EU pledges cash for southern Philippines
The EU wants to stop the violence in the southern Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
The European Union will boost aid to the Philippines, primarily to...
RCEP negotiations set for conclusion in November
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its six trade partners are hoping for the conclusion of the negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive...
Philippines moves to end divorce ban
The Philippines, the only country apart from the Vatican to ban divorce, moved towards legalisation when the lower house passed legislation which would allow...
Abu Sayyaf release child hostage
Philippine Marines training with US Marines. The Philippines has one of the region’s worst equipped armed forces. Source: Wikipedia
Abu Sayyaf militants have freed the three-year-old grandson...
China unveils island-making ship
In a move that threatens Philippine claims in the South China Sea, Beijing has unveiled a giant dredging ship capable of creating more artificial...
Anger at heroes’ burial for Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda with US President Lyndon Johnson in Manila in 1966. Source: Wikimedia
Philippine Senator Franklin Drilon has urged President...
Philippine approves addict slaughter
The Philippines’ drug addicts are now in greater peril. Source: Flickr
Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines, has told people to “go ahead...
Philippine media trial begins of Duterte critic
In the Philippines, Rappler editor Maria Ressa's libel trial has opened in a case seen as retaliation for reports on President Rodrigo Duterte.
The 55-year-old...
Mine crackdown boosts nickel price
President Rodrigo Duterte (centre) and his environment minister Regina Lopez. Source: Wikimedia
Manila has widened a crackdown on mines over environmental concerns, sparking a surge...
Philippine banking reputation in tatters
Ayala Avenue, dubbed the Wall Street of the Philippines. Source: Wikimedia
Manila is scrambling to tighten rules on illicit fund transfers after an US$81-million bank...
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