Philippines likely to avoid the strongest winds as long as Typhoon Surigae remains on its expected northward track. Chris Fawkes has more detail Temperatures dipped to -9.4C overnight at Tulloch …
Surigae sweeping past Philippines, after becoming strongest April typhoon on record
The storm, the strongest cyclone ever observed so early in the year in the Northern Hemisphere Saturday, is gradually weakening.
Fake bookings: SIM card registration pushed in the Philippines
Unregistered mobile SIM cards seen as enablers of fraud and cellphone-triggered bombings Official seek SIM card registration, alongside a National ID system now being rolled out, to improve …
Philippines Warns of Floods as Surigae Becomes a Super Typhoon
The Philippines warned of flash floods and landslides as Surigae intensified while on water to become the first super typhoon of 2021. The typhoon, locally known as Bising, which now has the strength …
Citigroup to exit retail banking in 13 markets, including Bahrain
Citigroup will also exit its consumer franchises in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Why don’t we turn the Philippines into one big resort and theme park?
It all started when young businessman Robert L. Yupangco acquired a small property in Tagaytay with the vision of making it as a weekend rest house for family and friends. He started adopting house …
Super Typhoon Surigae continues to strengthen and could move dangerously close to the Philippines
The first super typhoon of the season in the West Pacific is expected to come dangerously close to the Central Philippines this weekend.
Giant clam shells worth $25m seized in Philippines
Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (£18 million) have been seized in the Philippines.The seizure is one of the largest ever hauls of the endangered …
Lufthansa Technik Philippines, maintenance provider to the world’s airlines, cuts workforce by 20% in April
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is cutting 300 jobs in April after the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the air travel sector and forced some of its airline clients into bankruptcy. LTP is a venture …
Lufthansa Technik Philippines, maintenance provider to the world’s airlines, cuts workforce by 20% in April
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is cutting 300 jobs in April after the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the air travel sector and forced some of its airline clients into bankruptcy. LTP is a venture …