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Philippines building up fleet in South China Sea to counter China

"We are swarming the areas because that's the Chinese strategy-- to swarm the areas also with the fishing boats," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US FDA approves remdesivir as first Covid drug

Philippines to allow foreign investors in, French curfew now covers two-thirds of its population, mouthwash won't shield you from virus, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Philippines sees South China Sea energy projects unhampered despite dispute

President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the moratorium paving the way for three projects to resume and for the energy ministry to award more service contracts

Philippine military chief says no major risk from China-backed towers

The Philippine military chief said Tuesday there is virtually no risk that towers and communications equipment to be put up in military camps

Covid-19 impact: Philippines seeks new $11 bn advance from central bank

The government plans to settle the debt on or before Dec. 29 at zero interest, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said in a mobile-phone message on Wednesday

Philippines protests against Chinese fishing seizures, air warnings

The Philippine government filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese forces seized fishing equipment set up by Filipinos in a disputed shoal in their latest territorial spat in the South China Sea

Malaysia detects new Covid-19 strain that's 10 times more infectious

The mutation called D614G was found in at least three of the 45 cases in a cluster that started from a restaurant owner returning from India and breaching his 14-day home quarantine

Will Duterte regime be coronavirus's next victim after failing on 2 fronts

Even as failure has dogged the public health front, incompetence has marked the administration's response to the economic crisis triggered by the lockdown

Philippines warns China of 'severest response' over military drills

The Philippine warning to China over their territorial conflicts is the strongest so far this year and comes despite an improvement in relations since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016

Coronavirus forces cancellation of Asian peace prize in Philippines

The Manila-based foundation that hands out the Ramon Magsaysay awards said Tuesday it has no choice with the COVID-19 pandemic practically immobilizing the world

China using trade sanctions as weapon to silence coronavirus criticism

The move is the first time Beijing has used access to its huge markets as leverage in its campaign to deflect blame for the outbreak.

Over 33 million people internally displaced in 2019, 5 milion in India: UN

Almost 10 million new displacements in 2019 were recorded in East Asia and the Pacific (39%), 9.5 million in South Asia and 12 million in Middle East and North Africa

Philippines record plunge shows risks of shuttering stock market

The Philippine Stock Exchange said on Thursday the bourse is considering revising the circuit-breaker rule as a temporary measure to address market volatility

Coronavirus impact: Sri Lanka follows Philippines in shutting bourses

For developed nations with virus-containment measures and business continuity plans in place, market shutdowns are not necessary, he added

Duterte govt moves to cancel Philippines top broadcaster's franchise

Duterte has repeatedly pledged to stop the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN and expressed anger over its reporting during the 2016 presidential election campaign

Philippines reports first case of Coronavirus death outside China: WHO

The fatality is a 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan, where the virus was first detected, and appears to have been infected before arriving in the Philippines

Taal volcano: Philippines cracks down on people going home after evacuation

The volcano shot ash 15 kilometres high in the January 12 eruption, which crushed scores of homes and killed livestock as well as crops.

Typhoon Phanfone leaves 28 dead in Philippines; thousands flee their homes

One disaster response officer described the battered coastal town of Batad in Iloilo province as a "ghost town" on Christmas Day

16 dead as typhoon Phanfone wreaks havoc on Christmas in Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone, with winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) an hour, tore roofs off houses and toppled electric posts as it cut across the Philippines on Wednesday.

PM Narendra Modi to visit Philippines for India-ASEAN summit on Nov 14

This was announced by the external affairs ministry today