Category: Philippines
Philippines’ Duterte Won’t Stop Talking About Quitting
By Clarissa Batino and Andreo Calonzo Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte keeps saying that he’s tired and ready to quit. What’s holding him back? He’s not [...]
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Davao tops cities with most number of rape cases in Q2
Crime rate in the Philippines may have gone down by 20 percent in two years that President Rodrigo Duterte has been in office, but his hometown Davao City recorded the [...]
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US hands over sophisticated military gear to Philippines
SABIR system is part of the 300 AISW platform that integrates the various systems recently provided by US to a common data interface The United States has handed over [...]
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Philippines’ Duterte could resign if Marcos Jr becomes VP: spokesman
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat, [...]
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Duterte asks PDP-Laban members to unite behind government
President Rodrigo Duterte has called for continued support from the members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to address issues that are facing [...]
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Philippine domestic sugar prices fall for first time in over 14 months due to imports
The composite raw sugar ex-mill price in the Philippines dropped for the first time in over 14 months in half-monthly cycles, by 3 Pesos/lkg ($1.12/mt) in second-half July to [...]
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Philippine leader says China wrong to police airspace over disputed sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said in a rare rebuke of Beijing he wants China to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea and that it has no right to repel foreign [...]
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NI beef exported to the Philippines for first time in 22 years
The first shipment of Northern Ireland beef in 22 years has arrived in the Philippines. Twenty four tonnes were sent by ship to the capital Manila. It is understood it will [...]
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Philippine leader says China wrong to police airspace over disputed sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said in a rare rebuke of Beijing he wants China to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea and that it has no right to repel foreign [...]
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Philippine economy seen weathering possible Turkey contagion
The Philippine economy is resilient enough to weather external headwinds, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said amid growing fears the financial crisis in Turkey could affect [...]
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Philippines considers Russian loan to support submarine procurement
Philippines considers Russian loan to support submarine procurement Russia has newly offered the Philippines an economic package to support its potential acquisition of [...]
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Philippines’ Duterte slams China over island-building
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has urged China to “temper” its behaviour in the South China Sea in a rare criticism of the Asian superpower over its [...]
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Philippines volcano is shooting out ‘lava bombs’
The Anak Krakatau volcano in the Philippines is shooting boulders out of its crater like fireworks. The “lava bombs” (yep, that’s a real thing) hurled into [...]
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Carrie Lam appeals for Philippine president Duterte’s ‘personal attention’ in case of HK man serving 40-year jail sentence
The city’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has called on Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to urge immigration authorities to hasten their search for records that [...]
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Philippine pilots continue to fly, disregard Chinese warnings Palace
Chinese radio warnings cannot deter Philippine military aircraft from flying over the disputed South China Sea, part of which is the West Philippine Sea, Malacanang said [...]
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