Tag: Phillipines

Shoppers could face at least six years in jail after a bill to prevent 'unscrupulous' delivery cancellations was filed last week.

MANILA: Following his disagreement over a research paper describing his social media habits, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has labelled Oxford University...

WASHINGTON: The United States is using quiet diplomacy to persuade the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and other Asian nations not to move aggressively to capitalize on an international court ruling that denied China's claims to the South China Sea, several U.S. administration officials said.

MANILA: Five people, including teenagers, died from unknown causes during a pop concert in a suburb of the Philippine capital, police said Sunday.

MANILA: The son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is participating in vice presidential election next week.  

MANILA: The new Miss Universe, back in the Philippines after an epic televised blunder surrounding her crowning, said Sunday she would use the attention the incident attracted to campaign for HIV awareness, especially in her home country.

HONG KONG: Experts said Tuesday that some fish species are close to extinction in the South China Sea due to over-fishing fuelled by a growing appetite for seafood.

MANILA: Two people were killed and more than 100 rescued after a ferry sank off the coast of central Philippines, disaster and coast guard authorities said on Sunday.