Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all government offices to implement measures to stop the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country, his spokesman Salvador Panelo said on October 24.
Ambassadors from member nations of the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Indonesia have gathered at a meeting in Jakarta to review cooperation within the framework of the forum and discuss preparations for the upcoming 14th EAS in Thailand.
Blood samples from pigs in several farms in the Philippine capity city of Manila tested have positive for African swine fever, according to the country’s Department of Agriculture.
Philippine police on September 13 said they had arrested more than 270 Chinese nationals in a raid against a gang wanted for their role in a vast investment fraud that cost victims in China millions of US dollars.
The death toll from the recent capsize of three ferries in the central Philippines has risen to 27 while six others went missing, said the disaster agency of Iloilo city on August 4.
The Philippines on July 31 approved a plan to build a new airport near Manila, in a bid to ease congestion with the capital's existing airport operating at full capacity.
The Philippines' goal of making its first underground railway Metro Manila Subway fully operational in 2025 may increase the total costs, local transport analysts said.
More Philippine children are contracting measles, while the disease has yet to be put under control, according to the country’s Department of Health (DOH).
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.
The Adviser of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Hiroto Izumi, visited the Philippines on November 21 to discuss with the country’s Government officials on a 156 billion JPY (1.38 billion USD) aid to help upgrade transport infrastructure in Manila capital.
Philippine authorities said on September 16 the death toll by super typhoon Mangkhut that swept through Luzon Island, north of the Philippines, has climbed to 25.
The 8th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which was held in Singapore on August 4, agreed that maritime cooperation will be one of the focuses the EAS nations are going to promote in the time ahead.
At least four people were injured, with two of them being in critical condition in a fire at a casino of the Manila Pavilion hotel in Philippines on March 18.
At least 10 people were killed when a small plane crashed into a house in the north of Manila, the Philippines, on March 17, local authorities have said.
The Philippine police said on December 23 that the death toll from tropical storm Tembin has climbed to 133 while scores of people have been missing and more than 50,000 others displaced.
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