Keyword: "Philippines"

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the central Philippines on January 23, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo Enrique Manalo and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on January 15 agreed to continue communication with the incoming US administration of President-elect Donald Trump to promote their trilateral relationship.

The Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship has recently announced that the Philippines authorised Argentine exports of poultry meat and pork and the extension to export beef with bone, offal and fats.

The Philippines' rice imports in 2024 rose to a new all-time high of almost 4.7 million metric tonnes (MT) as the country turned to foreign supplies to plug its shortfall in domestic stocks and temper retail prices of the staple.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

About 400 foreigners in the Philippines were arrested on January 8 in a large-scale raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Luzon in the Philippines on December 30.

The Philippine military said on December 23 that it plans to acquire the US Typhon missile system to protect its maritime interests.

Vietnam held the Philippines to a dramatic 1-1 draw in their ASEAN Cup group stage match which took place in the Philippines on December 18.

The Philippine Senate on December 16 ratified a key defence pact with Japan, which allows them to deploy troops on each other's territory, and strengthen joint combat drills.

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on December 12 ordered the police and law enforcement agencies to intensify the crackdown on illegal gaming and cyber cam hubs that continue to operate despite the ban, which will take effect by the end of December, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 11 approved a 500 million USD policy-based loan to help the Philippines pursue its public financial management (PFM) reform agenda and ensure quality public services for its people.

Despite record production and ample stocks, the Philippines is expected to import a record volume of rice in the 2024-2025 crop year, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the “urgent” evacuation of 87,000 people was already underway on December 9 evening, after the eruption of Negros Island’s Kanlaon volcano.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on December 9 that Mount Kanlaon, located in central Philippines, has erupted, spewing an ash column as high as 3,000m.

Vietnam earned a gold medal from the 46th Southeast Asian Shooting Association (SEASA) Shooting Championship on December 6 in Muntinlupa city, the Philippines.

The Philippines has started building its largest single-site solar and battery energy storage facility, the Department of Energy announced on November 21.

Philippine authorities reported on November 18 that Typhoon Man-yi killed at least eight people and injured three others after landing in the country over the weekend.

Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro and his visiting US counterpart Lloyd Austin on November 18 signed a military intelligence-sharing deal as the two countries are strengthening their security ties.

Hundreds of Filipinos were evacuated on November 15 to avoid Typhoon Man-yi, which is approaching the Philippines.