Sources: Times of India
Disinfection begins in La Trinidad, the capital of the Philippines province Benguet, in an effort to contain the coronavirus. 2020-03-20
Super Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), one of the strongest in the history of the Philippines, kills at least 59 people. The typhoon struck also Hong Kong, injuring more than 200 people while four persons died in China. A woman died in Taiwan after being swept out to sea. 2018-09-15
The Philippines immigration authority has ordered the deportation and blacklisting of an Australian nun who was investigated, under instruction from President Rodrigo Duterte, for her political activism. 2018-07-21
More than 200 people are dead in the southern Philippines as a result of floods and mudslides caused by Severe Tropical Storm Vinta. 2017-12-23
The Supreme Court of the Philippines says President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte can declare martial law in the whole Philippines. Two days prior, the Supreme Court had 2017-07-6
The price of nickel swings wildly after Philippines environment secretary Gina Lopez announces plans to close existing mines in the country. 2016-07-6
Malaysia summons a Philippines diplomat over a dispute regarding the ownership of Sabah. 2015-05-25
A measles outbreak from the Philippines has spread into Australia, Canada, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. 2014-02-12
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III downplays the significance of the recent surge of violence against journalists in the country after three deaths. 2013-12-14
Myanmar's Thein Sein and the Philippines' Benigno Aquino III ink trade agreements including those that involve renewable energy, mass media, and visa-free travel. 2013-12-5