Abu Sayyaf behead German hostage
A video of Jurgen Kantner with Abu Sayyaf. Source: YouTube
A video has been released in the Philippines reportedly showing the beheading of a German...
‘More carriers in the doldrums amid low travel demand’
More airlines were expected to go bankrupt this year as sales remained severely dampened by the weak travel volume.
According to a report by The...
Philippines to gain from global oil price drop: Oxford Economics
Lower global oil prices would partially offset the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Philippine economy, UK-based Oxford Economics said.
“Under the current period of...
Duterte economic policy praised
The World Bank has boosted its 2017 growth projection for the Philippines to 6.7 per cent from 6.6 per cent due to booming exports...
Philippines’ largest power distributor goes digital
Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest power distribution utility in the Philippines, has unveiled its most advanced command and control center, making it the...
Manila denies foreign crackdown
A Philippine presidential spokesman has denied that there is a crackdown on foreigners, saying that the ban on their political participation is in the...
Critics rage at Duterte ICC exit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not effect the probe into alleged human-rights abuses during his so-called war...
Duterte to ‘destroy’ Abu Sayyaf
The Philippine military is one of the most poorly funded in the region. Source: Wikimedia
The Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, called for the Abu Sayyaf...
Court allows De Lima of 48-hour furlough
A Regional Trial Court (RTC) in the Philippines has granted Senator Leila de Lima, a known critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, to be temporarily...
Philippine VP accepts ‘drug czar’ post offer
Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Wednesday accepted an offer installing her as a drug czar to combat the proliferation of drug...