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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a joint press statement with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Malacanang palace in Manila, on Sept. 8, 2023. Marcos said Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, that his country does not want a confrontation but will staunchly defend its waters after the coast guard removed a floating barrier installed by China at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. (Earvin Perias/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Marcos says Philippines is not looking for trouble but will defend waters against Chinese aggression

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A Chinese coast guard ship tries to block the way of a Philippine supply boat, left, as it heads towards Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. Philippine officials on Monday, Sept. 25 condemned a floating barrier laid by Chinese coast guard vessels to prevent Filipino fishermen from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea and said they would take actions to remove the obstruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippines says it will remove any barrier China installs in the disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A Chinese coast guard ship tries to block the way of a Philippine supply boat, left, as it heads towards Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. Philippine officials on Monday, Sept. 25 condemned a floating barrier laid by Chinese coast guard vessels to prevent Filipino fishermen from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea and said they would take actions to remove the obstruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippine coast guard says it removed barrier placed by China’s coast guard in disputed shoal

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Evangeline Balintona, left, and Elsie Rosales pose on the balcony of a hotel room in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. They are among the many Filipinos who work as Maui hotel housekeepers living temporarily in hotel rooms after losing their homes to a deadly fire. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Lahaina’s fire-stricken Filipino residents are key to tourism and local culture. Will they stay?

Associated Press

South Sudan team celebrates after winning against Angola during their Basketball World Cup classification match at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines on Saturday Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

South Sudan to represent Africa, Japan to represent Asia in Paris Olympic basketball field

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Philippine DND Defense Communications Service and AFP Public Affairs Office, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, left, and Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. pose for a photo before a large-scale combined amphibious assault exercise was conducted on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at a naval base in San Antonio, Zambales. Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill Friday on the northwestern Philippine coast facing the disputed South China Sea. (Philippine DND Defense Communications Service and AFP Public Affairs Office via AP)

Australian, U.S., Filipino forces practice retaking an island in a drill along the South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Miami Heat coach and USA Basketball assistant Erik Spoelstra, seated at center, poses with campers and clinic staff after a basketball clinic in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Spoelstra, whose mother hails from the Philippines, is back there for the first time in 11 years. The U.S. plays its World Cup opener there on Saturday. (AP Photo/Tim Reynolds)

Erik Spoelstra believes coaching in Philippines at World Cup is a perfect homecoming

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

A Philippine supply boat, center, maneuvers around Chinese coast guard ships as they try to block its way near Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. As a U.S. Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine navy-manned boats managed to breach through a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea and succeeded in delivering food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal on board BRP Sierra Madre. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea

By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila - Associated Press

Players run on a court painted with JIP, the FIBA Basketball World Cup mascot, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Taguig city Philippines. Unlike other parts of Asia, where baseball or soccer can reign supreme, basketball stands alone in the Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

In the basketball-crazed Philippines, the World Cup will be a shining moment

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors motions as he speaks with his players at a practice during training camp for the United States men's basketball team Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

USA Basketball striking blend of focus and fun on World Cup journey

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina, left, is helped to her feet by teammate Sarah Kassi following the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between France and Morocco in Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/James Elsby)

Women’s World Cup teams head home to different futures

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

A Philippine Coast Guard rigid hull inflatable boat passes by the Japanese Coast Guard Akitsushima (PLH-32) during a trilateral Coast Guard drill of the U.S., Japan and Philippines, near the waters of the disputed South China See in Bataan province, Philippines, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China Sea off the western Philippines this week to underscore their commitment to the rule of law in the region after a recent show of Chinese aggression in the disputed waters, Filipino security officials said Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

U.S., Japan, Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

United States' Anthony Edwards, center, shoots over Puerto Rico's George Conditt IV, left, and Christopher Ortiz, right, during the first half of an exhibition basketball game Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

U.S. pulls off big rally, Edwards scores 34 and Americans top Germany

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Footage of a Chinese Coast Guard ship using a water cannon against a Filipino resupply vessel is shown during a press conference at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador on Monday to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard's use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

China blames U.S. for ‘hype’ over territorial dispute with the Philippines

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water canons on a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea as they blocked it's path during a re-supply mission on Saturday Aug. 5, 2023. The Philippine military condemned on Sunday a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel to a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coastguard ship, front, allegedly blocks the path of a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea during a re-supply mission on Saturday Aug. 5, 2023. The Philippine military condemned on Sunday a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel to a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Philippine military condemns Chinese coast guard’s use of water cannon on its boat in disputed sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescued passengers arrive on a boat in Polillo, Quezon province, northeastern Philippines on Thursday Aug. 3, 2023. The Philippine coast guard rescued all 67 people from a ferry boat that struck a floating object and took on water Thursday off a northeastern province, in the second ferry accident to hit the country in a week, officials said. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Philippine coast guard rescues 67 people from damaged boat in the second ferry accident in a week

Associated Press

Norway players celebrate after Philippines' Alicia Barker, bottom, scored an own goal during the Women's World Cup Group A soccer match between Norway and Philippines at Eden Park stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Norway moves into the knockout round at Women’s World Cup with 6-0 rout over the Philippines

By Zach Allen - Associated Press

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., right, walks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, during the arrival ceremony at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Monday, July 31, 2023. (Rolex dela Pena/Pool Photo via AP)

EU leader warns Europe won’t tolerate aggression: ‘Not in Ukraine, not in the Indo-Pacific’

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers pull up a body from waters during a rescue operation at Binangonan, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines on Thursday July 27, 2023. A Philippine passenger boat carrying dozens of people, including children, overturned Thursday after being lashed by strong wind in a town southeast of Manila and search and rescue efforts were underway, the Coast Guard said. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Fierce winds cause panic on ferry that capsizes in Philippines, killing at least 26, officials say

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press