Philippines

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to fly to Indonesia and Singapore in early September, following in the tradition of past leaders who visit South-east Asian nations for their first official trip. Marcos' press secretary…

The business empire of Philippine tycoon Dennis Uy, which recently made headlines with a notice of default, may face nearly US$700 million (S$959 million) worth of loans maturing this year. The most recent financial report of Uy-backed…

On Aug 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years, one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world. As well as devastating the individual prospects of countless…

Fidel Ramos, the former Philippine president who was head of the national police under Ferdinand Marcos before defecting and joining the "People Power" protests that ousted the dictator in 1986, died at 94 on Sunday (July 31). Popularly…

The Philippines on Friday (July 29) reported its first case of monkeypox. The virus was found carried by a Filipino who flew back to Manila on July 19, Health Department spokesman Beverly Ho said in a news briefing. He had been in…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pushed for a tax on digital service providers to help narrow budget deficit, pledged to sustain robust spending on infrastructure and vowed never to enforce another lockdown as he aimed to hit an 8…

The Philippines plans to revise mobility restrictions next month as Covid-19 cases caused by milder strains increase, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said. "We are studying very closely, and we'll come to a decision very soon as to…

The Philippines has lifted a decade-old ban on offering nursing programmes in more schools as it looks to boost supply to meet the demand for nurses. The South-East Asian nation is allowing more colleges and universities to train…

A fire engulfed a ferry carrying 165 people in the central Philippines and rescuers now say all but two have been brought to safety. One person is confirmed to have died and one is missing, the Philippine Coast Guard says. The Mama…

The Philippines' incoming tax agency chief said on Wednesday (June 22) she would collect the estate tax due from the family of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr, taking on an issue that has hounded the next leader. The Bureau of…