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The Philippines on March 13 lowered its GDP growth target for this year to 6-7 percent, instead of 7-8 percent, citing the impact of a delay in the approval from the legislature for this year's budget.

Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich chaired a ceremony to welcome Philippine Secretary of National Defence Delfin Lorenzana in Hanoi on March 11.

A Philippine sailor suffering from accidental electrocution while in the sea was brought to a hospital in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, in early morning of March 10.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Philippines are organising a series of cultural events throughout 2019, including performances of K-pop music, as part of activities to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties.

The Philippines' actual disbursements in 2018 was estimated at 3.41 trillion pesos (65.22 billion USD), Philippine Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on March 6.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin co-chaired the ninth meeting of the Vietnam-Philippines Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation in Manila on March 6.

Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad on March 6 began his two-day visit to the Philippines, according to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry.

Vietnam’s U22 football team defeated the Philippines 2-1 in their Group A match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship, which kicked off in Cambodia on February 17.

Personal remittances from overseas Philippine people reached 3.2 billion USD in December 2018, up 3.6 percent year-on-year, the Philippine central bank said on February 15.

The Philippines and Japan have agreed to resume the politic-military and maritime dialogue this year.

A 6.1 magnitude quake struck off the coast of the eastern Philippines on February 8, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The Philippine Department of Health has noted a sharp rise of measles cases in Manila, prompting health authorities to declare on February 6 measles outbreak in the Philippine capital.

The first direct flight linking Hanoi to the Philippines’ capital Manila will take off on March 31, aiming to promote tourist exchange between the two countries, Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced at a meeting with media in Hanoi on January 31.

The Philippines Airlines (PAL) direct route linking Hanoi and Manila, scheduled to be launched on April 1, will help enhance ties between Vietnam and the Philippines.