A US Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines has been ordered freed on the grounds of good conduct after serving half his maximum 10-year sentence, his lawyer said Wednesday …
Malaysia bans citizens from high risk countries
While all tourists are banned from entering Malaysia, the country is also restricting citizens from India, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Philippines: Won’t Stop Doing Business with Chinese Firms Blacklisted by US
Won’t Stop Doing Business with Chinese Firms Blacklisted by US. 2020-09-01 — The Philippines is not a “vassal state of any foreign power” and won’t cut business ties …
Will Trade For Food: Online Bartering Soars In Virus-hit Philippines
Online bartering groups have provided a lifeline to the Imperios and other Filipinos hit hard by the country’s months-long virus restrictions that started in March and have sent the economy plunging …
Philippines dictator Rodrigo Duterte orders customs chief to murder drug smugglers
Shoot ’em dead, all of ’em.Rodrigo Duterte, the merciless president of the Philippines, publicly demanded the nation’s customs honcho lethally shoot all drug smugglers, reported The Associated …
Delay hits start of Avigan clinical trials in Philippines
The clinical trials for anti-flu drug Avigan did not start as scheduled on Tuesday, September 1, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Wednesday. Vergeire said this was because three …
‘We are not a vassal state’: Philippines’s Duterte won’t stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms
The Philippines will not be cowed by a US blacklist on Chinese companies and will continue doing business with the sanctioned firms, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said, insisting Manila …
Philippines Will Not Follow US In Blacklisting China Firms: Official
The Philippines will not follow the US lead in blacklisting Chinese companies involved in the construction of artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, the president’s spokesman said Tuesday …
Malaysia Bans Entry of Indian, Indonesian, Philippine Citizens
Malaysia will block citizens of India, Indonesia and the Philippines from entering the country starting Monday.
Malaysia to Bar Long-Term Pass Holders From India, Indonesia, Philippines
Malaysia on Tuesday said it would bar entry of long-term immigration pass holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines from Sept. 7, in a bid to curtail imported coronavirus cases amid a spate of …