Philippine protest over permission for security forces to enter university
MANILA (REUTERS) – Philippine students and activists protested on Tuesday (Jan 19) against a government decision to allow security forces to patrol the [...]
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In tussle for influence, US and China may have to woo another Duterte
With President Rodrigo Duterte entering his lame-duck year in office, the fate of a key military pact between the Philippines and the United [...]
Philippines approves clinical trial for Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine
MANILA (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – The Philippines has approved Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ application to conduct a clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in the South-east [...]
Philippines to buy 2 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – The Philippines will sign an agreement to buy two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca on Friday (Nov 27). [...]
2nd typhoon to hit Philippines this month kills at least 39, strands thousands
Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital Friday after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to [...]
Typhoon Vamco triggers worst floods in Philippine capital in years
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to rush aid to people affected by Typhoon Vamco, after the [...]
Goni leaves 16 dead in Philippines
MANILA • The Philippine authorities yesterday re-established contact with an island province briefly cut off after being hit by the strongest typhoon of [...]
Four killed in Typhoon Goni, Philippines braces for another storm
MANILA (Reuters) – At least four people died in a super typhoon on the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday, including a [...]
Philippines evacuates nearly 1 million as world's strongest 2020 typhoon approaches
MANILA (Reuters) – Officials have evacuated almost a million residents in the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon as a [...]
Thousands flee as Typhoon Molave slams Philippines
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – Thousands of people were evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Molave traverses the Southeast Asian nation. The typhoon locally known [...]