MANILA, Philippines — “The Philippines is no one’s chess piece. We are an independent country.” Undersecretary Claire Castro of the Presidential Communication Office made that remark in a ...

The online chess website chess.com has seemingly sparked an all-out war on Twitter / X after posting a joke about renaming the bishop piece. The post inspired a wave of hateful comments from people ...

The Philippines is no one’s chess piece, we are an independent country.'' This was the response of Malacañang on the statement of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun that the Philippines ...

ANN ARBOR – Jaishawn Barham played the fifth-most defensive snaps among Michigan players last season and is among the team’s top returners entering 2025. The 6-foot-3, 248-pound senior ...

The Buffalo Bills have been actively scouting talent, with much of their attention going toward the defensive side of the ball ... 56 in this mock, giving them a chess piece on offense.

No country must interfere with the Philippines' decisions in terms of bolstering its military capability as the country is no one's chess piece. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) This was the ...

Despite its strong alliance with the United States (US) and other nations, the Philippines will remain independent and not a mere “chess piece” of other countries as claimed by Beijing ...