President Duterte’s chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo yesterday disputed a survey suggesting that Filipinos are the most disapproving of their government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in …
‘Comfort women’ statue missing in the Philippines, as Japan’s wartime legacy under focus
The monument to wartime sex slaves was dismantled by Rodrigo Duterte’s government to avoid antagonising Japan, and later ‘stolen’ from the sculptor.
Are High-Mobility Artillery Rockets in the Philippines’ future?
The Philippines is eyeing purchasing the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, but finding the money could prove difficult.
Watch: Hyun Bin And Son Ye Jin Star In A Commercial Together In The Philippines
A commercial co-starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin has been released! On February 14, Smart Communications, a wireless communications company in the Philippines, released the video of the commercial on …
Philippines to receive 600,000 doses of China’s Sinovac on Feb 23
The Philippines is expecting to receive some 600,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac on February 23, reported Sputnik news agency.
Cautious optimism as Philippines prepares to start vaccination drive
A wave of cautious optimism is sweeping the Philippines as the government prepares to kick off its vaccination drive this month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South China Sea tensions at boiling point as Beijing tells Coast Guard to shoot, Philippines reacts
The South China Sea is reaching boiling point. Beijing has told its Coast Guard to shoot at any vessel inside its arbitrarily declared ‘nine-dash line’ borders. Now the Philippines says its navy will …
Lufthansa Technik Philippines to cut 300 jobs by April
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), maintenance provider to the world’s airlines, is cutting 300 jobs in April after the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the air travel sector …
BI to allow more foreigners in Philippines
The Bureau of Immigration will allow more foreigners to enter the Philippines starting Tuesday, following the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases resolution 98 …
Philippines: More Covid-19 variants found as 1,960 new cases confirmed; virus total now at 547,255
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday another 1,960 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 547,255.