Nine people have been killed in the Philippines and 11 were missing on Tuesday due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rain from tropical cyclone Kompasu, the national disaster agency said.
Kompasu, with maximum sustained winds of 100 (...)
The only son of late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos said on Tuesday he will stand for President next year, becoming the fourth candidate to announce their intention to succeed 76-year-old incumbent Rodrigo Duterte, CNN reported.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is backing out of an announced plan to run for vice president in next year's elections and will retire from politics after his term ends.
Duterte announced the surprise decision Saturday after (...)
Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain to the archipelago.
Chanthu, known as Kiko in the Philippines, was one of the strongest storms this year, with sustained winds (...)
The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 22,415 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the highest ever single-day spike, raising the number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,103,331.
The DOH also reported 103 coronavirus-related (...)
The Philippines will lift the travel ban for all inbound travelers from 10 countries starting from Sept.6, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement that the ban, put in place in April (...)
The United Arab Emirates dispatched an aircraft, which arrived in the Philippines' capital of Manila on Thursday, carrying medical supplies, including 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, as part of the UAE's ongoing efforts to support countries in (...)
Philippine authorities moved thousands of residents of the capital, Manila, out of their low-lying communities on Saturday as heavy monsoon rain, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces, according to Reuters.
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Authorities in the Philippines have evacuated more than 15,000 people in Metro Manila and some parts of the country as heavy monsoon rain, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces.
"We ask residents of affected areas to (...)
Economies in Asia and the Pacific were projected to grow at a slightly lower rate this year as renewed coronavirus outbreaks hampered recovery in the region, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday, according to dpa.
The Manila-based bank (...)
The Philippines on Friday recorded 16 new cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant, according to media reports.
Out of the total 16, 11 are local cases, making them the first locally transmitted infections since the outbreak of the (...)
A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday, killing at least 17 military personnel while at least 40 were rescued from the burning wreckage, officials said.
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Thousands of people have been evacuated and authorities in the Philippines have raised the danger level of the Taal volcano after it spurted a huge plume of gases and steam into the air.
Thousands of people have been evacuated and authorities in the (...)
More than 2,700 people have fled their homes as the Philippines' second-most active volcano erupted and government scientists warned on Friday that stronger explosions could occur.
Five bursts of volcanic gas and steam, reaching as high as 3 (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman have sent separate cables of condolences and sympathy to President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on the death of former President Benigno Aquino III, (...)
The former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III died on Thursday at the age of 61 after being hospitalized in Quezon City, state media reported.
Popularly known as "Noynoy," Aquino was the country's 15th president, serving from 2010 to (...)
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday conferred the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu on outgoing Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Abdullah Al-Bussairy.
The award is considered to be one of the highest (...)
The Saudi embassy in Philippines announced on Saturday the resumption of sending Filipino workers to the Kingdom, a day after suspending the practice because of reports that Filipinos were being asked to pay for COVID-19 quarantine and insurance (...)
Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted across much of Asia as the coronavirus makes a resurgence in countries where it had seemed to be well under (...)
Firefighters put out a blaze early on Sunday at one of the Philippines' largest hospitals that had prompted the evacuation of dozens of patients from the facility, which also treats coronavirus sufferers, Reuters reported.
No casualties were (...)
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, is to support a cargo airlift of urgent medical supplies and relief items to India to assist in its fight to control the COVID-19 situation in the country. The airline will offer cargo capacity on a (...)
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, represented by the Office of the Religious Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in the Philippines, inaugurated today the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's gift (...)
The Philippines has decided to extend the lockdown for a month in the capital and for another two weeks in other provinces after the total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has reached more than one million.
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The Philippines decided to extend the lockdown for a month in the capital and for another two weeks in other provinces after the total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has reached more than one million.
Philippines President Rodrigo (...)
The Philippines announced on Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases it had recorded had exceeded one million as it continued to record thousands of new infections in the capital region, the epicentre of its latest outbreak, Reuters (...)
