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The Philippines on Monday logged 179 new COVID-19 cases, marking the second straight day with fewer than 200 new cases. According to DOH data, the active COVID-19 cases decreased to 9,395 from Sunday’s 9,

An Evergreen Marine container ship crew member was seized by criminals during a robbery off the Philippines. The UDN news service said the Indonesian was tied up as robbers targeted the 2,926-Ever Boomy (built 2018) at anchorage off the Port of Manila on 6 April.

At least 72 people have died by drowning in the Philippines since the start of the month, police said Monday, attributing the unusually high figure in part to millions hitting the beach for Holy Week.

The Philippines will not allow “any offensive actions” from the bases it has opened to US troops, President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday. Manila last week announced the locations of four more military bases it is allowing the US military to use on top of …

“It is only meant to help the Philippines, when the Philippines is in need of help,” he said, according to a statement from his communications office.

The stirring American debate on the rightful role of the judiciary I discussed last Monday finds reverberations in the Philippines. UNLIKE THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION, HOWEVER, our present

MANILA, Philippines — Portugal is aiming to tap into the Philippines’ lucrative pork market and expects the country to become a major destination for its meat products. Filporc, the Portuguese pork sector association, is confident of receiving …