Philippines extends lockdown to May 15
Manila, April 24 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday announced the extension of the strict lockdown measures across several parts of the country, including...
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23-day-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Philippines
Manila, April 10 (IANS) A 23-day old baby succumbed to COVID-19 in the Philippines, it was reported on Friday. The newborn, one of the youngest...
Philippines extends COVID-19 lockdown until April 30
Manila, April 7 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday approved the extension of a lockdown and strict quarantine measures for Luzon island until April...
Philippines accuses Communist rebels of violating ceasefire
Manila, March 29 (IANS) The Philippines government on Sunday accused the Communist rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA) of violating a ceasefire announced by...
Philippines cancels annual joint military exercise with US
Manila, March 27 (IANS) The Philippines has cancelled its biggest annual joint military exercise with the US this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a...
COVID-19: Duterte declares state of calamity in Philippines
Manila, March 17 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of national calamity for six months amid rising number of coronavirus cases in...
Ind bans travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia till March 31 (Ld)
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government on Tuesday suspended air travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia to India in view of the COVID-19...
India bans travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia till May 31
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Indian government on Tuesday issued a fresh travel advisory prohibiting travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia with...
Philippines President Duterte to undergo COVID-19 testing
Manila, March 12 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will undergo testing for the COVID-19 disease while he does not have symptoms, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go...
Philippines security group imposes ‘no-touch’ policy with Duterte
Manila, March 9 (IANS) The Presidential Security Group (PSG) of the Philippines said on Monday that it will implement a “no-touch” policy on President Rodrigo...
Ex-soldier kills 1 in Philippines shooting spree, commits suicide
Manila, March 1 (IANS) A former soldier went on a shooting spree in the Philippines’s Cavite province on Sunday, killing a woman and injuring five...
Philippines Mayor in Duterte’s narco-list shot dead
Manila, Feb 11 (IANS) The mayor of a city in southern Philippines whose name figured in the controversial “narco-list” prepared on the orders of President...
Philippines notifies US of Visiting Forces Agreement’s termination
Manila, Feb 11 (IANS) The Philippines has officially notified the US about the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries, a...
Duterte calls for shutting Philippines’ largest TV network
Manila, Feb 10 (IANS) The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday asked the Supreme Court to shut down ABS-CBN, the largest television network...
Philippines reports 1st coronavirus death
Manila, Feb 2 (IANS) The Philippines on Sunday reported the country’s first death from the novel coronavirus, making it the first country outside China to...
Philippines confirms first novel coronavirus case
Manila, Jan 30 (IANS) Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque confirmed on Thursday that a 38-year-old Chinese female was tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),...
Philippines’ Taal Volcano alert level lowered
Manila, Jan 26 (IANS) Philippine authorities on Sunday downgraded the alert level for Taal Volcano fromin response to reduced activity 15 days after it erupted....
Cambodia, Philippines, Iceland emerge tourist hotspots
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Nearby foreign destinations such as Dubai, Thailand and Singapore remain popular among Indian tourists flying abroad but far-off places like...
Philippines maintain alert level for Taal volcano
Manila, Jan 20 (IANS) Philippine authorities on Monday maintained the alert level for the Taal volcano, which entered its second week of eruption amid risks...
Philippines on alert over possible volcano eruption
Manila, Jan 14 (IANS) Philippine authorities were on high alert on Tuesday for a possible eruption of the Taal volcano, which has continued spewing lava...