Category: Philippines
Congress fails to pass PAGASA modernisation bill
The 15th Congress adjourned sine die on Thursday with both chambers failing to act on the bill modernising the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical And Astronomical Services [...]
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Taiwan sends second team to Philippines in fisherman shooting case
Taiwan has sent another investigation team to Manila to hold talks with the Philippine National Investigation Bureau, in the case of the fatal shooting of a fisherman on May [...]
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Philippines economic success due to ‘better governance’
The country is playing an increasingly influential role in the region, both politically and economically, since President Benigno Aquino came into power in 2010. This year [...]
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Philippines says Golan peacekeeper wounded
A Philippine UN peacekeeper in the Golan Heights was wounded by shrapnel Thursday amid fighting between Syrian government and rebel forces, the Filipino military said. [...]
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Philippines decries outburst vs Azkals in HK
Philippine officials on Thursday called “unfortunate” the anti-Philippine outbursts from the Hong Kong crowd during a friendly match involving the Azkals and said [...]
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Taiwan president eyes fishing deal with Philippines
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou stressed Thursday in an interview with Kyodo News he wants to see relations between Taiwan and the Philippines restored quickly. The comment [...]
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Philippines police colonel gets life sentence for protecting ‘shabu’ lab
After more than a year of trial, a court has sentenced a police colonel to life imprisonment and fined him 10 million pesos (Dh874,258.09) as he was found guilty of [...]
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Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico and Philippines emerge as global capacity growth drivers
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) are no longer the fastest growing group of countries in terms of seat capacity, having been overtaken by Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico and [...]
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US eyes progress on West Philippine Sea tensions
A US official on Wednesday voiced hope that China and Southeast Asian nations will start talks soon on a code of conduct to resolve disputes over the West Philippine Sea [...]
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US Pacific command chief to visit Phl
Amid fresh tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the chief of the United States (US) forces in the Asia Pacific is set to meet with Philippine officials to discuss defense [...]
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Probe: Fliers wait after Philippine jet overshoots runway
Philippine aviation authorities said Tuesday they are investigating Cebu Pacific pilots and crew who left passengers waiting some 15 minutes before deploying emergency slides [...]
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Philippine Rebels Won’t Give up Armed Struggle Yet
The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group won’t give up its armed struggle until a final peace settlement with the government to end one of Asia’s [...]
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Phl, Taiwan investigators to meet this week
Probers from the Philippines and Taiwan will meet sometime this week to discuss their findings on the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9, prior to the release of their [...]
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Philippines ambassador says peace agreement to bear fruit soon
The peace deal between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) facilitated by Malaysia will bear fruit soon. Philippines Ambassador to Malaysia Eduardo Malaya [...]
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Three Philippine soldiers killed at rebel camp
Three Philippine soldiers were killed in a landmine blast Tuesday when their patrol stumbled onto a communist guerrilla jungle training camp, a military official said. One [...]
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