MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has sought the help of its multilateral partners in addressing pressing issues particularly in developing countries hit the most by the pandemic.
Heavy rains flood towns in northern Philippines
World Heavy rains flood towns in northern Philippines. Posted . Floods brought by Typhoon Nesat submerged villages and farmlands in the northern Philippines on Sunday (October 16) …
Philippines logs 2,321 new Covid-19 cases and 33 more deaths on Sunday (Oct 16)
The Philippines reported 2,321 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,982,965.
Magnitude-5.3 earthquake rattles southern Philippines
An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rattled Surigao Del Sur province in southern Philippines late Saturday night (Oct 15), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Typhoon submerges villages, farmlands in northern Philippines
A tropical storm that made landfall early on Sunday in the northern Philippines has intensified into a typhoon, the weather bureau said, bringing moderate to heavy rains that submerged villages and …
Omicron subvariant XBB may be in Philippines already due to open borders —health expert
There is a possibility that the new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB may have already entered the Philippines due to its eased border restrictions for travelers, an infectious diseases expert said …
Storm Nesat sets course for East Vietnam Sea
Tropical Storm Nesat, located off the Philippines, is forecast to enter the East Vietnam Sea on Sunday, becoming the sixth storm to hit Vietnam this year. Storm Nesat was situated 90 kilometers north …
Rights group: 59 lawyers slain in 6 years in Philippines
At least 133 lawyers have been killed in the Philippines since the 1980s in work-related attacks, nearly half of them in the last six years during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on …
Philippines hopes Cadlao oil redevelopment will revitalise upstream sector
The Philippines is seeking to revive its moribund upstream oil industry with the redevelopment of an oil field that last produced in the early 1990s, as it hopes to wean itself off fuel imports, …
Philippines government borrowings to feel pinch of accelerating price hikes in the US
The Philippines is expected to further feel the pinch of soaring US inflation as borrowing, both for short-term and long-term securities, will be more difficult as interest rates continue to soar, …