Category: Philippines
Duterte says Xi Jinping offered him an oil and gas deal to ignore South China Sea ruling
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he has been offered a controlling stake in a joint energy deal by Chinese President Xi Jinping in exchange for ignoring an [...]
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Hundreds of children die in Philippine dengue epidemic as local action urged
Health ministry calls for greater efforts to deal with mosquito-borne disease at village level as death toll reaches four figures The Philippine health ministry has urged [...]
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Philippine vice president blasts ‘reckless’ Duterte over China deal
The vice president of the Philippines on Thursday rebuked the country’s leader for being “reckless” in suggesting he would consider ignoring an arbitration [...]
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Philippine fast food specialist Jollibee hungry to expand in US, China
Jollibee Foods Corp (JFC.PS), the Philippine fast food specialist known for fried ‘Chickenjoy’ and chopped hotdogs in sweet spaghetti sauce, is doubling down on [...]
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After rejecting Duterte in China, Xi offers Manila gas deal in Philippine EEZ
Xi offers Philippines controlling stake in offshore energy project located in Philippine territory Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly stated that Chinese leader Xi [...]
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Philippine vice-President blasts ‘reckless’ Duterte over China deal
The vice-President of the Philippines on Thursday (Sep 12) rebuked the country’s leader for being “reckless” in suggesting he would consider ignoring an [...]
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Duterte to ‘ignore’ SCS ruling For 60-40 deal with China
The Duterte administration will ignore the 2016 international arbitral court ruling favouring the Philippine position on the South China Sea to ensure “economic [...]
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Pundits: Philippines trying to widen rift between Putrajaya and Sabah by claiming ownership
A Philippines official’s remark claiming that Sabah belongs to the republic could be a calculated move to “exploit” the East Malaysian state’s [...]
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‘Not a chance’: Philippine minister says no access for UN drugs war probe
The Philippines will not allow visits by the United Nations to investigate its bloody war on drugs, its foreign minister said on Wednesday (Sep 11), calling its human rights [...]
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In the Philippines, Even Your Chances of Living or Dying is Affected by Traffic
Frustration. Helplessness. Anger. Really, it’s not difficult to guess what goes on in the minds of ambulance drivers when they’re stuck in traffic. Just ask [...]
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Duterte minister scoffs at UN desire to investigate drug war in Philippines
The Philippines won’t allow visits by the United Nations to investigate its bloody war on drugs, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, calling its human rights [...]
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Who let the villains out? Philippines crime-busting president red-faced
The early release of hundreds of convicted rapists, murderers and drug criminals has acutely embarrassed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, with his justice minister [...]
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Philippines to allow China-backed telco to build towers on military bases
The Philippine military agreed on Wednesday to allow a new cellphone network powered by a Chinese state telecoms giant to install communications equipment on its army bases, [...]
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PXP Energy shares jump on Philippines-China exploration hopes
PXP Energy shares extended gains on Thursday after President Rodrigo Duterte said he was willing to set aside the Philippines’ victory against China in an international [...]
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GCTA surrenderer calls on Duterte for ‘mercy’
Lando, not his real name, said he had good behavior during his time in prison. He was released under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law last January 2017. He also [...]
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