Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo, a 2022 candidate for president, holds a news conference in Manila to announce the slate of senate candidates who will support her in the election, Oct. 15, 2021.

Philippines: Robredo Teams Up with Jailed Duterte Foe for 2022 Polls

The vice president’s slate of senate candidates includes Sen. Leila de Lima, other critics of the president.

Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. (right), the Philippine military chief, shakes hands with Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command, before the start of a meeting in Manila, Oct. 14, 2021.

UK Military Might Observe Renewed Full-Scale Balikatan Drills in Philippines

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Talks are under way to include Britain as an observer alongside Australia and Japan, Philippine military chief says.

People wade through flooded streets in the business district of Dagupan City, Philippines, in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu (Maring), Oct. 14, 2021.

Philippines: Death Toll Rises from Floods, Landslides in Storm’s Wake

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Tropical Storm Kompasu (Maring) caused nearly U.S. $14 million in damage to crops, officials say.

Philippine rescuers retrieve the body of a landslide victim from a home in northern Baguio City, Oct. 13, 2021.

Philippine Teams Rush to Reach Communities Devastated in Storm’s Path

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Tropical Storm Kompasu (Maring) unleashed deadly floods and landslides.

The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) departs Naval Base Kistap-Bremerton for deployment, May 27, 2021.

US Denies Cover-up of Submarine Collision in South China Sea

Beijing has been vocal with its criticism of the delayed U.S. announcement about the incident.

A Filipina receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through vaccination clinic in Manila, Aug. 6, 2021.

Duterte Threatens to Inoculate Sleeping Filipinos with COVID Vaccine

Spokesman Harry Roque dismisses the president’s remarks as a joke.

Rescuers carry a body bag from the site of a deadly landslide caused by heavy rain in the northern Philippine province of Benguet, Oct 12, 2021.

Tropical Storm Unleashes Deadly Floods, Landslides in Philippines

Photos shared on social media show heavy damage to infrastructure, properties.

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