Category: Philippines
Philippine police seek sedition charges against vice-President Robredo, Duterte critics
Philippine police have recommended sedition charges against the vice-president and other opposition figures, a move slammed on Friday (July 19) as an attempt to stifle [...]
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Filipinos want Duterte to tackle inflation, jobs, China in 4th SONA Pulse Asia
Workers’ pay, inflation and jobs have topped the list of issues that Filipinos would like President Rodrigo Duterte to tackle during his fourth State of the Nation [...]
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Runaway truck kills 8 children in Philippines: officials
Eight schoolchildren were among nine people killed Friday aboard a runaway truck that crashed in central Philippines while transporting them to a sports activity, the [...]
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Sedition case against Philippine VP ‘judicial harassment’
Amnesty says Philippines trying to silence Duterte critics after sedition cases filed against vice president and others. Sedition and other criminal complaints launched [...]
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Duterte foes cry foul as Philippine police push sedition charges
Opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed shock and outrage on Friday at police moves to charge dozens of them with sedition, calling it persecution aimed [...]
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Home furnishing chain of Philippines’ richest man files for up to $404 million IPO
Philippines’ AllHome Corp, owned by the country’s richest man, said late on Wednesday it plans to raise up to $404 million in the country’s largest initial [...]
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Ph Coast Guard launches ‘most modern’ ship for West Philippine Sea patrol
The Philippine Coast Guard on Wednesday said its “most modern” patrol ship has been launched by shipbuilder OCEA in France. The PCG said the 83.6-metre long [...]
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Online Banking in the Philippines: The Benefits of Going Cashless
It’s interesting how online banking still gets a bad rap in a country full of internet users. Despite the distrust, the Philippines is slowly adapting to a cashless [...]
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Duterte say he will not answer to White people as UN Investigates Human Rights abuses in Philipines
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not answer to white people after the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution brought by Iceland [...]
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Philippines declares national emergency after more than 100,000 people contract Dengue fever
Health officials in the Philippines declared a national emergency this week after a record-breaking 106,630 cases of Dengue fever were reported since January. Health [...]
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Duterte will be ‘first to obey’ new sexual harassment law, palace says
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will “be the first one to obey” a new law banning sexual harassment, his spokesman said, after critics highlighted the [...]
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US private firms to take part in Philippines’ China-backed infrastructure programme
US private firms to take part in Philippines’ China-backed infrastructure programme Philippine and United States envoys announced on Tuesday (July 16) fresh US [...]
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Philippine president ‘seriously considering’ cutting ties with Iceland
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is “seriously considering” cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, which spearheaded a resolution that asked the UN’s top [...]
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Philippines declares national alert after 456 die from dengue fever
Health authorities in the Philippines have declared a “national dengue alert” after a spike in cases of the viral disease which has left more than 450 people dead [...]
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Duterte still most trusted PH government official Pulse Asia
President Rodrigo Duterte is still the most trusted government official in the country based on the latest survey of the Pulse Asia Research, Incorporated released on [...]
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