Category: Philippines
Philippine Central Bank Governor Sees No Need to Tighten for Now
Philippine central bank Governor Nestor Espenilla said contained inflation means there isn’t a need to increase interest rates in the near term. “Right now there [...]
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Philippine troops kill remaining leaders of pro-Isis siege in Marawi officials
Isnilon Hapilon, an FBI most-wanted terror suspect, and Omarkhayam Maute were reportedly killed in a gunbattle in the southern city of Marawi The two surviving leaders of a [...]
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Trump to meet Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, accused of extrajudicial killings, during Asian visit
President Trump will meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a marathon trip to Asia next month, the White House announced Monday. “The President’s [...]
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Trump will meet Duterte, leader accused of crimes against humanity
Donald Trump has a notorious affinity for foreign strongmen. Now, he’s finally got a date in his calendar for a face-to-face with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, [...]
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Philippine military in push to defeat last Marawi fighters
Gunfire rang out sporadically and explosions thudded as Philippine soldiers fought Tuesday to gain control of the last pocket of Marawi controlled by Islamic militants as [...]
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Army says battle for Philippine city to end soon, 1,000 dead
Philippine troops Sunday bombed militants loyal to the Islamic State group who have held out for over four months in a southern city and the military said the conflict would [...]
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Foreign telcos mull entry into Phl
Foreign telco players are interested in penetrating the Philippine market, which at present remains dominated by only two Manuel V. Pangilinan’s PLDT Inc. and Ayala-led [...]
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Transport strike shuts Philippine financial markets
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas suspends clearing operations, while the Philippine Stock Exchange suspends trading for Monday, October 16 There will be no clearing and [...]
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Philippine 5th in Asia in housing loss during disasters
The Philippines ranked fifth in the list of 10 countries in South and Southeast Asia with the highest risk of future displacement and loss of housing due to disasters, [...]
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Philippines president Duterte says he’s ready to launch ‘revolutionary government’ fuelling dictatorship fears as his troops launch new bombing raid on ISIS
Hardline Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to create a ‘revolutionary government’ amid fears he is trying to establish a dictatorship. Duterte [...]
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Philippine troops kill two leaders of pro-Islamic State alliance in Marawiminister
Philippine troops killed two top commanders of a militant alliance in an operation in southern Marawi City on Monday, authorities said, a big boost to a military battling the [...]
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Pro-Islamic State leaders killed by Philippine troopsdefence minister
Two leaders of a militant alliance loyal to the Islamic State group were killed on Monday in clashes with the armed forces of the Philippines in southern Marawi City, the [...]
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Top Philippine Islamist militant Hapilon killed: defence chief
Leading Islamist militant Isnilon Hapilon, who is on the United States’ list of “most wanted terrorists”, has been killed in the battle to reclaim a [...]
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ISIS-affiliated leaders killed in Southern Philippines
Two key ISIS-affiliated leaders engaged in a standoff with Philippines forces in the southern city of Marawi have been killed, the country’s Defense Secretary Delfin [...]
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Philippines: Last leaders of IS-tied siege killed in Marawi
The last two surviving leaders of a deadly siege in the southern Philippines, including a top Asian terror suspect, were killed Monday in a push by thousands of troops to [...]
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