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Manila to acquire BrahMos cruise missiles for $375 million

Contract for over 24 missiles marks India's largest-ever weapons export

India to export BrahMos missiles to Philippines, signs $374-mn deal

Earlier this month, the Philippines accepted Indian BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited's proposal worth $374 mn to supply Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile systems for the Philippines Navy

India, Philippines to sign $375 mn deal for sale of BrahMos missile today

These missiles are meant for the Philippines Navy

Philippines: Citicore prices $124 mn IPO, country's first energy REIT

Philippine conglomerates and property firms have tapped the REIT mechanism to monetise assets.

South Korea extends travel ban on 6 nations, parts of Philippines

South Korea will extend a travel ban on six countries in the Middle East and Africa as well as some parts of the Philippines for six months due to prolonged security risks, the Foreign Ministry said

UN allocates $12 mn emergency funds for typhoon response in Philippines

The UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in the Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez, said on Thursday that typhoon Rai has been devastating.

Philippines: Death toll from typhoon Rai reaches 375, 56 missing

The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that lashed the Philippines last week has spiked to 375, a police report said, adding that 56 people were still unaccounted for.

Philippines typhoon death toll reaches 208, 52 still missing

Bohol in the central Philippines is one of the hardest-hit

Philippines: At least 50 still missing after Typhoon Rai, death toll at 169

The total death toll from Typhoon Rai (also known as Odette), which made landfall in the Philippines last week, has gone up to 169, while at least 50 people remain missing, Philippine media report

Death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai rises to 144: Reports

The death toll from Typhoon Rai that battered the Philippines this week has climbed to at least 144, local officials said

Typhoon leaves 31 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines

A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines

Philippines spectacle of amnesia: YouTube populism rehabilitates Marcoses

Today, 35 years after the People Power Revolution, the Philippine public largely views the disgraced Marcoses not with contempt and dread but with a longing.

Gangster Suresh Pujari deported from Philippines; to be brought to Mumbai

Gangster Suresh Pujari, wanted in several extortion cases in Mumbai region and Karnataka, has been deported to India, a senior police official said on Wednesday. Pujari, also wanted in extortion cases in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and Dombivli near Mumbai, was brought back to India late Tuesday night after he was arrested and extradited from the Philippines. Intelligence Bureau (IB) and CBI officials took his custody after he landed at Delhi airport, the official said. He will be handed over to Mumbai Police after the central agencies interrogate him, the official said. A Mumbai crime branch team is already in Delhi to take his custody. Mumbai and Thane police had issued red-corner notices against him in 2017 and 2018 respectively after several extortion cases. Pujari, who was on the run for over 15 years, was nabbed in the Philippines in October, the official said. Altogether 23 extortion cases have been registered against him in Thane, he said. Suresh is a close relativ

TVS Motor strengthens product portfolio in Philippines market

Two and three-wheeler maker TVS motor company on Friday announced the launch of its premium Apache RR 310 and 125 cc scooter TVS NTORQ in the Philippines market, boosting its product portfolio. The city-based company said it has launched TVS Apache RR310 with Race Tuned Fuel Injection and feature-rich connected scooter TVS NTORQ 125 for the aspirational young customers in the Philippines. "It gives us utmost pleasure to introduce TVS Apache RR310 and TVS NTORQ 125 with best-in-class features and RT-Fi technology in the Philippines", company President Director, Indonesia, J Thangarajan said. "It has been our constant endeavour to provide our valued Filipino customers quality two-wheeler offerings that best suit their lifestyle without compromising on functionality and technology", he said. TVS Apache RR 310 is meant to make a statement among motorcycle enthusiasts in the Philippines market. The TVS NTORQ 125 is a sporty and aerodynamic 125 cc automatic scooter, offering a robust and

Bonds from India, Philippines most at risk amid threat from Omicron

Bonds from India and the Philippines look to be most vulnerable to further economic slowdowns in Asia as the threat from a new coronavirus variant revives virus resurgence fears.

Google says will ban political advertising ahead of Philippine election

Alphabet Inc's Google said will ban political advertising on its platform in the run-up to Philippine elections in May next year

India closes in on chopper export to the Philippines

Manila is evaluating a maritime variant of the Dhruv ALH, which HAL has developed in Bengaluru on request from the Indian Navy and Coast Guard

Philippines wants 'war on drugs' probe to be deferred, says ICC

The Philippines has asked the International Criminal Court to defer its crimes against humanity investigation linked to the country's deadly war on drugs

Philippines redeploys boats to shoal after Chinese blockade

Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the boats aren't being escorted by the navy or coast guard

COP26: India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme

The new programme has been endorsed by the Group of Seven advanced economies, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) said