INQToday: US official confirms talks with PH over West Philippine Sea incident

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US official confirms talks with PH over West Philippine Sea incident

A United States official confirmed ongoing talks with the Philippines following China’s recent aggression in the West Philippine Sea.

In a press conference on March 5, US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked if they are in discussions with the Philippines regarding China’s dangerous maneuvers that led to the collision of Chinese and Philippine vessels in Ayungin Shoal.

PH industrialist, Namfrel co-founder Joecon dies at 92

Jose “Joecon” Concepcion Jr., founder of election watchdog National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), died at 92 on Wednesday.

His family announced Concepcion’s death in a statement but did not say the circumstances of his death.

Meta’s Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage

Hundreds of thousands of users of Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, experienced a global outage Tuesday night that left them unexpectedly logged out of their accounts.

The issue led to a significant number of reports and discussions on social media as users worldwide found their newsfeeds empty upon attempting to log back in, devoid of the usual posts, photos, and updates.