When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii, his best hope was for a local fisherman to pick it up. He never imagined it would be found more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 …
Duterte allows more health professionals to leave Philippines for overseas work
President Rodrigo Duterte has eased travel restrictions to allow the deployment of more healthcare professionals abroad, Malacañang said Monday. Duterte’s spokesperson Harry Roque said those who had …
Philippines may lose in banana export war
The Philippines may lose in the banana export war amid continued stiff competition in the global market, prompting the government to allocate some P263 million to save the local banana industry.
Philippine external debt ratio lowest among ASEAN peers
THE Philippines’ external debt relative to gross national income (GNI) is the lowest among its peer economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as the ASEAN-5, according to the …
The Mortician of Manila: Inside the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’
A funeral parlour in Manila becomes a window into the lives and deaths shaping President Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’.
Philippines wooing French businessmen for more areas of cooperation
The Philippines is now wooing French businessmen to improve trading relations between the two countries moving forward, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced Sunday. In an emailed …
Philippines records 3,311 new coronavirus cases, 55 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines reported 3,311 newly-confirmed coronavirus cases and 55 more deaths on Sunday. In a bulletin, the health ministry said the Southeast Asian country’s confirmed …
Covid-19 cases in Philippines soaring towards 287,000, worst infected in South-East Asia
MANILA, Sept 20 (Xinhua): The number of confirmed COovid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Philippines surged to 286,743 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,311 new daily cases on Sunday.
Zarate welcomes EU call for probe on ‘extrajudicial killings’ in Philippines
Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate welcomed the call of the European (EU) Parliament for an independent investigation into the “extrajudicial killings” in the country involving …
Political crisis in the Philippines intensifies
With the support of the Stalinists, sections of the military and business elite are coalescing around Vice-President Leni Robredo, as a possible replacement for President Rodrigo Duterte.