Mary Joy Tabal returns to international marathon scene for Taiwan race 

Glendale G. Rosal 04/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After years away from competitive running, Mary Joy Tabal—the first Filipina marathoner to qualify for the Olympics and the most decorated champion in the history of the Milo Marathon—will once again represent the…

5.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan – USGS

Agence France Presse 04/09/2025

TAIPEI — A magnitude-5.0 earthquake hit northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, causing buildings to shake in the capital Taipei. The quake struck at a depth of nearly 70 kilometers (43 miles) in Yilan…

Tulfo: 200,000 Filipinos in Taiwan have ‘shelters’ in case of China attack

Faith Argosino - @inquirerdotnet 04/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Over 200,000 Filipinos in Taiwan could seek refuge in 80,000 “shelters” in the self-ruled island in case it is invaded by China, according to Sen. Raffy Tulfo. Tulfo, who heads the Senate committee on…

DMW assures readiness to help OFWs in Taiwan amid rising tension

Marita Moaje 04/05/2025

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured its full readiness to activate its contingency plan to assist and protect OFWs in Taiwan as tension with China continues to escalate. In a statement on Friday,…

China launches military drills in Taiwan Strait

Agence France Presse 04/02/2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, in a second consecutive day of drills around the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The surprise manoeuvres were slammed by…

China conducts military drills around Taiwan

04/01/2025

TAIPEI — China on Tuesday sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for drills Beijing said were aimed at practicing a blockade of the self-ruled island. China insists democratic Taiwan is part of…

Taiwan seizes unregistered Chinese refueling boat

Agence France Presse 03/24/2025

TAIPEI — Taiwan said Sunday it had detained a Chinese boat suspected of illegally supplying fuel to fishing boats trespassing in Taiwanese waters, the coast guard said. The incident happened on Sunday off the northwest coast near…

Taiwan invading iguanas: Bounty hunters kill them as numbers soar

Agence France Presse 02/17/2025

TAIWAN — Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull. Taiwan’s iguana…

4 dead in Taiwan department store blast

Agence France Presse 02/13/2025

An explosion in a Taiwan department store on Thursday killed four people and left another “without vital signs”, authorities said, with videos showing large pieces of debris raining on the street. Seven people were injured in the…

UC shines in SHS-AdC–Taiwan Taoyuan Table Tennis Invitational

Glendale G. Rosal 02/10/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters reaffirmed their dominance in Cebu’s table tennis scene by clinching the championship in the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC)–Taiwan Taoyuan Municipal Yung Feng High School Invitational…

6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan update: 27 hurt

Agence France Presse 01/21/2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities. An AFP journalist in the capital Taipei…

6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan – USGS

Agence France Presse 01/21/2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities reporting three people briefly trapped in a collapsed house and two stuck in elevators. The shallow quake caused buildings…

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