Dossier
Philippines government
Coverage of Philippines government in the Nexus archive.
China Dailyorganization1South China Sea arbitrationtopic1China's foreign ministryorganization1Lin Jianperson1Philippine Department of Foreign Affairsorganization1Leo Herrera-Limperson12016 South China Sea arbitration rulingtopic1Young Tom Talmadgeperson1Floridaplace1Philippinesplace1Tampa-areaplace11989 child abductiontopic1genealogical DNAtopic1US suspectperson1
- Video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys on China media draws Manila’s protest
The Philippine government protested China's state-owned media for publishing a video depicting Filipinos as monkeys, which it called racist and demeaning. The video, linked to China's rejection of a 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling, was demanded to be removed by Manila. China's Foreign Ministry stated the video does not represent its official position but reiterated its stance that the arbitration was a 'political farce.'
- DNA links Florida man in Philippines to 1989 child abduction
A Florida man, Young Tom Talmadge, was arrested in the Philippines in 1989 for the kidnapping and sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl. Investigators used preserved DNA and genealogical research to identify him as the suspect in the Tampa-area case.