic growth.

“As the Philippines takes on the Chairmanship of ASEAN 2026, I invite you to join us in the Philippines for the 29th ASEAN Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in Cebu in January 2026,” Frasco said in a statement, addressing ASEAN nations and partners.

The Philippines is set to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Tourism Forum (ATF), an annual gathering of South-East Asian tourism ministers, in Cebu, Manila and Boracay next year,

Philippines unveils comic book countering China's territorial claims in South China Sea with colourful caricatures and clear messaging.

One fictional student in the 40-page comic book describes China as a bully and another says Beijing’s “behavior is outrageous.”