News from Oct 29, 2026 (UTC)
Philippines isCalm
A little better than usual
Oct 16Oct 29
Why
Defence ministers from the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines agreed to expand defence cooperation.
Two soldiers were arrested after shooting a motorist in Cotabato.
A drug den was shut down and 5 shabu traffickers were arrested in Mindanao.
What happened
- Statements22%
- Cooperation56%
- Criticism13%
- Protests0%
- Pressure6%
- Fighting2%
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