PH, Japan Start Talks on Joint Military Drills

President Marcos, Jr. meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Source: Philstar | Photo by Yummie Dingding)

President Marcos, Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to push for the early completion of talks for the planned Reciprocal Access Agreement and to strengthen their coast guards in the face of China’s increasingly aggressive maneuvers in the South China Sea (See Philstar.com for story).

PH Mulls Banning ‘Barbie’ Movie Over China’s 9-Dash Line

Margot Robbie in the “Barbie” movie (Source: Warner bros.)

The Philippines’ censorship board is currently debating whether to block the local release of the film because of a brief scene showing the so-called "nine-dash line" on a map of Asia — China’s controversial territorial claims in the South China Sea (See Hollywood Reporter for story).