Vietnamese and Philippine naval forces discussed search and rescue operations, maritime security, regional disaster warning and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) during their fourth personnel exchange on November 10 on Song Tu Dong (Northeast Cay).
The Philippines and Russia have finalised a series of joint defence and military activities the two countries will conduct next year, the Philippine Department of National Defence (DND) said on November 10.
The Philippine economic growth slowed to 6.1 percent in the third quarter of 2018 – the slowest pace in three years.
An anti-corruption court of the Philippines on November 9 issued an arrest order to former First Lady Imelda Marcos after she was found guilty on seven counts of graft during the period that her husband Ferdinand Marcos was in office from 1965 to 1986.
Landslides caused by Typhoon Yutu have killed five people and buried more than 30 others in mountainous provinces of northern Luzon in the Philippines, as it barreled across the country with heavy rains and strong winds.
Nearly 10,000 people had moved to safer ground in the Philippines’ northern localities ahead of Typhoon Yutu’s arrival.
The Philippines on October 29 raised warning levels for Typhoon Yutu and began evacuating some coastal communities in the path of the storm.
The Philippines reopened its resort island of Boracay to tourists after a six-month closure for rehabilitation.
At least 11 people were killed after two passenger vehicles collided in the southern Philippine city of General Santos on October 22.
The Vietnam Northern Food Corporation (Vinafood 1) and the Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) will sell 14,000 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes of rice, respectively, to the Philippines.
The Philippine military said on September 28 that its joint defence and security activities with US forces, including annual combat exercises, will increase next year.
The Philippines notified Vietnam that it has initiated a preliminary safeguard investigation on the importation of cement from various countries, including Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Japan will resume a project in October to recover remains of Japanese soldiers who were killed during the war in the Philippines, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced on September 28.
The central banks of Indonesia and the Philippines on September 27 decided to raise interest rates, following the similar move by the US’ Federal Reserve.
Despite worldwide criticism, a majority of the Philippine people remained satisfied with the campaign against illegal drugs initiated by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, according to the second-quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Board of Directors has approved a new six-year country partnership strategy with the Philippines, under which the bank will provide a credit package worth 7.8 billion USD to the Southeast Asian country until 2021 to support it in attaining sustained high and inclusive economic growth.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on September 19 announced that it had approved a 300 million USD loan to support the Philippine government's effort to expand financial services across the country, especially among entrepreneurs, small businesses, farmers, workers, and individuals, including women and vulnerable households.
The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 81 and could hit a triple-digit figure as searchers are still looking for missing people, Philippine authorities said on September 19.
