Philippines warns of unexpected eruption of Mayon volcano
The Philippines warned people to keep away from Mayon volcano at least 6km in case the country’s most active volcano erupts suddenly.
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The Philippines warned people to keep away from Mayon volcano at least 6km in case the country’s most active volcano erupts suddenly.
Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek will spend 500 million USD to expand its operation to Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines in the next few months, it said on May 24.
The Philippines and the United States have committed to intensifying joint efforts in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism by sharing military intelligence information.
The Philippine and US armies on May 18 reaffirmed their alliance and joint commitment to addressing security challenges as they ended the year’s largest exercises in the Southeast Asian country.
The central bank of the Philippines reported on May 16 that the amount of remittances sent back home by overseas Filipinos has reached 7.8 billion USD in the first quarter of 2018, up 1.3 percent year-on-year.
The Philippines and Kuwait on May 11 signed an agreement to resolve recent tensions regarding labour export.
The Philippine Supreme Court voted on May 11 to remove its Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
The Philippine economy grew by 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2018, faster than the growth recorded in the same quarter of 2017, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on May 10.
The International Monetary Fund is not too concerned over recent pressure on exchange rates in Indonesia and the Philippines as it is not triggered by domestic factors and Asia has stronger reserves than in the past, an IMF official said on May 9.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on May 8 accepted the resignation of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo who was reportedly forced to tender her resignation amid corruption allegations.
Vietnam has won a bid to supply 130,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines after the National Food Authority (NFA)’s auction on importing 250,000 tonnes.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on May 7 announced a plan to buy more weapons this year, including pistols, machine guns and water vehicles, to beef up its fighting capability at sea.
Troops from the Philippines and the US on May 7 began a series of joint military exercises designed to hone their collaboration skills in anti-terrorism and humanitarian assistance.
The Philippines remains one of growth leaders in Asia, according to the latest report by ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
Thousands of workers and activists in the Philippines marched on May 1 to request the government to address labour issues.
Filipino Defence Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Song Young-mo on April 30 agreed to promote security and defence industry cooperation between the two countries.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on April 29 that the ban on the dispatch of Filipino workers to Kuwait is "permanent".
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Singapore on April 27 on the sidelines of the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
