Thousands flee homes as fierce tropical storm batters Philippines MANILA: Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters Wednesday to reach residents trapped by Tropical... Published 23 Oct, 2024 11:24am
Markets Philippines fully awards $353mn T-bill offer MANILA: Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday:... Published 07 Oct, 2024 11:21am
World South Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Ishiba in talks to meet sidelines of ASEAN, Yonhap says SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are in talks to hold a... Published 03 Oct, 2024 11:18am
World US backs Philippine over China despite reef pullout WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it backed Manila’s freedom of navigation in the South China Sea after a... Published 17 Sep, 2024 12:23am
Markets Philippines’ First Gen seeks LNG cargo for October delivery SINGAPORE: Philippine power producer First Gen Corp has issued a tender seeking a cargo of liquefied natural gas... Published 04 Sep, 2024 10:53am
Markets Philippines awards $401mn T-bill offer, above programme MANILA: Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday:... Published 02 Sep, 2024 12:37pm
World Tropical storm triggers landslides in Philippines, four dead MANILA: A tropical storm dumped heavy rain in the Philippines for a second day on Monday, causing floods and... Published 02 Sep, 2024 10:55am
World Vietnam to send its swine fever vaccine to Philippines HANOI: Vietnam will send 150,000 doses of its African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, state... Published 28 Aug, 2024 11:56am
World Philippines says two new mpox cases are milder variant MANILA: The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, its health... Published 26 Aug, 2024 12:23pm
World China, Philippines clash in South China Sea despite efforts to rebuild trust MANILA/BEIJING: The Philippines and China clashed in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Sunday over what... Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am
World Philippines detects first mpox case this year, yet to determine strain MANILA: The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last... Published 19 Aug, 2024 10:16am
World Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023, statistics agency says MANILA: The Philippines’ poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices... Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:31am
World Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defence agreement MANILA: The Philippines and Germany have agreed to deepen military cooperation, their defence ministers said on... Updated 05 Aug, 2024 07:40am
World 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines’ Mindanao MANILA: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, the United States... Published 03 Aug, 2024 11:16am
World Austin says Middle East war not inevitable, seeks to ‘take temperature down’ SUBIC: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he did not think a wider war in the Middle East was... Updated 31 Jul, 2024 12:19pm
World US Defence Secretary says Hezbollah-Israel conflict not inevitable MANILA: United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin does not believe that a fight between Israel and Hezbollah is... Published 30 Jul, 2024 01:48pm
World Remnants of Typhoon Gaemi trigger flash floods in northeast China BEIJING: Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered flash floods in northeast China on the border... Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:07am
World China’s foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines over the US intermediate-range missile... Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:08am
Markets Philippines says 2024 rice imports will not reach 4.7mn T, as forecast by USDA MANILA: The Philippines’ rice imports will not reach 4.7 million metric tons despite a lowering of tariffs,... Published 23 Jul, 2024 10:44am
World China braces for twin tropical cyclones after deadly flash floods BEIJING: Two tropical cyclones will bring gales and heavy rain to China’s eastern seaboard this week, with the first... Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:35am
Markets Philippines raises $513mn from T-bonds auction MANILA: Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) auction of reissued 2034 T-bonds... Published 16 Jul, 2024 10:34am
World Philippines, Japan to sign landmark defence deal today MANILA: The Philippines and Japan will sign a defence agreement on Monday that will allow their military forces to... Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:09am
Markets Philippines plans to import over 360,000 metric tonnes of rice, farm ministry says MANILA: The Philippines plans to import 363,697 metric tonnes of rice this year to augment its buffer stock, the... Published 19 Jun, 2024 10:55am
World Philippines to vigorously defend territory, president says MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday the country will “vigorously defend what is ours”,... Published 18 May, 2024 10:24am
World Philippines’ ‘dangerous’ heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch MANILA: The Philippines has cancelled in-person public school classes for the next two days and said the power grid... Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:23am
World Philippines to endure extreme heat until mid-May MANILA: Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said Sunday, after... Published 28 Apr, 2024 11:12am
Markets Philippines awards $264 million T-bill offer MANILA: Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday:... Published 15 Apr, 2024 11:03am
Markets Philippines’ First Gen awards LNG tender for May delivery to China’s CNOOC SINGAPORE: Philippine power producer First Gen Corp said it had awarded its tender seeking a cargo of liquefied... Published 15 Apr, 2024 09:03am
Markets Philippines gross foreign reserves rise to $104bn at end-March MANILA: The Philippines’ gross foreign reserves increased to $104 billion at the end of March, from $102 billion a... Published 06 Apr, 2024 11:01am
World US, Japan, Australia and Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises MANILA: Defence forces of the U.S., Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct “maritime cooperative... Published 06 Apr, 2024 10:45am