‘Radicalized’ 16-year-old shot dead by Australian police

Agence France Presse 05/05/2024

SYDNEY — Western Australian police shot and killed a “radicalized” 16-year-old boy with a knife who had wounded a member of the public in Perth, police and the state premier said Sunday. The teenager “rushed” at police…

US, Australia, Japan vow ‘coordinated security assistance’ to PH

Frances Mangosing 05/04/2024

HONOLULU—The United States, Australia and Japan have agreed to provide “coordinated security assistance” to the Philippines to strengthen the country’s military capabilities in the face of China’s growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea. The defense ministers of the…

PH, allies conduct joint maritime drills in WPS

Frances G. Mangosing 04/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, along with its key security allies — the United States, Australia, and Japan — on Sunday held their inaugural joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), responding to rising tensions…

PH, US, Japan, Australia ‘cooperative activity’ set in WPS on April 7

Luisa Cabato 04/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippines, Australia, Japan, and the United States will conduct a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone on Sunday, April 7. In an April 5 joint statement released by the…

Down Under Promotions supports ICC Bluehawks and BPBL

Glendale G. Rosal 03/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Sydney-bound Immaculada Concepcion College (ICC) Bluehawks senior men’s basketball team has earned the support of Down Under Promotions Sports and Events in their preparation for the Australian Chinese Basketball Association (ACBA). To recall,…

Marcos starts 4-day visit in Melbourne for Asean summit

Donna Pazzibugan 03/04/2024

MELBOURNE—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in Australia at 7:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. Manila time) on Sunday to start the four-day second part of his visit. He, along with the first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and their official delegation,…

Marcos tells Australia their strategic partnership is more important than ever

03/01/2024

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia’s Parliament on Thursday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with the rule of law and peace in the region…

Western Australia in ‘extreme’ heatwave, raising bush fire risk

Reuters 01/20/2024

SYDNEY — Parts of Western Australia were gripped by an “extreme” heatwave on Saturday, raising the risk of bushfires in the vast state, the nation’s weather forecaster said. The Bureau of Meteorology had an “extreme heat-wave warning”…

‘Hercules’, world’s most poisonous spider, sets record for largest specimen collected in Australia

Associated Press 01/04/2024

SYDNEY  — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after…

Andrew Moloney is new WBO Global super flyweight champion

Glendale G. Rosal 12/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion Andrew Moloney is officially back in the winning column after making an easy work against Filipino Judy Flores in their  World Boxing Organization (WBO) Global super flyweight title bout on…

Brawner: Chinese jets seen shadowing PH aircraft during AFP drill with Australia

John Eric Mendoza 11/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese jets shadowed an aircraft used during the joint patrol of Australia and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, according to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Romeo…

Davao’s Judy Flores to fight Andrew Moloney in Australia

Glendal G. Rosal 11/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rising prospect Judy Flores of Davao del Norte will go up against former interim world champion Andrew Moloney on December 9 at the Pullman Hotel in Albert Park, Australia.  Flores and Moloney will…

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