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Philippines' Greening Program: Deforestation Exposes 'Greenwashing'
The Philippines' National Greening Program, launched in 2011, aimed to plant 1.8 billion seedlings across 2 million hectares; however, satellite imagery reveals that 4% of the land experienced deforestation, highlighting issues with implementation and oversight, including 'greenwashing' of unsustain...
Philippines' Greening Program: Deforestation Exposes 'Greenwashing'
The Philippines' National Greening Program, launched in 2011, aimed to plant 1.8 billion seedlings across 2 million hectares; however, satellite imagery reveals that 4% of the land experienced deforestation, highlighting issues with implementation and oversight, including 'greenwashing' of unsustain...
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60% Bias Score
Philippines Retains China Critic Teodoro in Cabinet Reshuffle
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. retained Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., a vocal China critic, and appointed Major General Nicolas Torre III as the new national police chief following a Cabinet reshuffle prompted by midterm election results and described as a "bold reset".
Philippines Retains China Critic Teodoro in Cabinet Reshuffle
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. retained Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., a vocal China critic, and appointed Major General Nicolas Torre III as the new national police chief following a Cabinet reshuffle prompted by midterm election results and described as a "bold reset".
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52% Bias Score
Philippines Diversifies Defense Partnerships, Strengthening Ties with Germany
Germany and the Philippines signed a defense cooperation agreement in May 2024, expanding their military collaboration amidst the Philippines' broader strategy to diversify its security partnerships away from the US and Russia, driven by concerns about China's actions in the South China Sea and doub...
Philippines Diversifies Defense Partnerships, Strengthening Ties with Germany
Germany and the Philippines signed a defense cooperation agreement in May 2024, expanding their military collaboration amidst the Philippines' broader strategy to diversify its security partnerships away from the US and Russia, driven by concerns about China's actions in the South China Sea and doub...
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48% Bias Score
China's Coast Guard Attacks Philippine Research Vessel in South China Sea
On Wednesday, August 2, 2024, the Chinese coast guard fired water cannons and sideswiped a Philippine research vessel, BRP Datu Sanday, twice near Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands, damaging the ship and jeopardizing its civilian crew during a sand sample collection mission.
China's Coast Guard Attacks Philippine Research Vessel in South China Sea
On Wednesday, August 2, 2024, the Chinese coast guard fired water cannons and sideswiped a Philippine research vessel, BRP Datu Sanday, twice near Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands, damaging the ship and jeopardizing its civilian crew during a sand sample collection mission.
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44% Bias Score
Philippines' Pagasa Island Defies Chinese Presence in South China Sea
The Philippines maintains a civilian presence on its 37-hectare Pagasa Island in the South China Sea, despite the presence of a large Chinese naval fleet nearby, challenging Beijing's claim to the region.
Philippines' Pagasa Island Defies Chinese Presence in South China Sea
The Philippines maintains a civilian presence on its 37-hectare Pagasa Island in the South China Sea, despite the presence of a large Chinese naval fleet nearby, challenging Beijing's claim to the region.
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48% Bias Score
Impact of US Aid Cuts and the Media Freedom Coalition's Unexpected Role
Martin Scott and Mel Bunce's research reveals that while the Trump administration's 2025 cuts to US foreign aid severely hampered international media freedom, the Media Freedom Coalition's symbolic support proved surprisingly impactful, despite limited ground-level engagement.
Impact of US Aid Cuts and the Media Freedom Coalition's Unexpected Role
Martin Scott and Mel Bunce's research reveals that while the Trump administration's 2025 cuts to US foreign aid severely hampered international media freedom, the Media Freedom Coalition's symbolic support proved surprisingly impactful, despite limited ground-level engagement.
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16% Bias Score
Wealth in the Philippines: Low Income, Low Cost of Living, and New Visa Options
In the Philippines, the average annual household income is \$4,439, significantly lower than in the U.S. (\$51,147), but the cost of living is much lower, attracting expats and retirees with visas like the SRRV and a new digital nomad visa, despite a shortfall in the 2024 tourism target of 7.7 milli...
Wealth in the Philippines: Low Income, Low Cost of Living, and New Visa Options
In the Philippines, the average annual household income is \$4,439, significantly lower than in the U.S. (\$51,147), but the cost of living is much lower, attracting expats and retirees with visas like the SRRV and a new digital nomad visa, despite a shortfall in the 2024 tourism target of 7.7 milli...
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40% Bias Score
Philippines' South China Sea Provocations Despite Calls for Peace
Philippine diplomats called for more peace agreements with China in the South China Sea, yet the Philippines continues provocative actions, including joint military exercises with the US and incursions into Chinese-claimed islands; these actions resulted in failed attempts to control certain islands...
Philippines' South China Sea Provocations Despite Calls for Peace
Philippine diplomats called for more peace agreements with China in the South China Sea, yet the Philippines continues provocative actions, including joint military exercises with the US and incursions into Chinese-claimed islands; these actions resulted in failed attempts to control certain islands...
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68% Bias Score
China's Coast Guard Uses Water Cannon on Philippine Research Vessels in South China Sea
On Wednesday, the Chinese coast guard used a water cannon on two Philippine research vessels conducting marine research near Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, damaging one and endangering the crew, prompting condemnation from Philippine and US officials and highlighting escalating regional tensions.
China's Coast Guard Uses Water Cannon on Philippine Research Vessels in South China Sea
On Wednesday, the Chinese coast guard used a water cannon on two Philippine research vessels conducting marine research near Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, damaging one and endangering the crew, prompting condemnation from Philippine and US officials and highlighting escalating regional tensions.
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56% Bias Score
Marcos Jr. Reshuffles Cabinet Following Disappointing Midterm Election Results
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. requested the resignation of all his cabinet secretaries on May 22, 2025, to "reboot" the government after disappointing midterm election results, citing public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of inflation, corruption, and poverty; the governm...
Marcos Jr. Reshuffles Cabinet Following Disappointing Midterm Election Results
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. requested the resignation of all his cabinet secretaries on May 22, 2025, to "reboot" the government after disappointing midterm election results, citing public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of inflation, corruption, and poverty; the governm...
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32% Bias Score
Palawan's Tourism Boom: Luxury Development vs. Cultural Preservation
Palawan Island's tourism surged 90% in 2023, attracting luxury developers like Megaworld Corporation's $895 million investment in hotels and residences; however, this progress threatens the island's 87 cultural groups, prompting a 2024 Culture and Arts Summit to address cultural preservation.
Palawan's Tourism Boom: Luxury Development vs. Cultural Preservation
Palawan Island's tourism surged 90% in 2023, attracting luxury developers like Megaworld Corporation's $895 million investment in hotels and residences; however, this progress threatens the island's 87 cultural groups, prompting a 2024 Culture and Arts Summit to address cultural preservation.
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48% Bias Score
Fox News Granted Access to Smartmatic Documents in Defamation Lawsuit
A New York appeals court ruled that Fox News can access Smartmatic internal documents related to a Philippine corruption case as part of its defense in Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit over 2020 election coverage; the documents concern a federal inquiry that led to criminal charges again...
Fox News Granted Access to Smartmatic Documents in Defamation Lawsuit
A New York appeals court ruled that Fox News can access Smartmatic internal documents related to a Philippine corruption case as part of its defense in Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit over 2020 election coverage; the documents concern a federal inquiry that led to criminal charges again...
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48% Bias Score
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