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In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, members of the Philippine Coast Guard, left, approach the almost sunken fishing boat of Filipino fishermen who were killed by suspected pirates in waters near Zamboanga City, southern Philippines Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Several Filipino fishermen were killed after a group of suspected pirates boarded a fishing boat in southern Philippine waters and strafed the crew, officials said Tuesday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

8 fishermen killed in suspected pirate attack in Philippines

Associated Press

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, watches as Russian navy officers show the weapons on board the Russian anti-submarine Navy vessel Admiral Tributs in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Duterte toured one of two Russian warships docked at Manila's port in another gesture of warming ties with Moscow. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines’ Duterte tours Russian warship amid warming ties

Associated Press

"This is already psychological warfare," said ex-Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump urged to mend relations with Philippines

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Demonstrators keep up protests of the extrajudicial killings in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs campaign, which has led to some 3,600 deaths, often in the streets. (Associated Press)

Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs strains U.S. alliance

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE — In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Philippine Economic Forum in Tokyo. Duterte, who has lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama for criticizing his deadly crackdown on drugs, said his ties with the United States are likely to improve under Donald Trump, but that he is also excited to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit. Duterte made upbeat remarks about both the president-elect and Putin at a news conference late Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 in Manila. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Donald Trump, Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte seek connection as China looms

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Teen from Philippines wanted a sister; her wish came true

By ANDREW DYS - Associated Press

Residents fix the roof of their house after it was blown off by typhoon Nock-Ten, a day after Christmas Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 at Mabini township, Batangas province south of Manila, Philippines. The powerful typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Christmas Day, spoiling the biggest holiday in Asia's largest Catholic nation but weakened slightly on Monday as it roared toward a congested region near the country's capital, officials said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Typhoon Nock-Ten kills 6 in the Philippines; 380,000 abandon Christmas celebrations for shelters

By Bullit Marquez - Associated Press

Philippines braces for Christmas storm, offers roasted pigs

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, file photo, musician James Taylor performs in Manchester, New Hampshire. James Taylor has canceled his February concert in Manila, saying he finds reports of summary executions of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines without judicial proceedings “deeply concerning and unacceptable.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

James Taylor cancels Manila concert over Duterte’s drug war

Associated Press

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI - Associated Press

Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos pokes his eyewear to show reporters that it doesn't have any glass during a press conference before his flight at Manila's International Airport in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Ramos flew to Hong Kong on Monday for talks with long-standing contacts after being asked by current President Rodrigo Duterte to travel to China and start discussions on the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Manila says will not help US on patrols in South China Sea

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Russia eyes supplying military hardware to the Philippines

Associated Press

Philippines to end assault drills with US forces

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

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U.S. military sales drop sharply in latest fiscal year

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Philippines verifying if Chinese ships left disputed shoal

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

$The Obama administration disbanded the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines in the summer of 2014 on grounds that its mission had succeeded in fracturing the extremist groups to the point that they no longer posed a serious regional or international threat. (Associated Press)$

Philippines emerge as ‘jihad of choice’ after Obama phases out counterterrorism operation

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

McIlroy, Johnson to face off in Philippines

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the Philippines-China Trade and Investment Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Wu Hong/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte sparking distress around the world, U.S. official says

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Manny Pacquiao takes a break from politics for boxing

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

A man wades through a flooded highway at the height of Super Typhoon Haima that lashes Narvacan township, Ilocos Sur province in northern Philippines Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Super Typhoon Haima slammed into the northeastern Philippine coast late Wednesday with ferocious winds and rain that rekindled fears and memories from the catastrophe wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Over 50,000 evacuated in typhoon’s path in southern China

By GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press