By Cyril Ip People’s Liberation Army conducts routine operations in the contested waterway on Lunar New Year’s Eve after Manila orders increase in troops in northern province near Taiwan. Source: PLA patrols South China Sea amid strained ties with the Philippines over Taiwan and territorial disputes
By Agence France-Presse A Philippine official said attackers used multiple IP addresses from cnc.net “located within China”, but needed China’s help to determine if they were the “real perpetrators”. Source: China helps Philippines thwart cyberattacks on Marcos Jnr, government agencies, amid recent tensions
By Raissa Robles With Marcos Jnr and Duterte now ‘at each other’s throats’, analysts fear their feud could spill over to the economy or result in civil war. Source: In the Philippines, are economic woes spilling into politics as President Marcos Jnr and Duterte hurl insults at each other?