Tag: Philippine
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Philippine central bank hikes interest rate to 2.5%
He said the BSP is prepared to take all necessary policy action to bring inflation toward a target-consistent path over the medium term and deliver on its primary mandate of price stability.
June 23, 2022 -
Challenge for the ‘supermajority’
The effect of these unusually quick alignments for leadership in the Senate and the House, normally bitterly contested, is the certainty of incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. having a “supermajority” in Congress.
June 9, 2022 -
Her greatest performance
Ever since she returned to the big screen at age 15 after a brief “retirement” as a child star, Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora, known to all and sundry as Susan Roces, proceeded to make a string of popular romantic comedies.
May 31, 2022 -
Philippine storm death toll rises to 167
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that 164 died in the central Philippines while three died in the southern Philippines.
April 16, 2022 -
Restive volcano in Philippines spews gas, steam
The government has evacuated over 7,000 people from 18 villages around the volcano.
March 31, 2022 -
Killer air
Air pollution is a silent killer, and the impact on the Philippines has been grim. Per the report “Aiming Higher: Benchmarking the Philippine Clean Air Act,” approximately 66,000 premature deaths every year in the Filipino populace are linked to PM2.5 and NO2 pollution
December 9, 2021 -
Duterte accepts VP nomination for 2022 polls
Duterte was elected Philippine President in the May 2016 elections. The Constitution limits presidents to a single six-year term.
September 9, 2021 -
Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 others
However, the country allows returning overseas Filipino workers under its repatriation program, but they will be isolated for 14 days upon the arrival
August 13, 2021 -
Philippine leader recalls decision to void US security pact
The US military presence in the region is seen as a counterbalance to China, which has used force to assert claims to vast areas of the disputed South China Sea
July 30, 2021 -
Crashed Philippine plane’s black box retrieved
Chief of staff General Cirilito Sobejana has instructed the investigators to complete the probe 'as fast as they can'
July 7, 2021 -
Philippine military’s worst air disaster kills 50, wounds 49
Although the cause of the crash wasn't clear, regional military commander Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said it was unlikely that the aircraft took hostile fire
July 5, 2021 -
Philippines Prez Duterte announces to extend Coronavirus lockdown until May 15
The quarantine will also be extended in the island provinces of Mindoro, Cebu, Atique, Iloilo and in the central part of the country along with North Davao and Davao city in the southern island of Mindanao.
April 24, 2020 -
Philippines on alert over possible volcano eruption
The Institute - which on Sunday raised the alert to level four on a scale of five - added that the volcano has caused 212 earthquakes, 81 of them of sufficient intensity to be felt, and that the ash emitted has covered several surrounding municipalities.
January 14, 2020 -
Bride among 13 killed in Philippine truck accident: Police
The group had come from participating in a Filipino tradition where a man and his family visit the home of a woman to formally ask for her hand in marriage, Quinao said, adding the bride was among those killed.
June 9, 2019 -
Accident at Philippine airport: flights cancelled, diverted
Twelve flights have been cancelled, while many have been diverted to other airports following the Xiamen Airline flight's "runway excursion".
August 17, 2018 -
Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
Thousands of villagers in the southern Philippines spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters on Monday as the region dealt with the aftermath of one of the deadliest storms to hit the country this year. Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed landslides and flash floods that left more than 120 people dead and 160 missing, mostly in …
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December 25, 2017 -
26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm
Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said on Sunday. The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation. Kai-Tak tore across the major islands of Samar and …
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December 17, 2017