Tag: Philippines
U.S. launches $25bn aid programme for Philippines
The United States on Tuesday announced the launch of a 25-million dollar programme to improve conditions for people in war-torn…
Typhoon Mangkhut: Philippines death toll rises to 65, 43 missing
The death toll from super typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 65 in the Philippines and 43 missing, police said on…
Philippines on alert for incoming typhoon
Philippine Authorities on Monday urged the public to be on alert and prepare for an incoming typhoon, but warned against…
Philippines’ Duterte criticised over dangerous joke about rape
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines was on Friday criticised for sending a “very dangerous and distorted message’’ that women are…
Duterte could resign if Marcos Jr becomes VP – Spokesman
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his…
Philippines promises full force of the law against bombing suspects
The full force of the law would come down on those behind a bombing in the Southern Philippines that killed…
Philippines lifts deployment ban of skilled, semi-skilled workers to Kuwait
The Philippines has lifted the deployment ban of skilled and semi-skilled workers to Kuwait, but the ban for domestic helpers…
Fire kills 4 children, 2 women in abandoned warehouse
A total of four children and two women were killed in fire that gutted an abandoned warehouse occupied by hundreds…
Philippines House of Reps pass divorce bill, moves to Senate
Philippines moved closer Tuesday to allowing divorce when the House of Representatives approved a bill which, if signed into law,…
ICC wants Philippines to reconsider decision to withdraw from criminal court
President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), O-Gon Kwon, on Friday called on the…
Philippines formally withdraws from ICC
The Philippines has formally served notice to the United Nations of its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court…
Philippines’ exit marks “beginning’’ of the end for ICC – Duterte’s spokesman
The Philippines said on Thursday its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) could be “the beginning of the end”…
Supreme Court chief justice rejects call to quit
The Philippines’ embattled Supreme Court chief justice on Monday rejected calls for her to resign ahead of an impending impeachment,…
Chinese Citizens Nabbed For Telecom Fraud In Philippines
A total of 73 suspects in telecom and online fraud cases have been brought back to China from the Philippines,…
More than 100 killed in Philippines tropical storm
More than 100 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with…
The boss is always right: Philippines drugs board chief quits
The head of Philippines’ narcotics control body has resigned after just five months in the job, the second successive official…
Philippines bans mandatory wearing of high heels in workplace
The Philippines’ labour department on Friday issued an order banning private companies from demanding female employees to wear high-heeled shoes…
HIV Infections Doubled In 6 Years – UNAIDS
UN says the number of new infections in the Philippines has over doubled in the past six years from an…
Philippines President To Correct Country’s Overdependence On U.S.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed to “correct” the country’s overdependence on traditional partners such as the U.S. as…
Philippines Slams UN Envoy
The Philippines on Friday expressed disappointment that a UN envoy on extra-judicial killings visited the country without notifying the government.
26 Killed As Bus Plunges Into Ravine
The number of people who died on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern Philippines had…
Philippines Military Block Lawmakers Trip
The military on Friday blocked a group of lawmakers and security chiefs from visiting one of nine Philippine-held features in…
Philippines’ Duterte gives free contraceptives to women
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to provide free contraceptives and other reproductive health services to 6 million…
Philippine’s jail break: More than 158 prisoners freed
Philippine government said over a 100 armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison in the southern Philippines…
Duterte wants daily executions in Philippines
Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups on Monday condemned as “barbaric” President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to restore the death penalty…
Police detonates bomb near U.S. embassy
Philippine police on Monday conducted a controlled detonation of a homemade bomb found in a trash bin near the U.S.…
Philippines arrests 1,240 illegal Chinese workers
Philippine immigration officers have arrested 1,240 Chinese nationals suspected of working illegally in a province north of Manila, the authorities…
Alarm over proposed Philippine law to jail 9-year-olds
Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by…
Philippines impounds North Korean ship under UN sanctions
The Philippines said on Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions…
Philippines to auction $21.27m jewellery seized from Imelda Marcos
The Philippines Government says it will auction the 21.27 million dollars worth of jewellery seized from former first lady Imelda…