Tag: Phillippines

Philippines’ Mayon Volcano Spews Lava Down Its Slopes in Gentle Eruption Putting Thousands on Alert

June 11, 2023
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LEGAZPI, Philippines—The Philippines’ most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion. More than 12,600 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon Volcano’s crater in mandatory evacuations since…

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China’s Foreign Minister’s Manila Visit Won’t Improve Sino-Philippine Relations, Expert Says

April 27, 2023
Asia & PacificChinaChinese RegimeduterteFerdinand Marcos JrGlobal ExpansionInternational Relationsmilitary basesPhillippinesQing GangSouth China SeaSpecial TopicsUS-China relationsWorld
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As the strategic competition between the United States and China intensifies, the Philippines has become a key country in the geopolitics in Asia-Pacific. The Chinese regime’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang visited the Philippines recently in a bid to repair bilateral relations damaged by China’s aggression. However, an international observer believes Qin’s visit may be in…

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Magnitude 6.7 Quake Hits South of the Philippine Capital

July 23, 2021
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MANILA—An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck south of the Philippine capital early on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The agency said aftershocks were expected from the tectonic earthquake, which had a depth of 116 kilometres (72.08 miles). Some residents in the capital region were awakened by the quake that lasted nearly…

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