Philippines 'suspending' Decision To Scrap Key Defence Pact With US
MANILAThe Philippines has rescinded its decision to scrap a key defence pact that allows American troops to hold military exercises in the country. Foreign Secr
Duterte's 'draconian' Anti-terror Bill Alarms Activists In Philippines
MANILA (REUTERS)Lawyers and human rights activists in the Philippines have raised the alarm over a new anti-terrorism Bill pushed by the President Rodrigo Duter
Manila Lifts Lockdown But Many People Opt To Work From Home
Millions of Filipinos living in Metro Manila opted to stay home yesterday, the first day of freedom after the Philippines lifted one of the world's strictest an
No Vaccine, No School Reopening, Duterte Says
MANILA • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he'll not allow students to go back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, even as some other
Philippines' Duterte Says No School Until There Is A Coronavirus Vaccine
MANILA (AFP)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he'll not allow students to go back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, even as some count
In Philippine Slums, Heat, Hunger Take A Toll Under Coronavirus Lockdown
MANILA (REUTERS)One by one, Ms Michelle Asinto's six children take the plate of rice doused in soy sauce and eat their share before passing it on. This is what
Philippines Posts Five New Coronavirus Deaths, 284 Infections
MANILA (REUTERS)The Philippines' health ministry on Monday (May 25) reported five additional novel coronavirus deaths and 284 more infections, the largest daily
Philippine Leader Answers Call Of Stranded Workers Begging To Go Home
MANILA (REUTERS)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given his government a week to process some 24,000 repatriated Filipino workers stuck for weeks on crui
Beijing Says It's Not Using Virus To Advance Claims In S. China Sea
China is not making use of Covid-19 to assert its domice in the South China Sea, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday. Rebutting claims that Beijing was taki
Beijing Not Advancing Claims In South China Sea With Covid-19 As Cover: FM Wang Yi
BEIJINGChina is not making use of Covid-19 to expand its presence in the South China Sea, said its foreign minister, Mr Wang Yi, on Sunday (May 24). Rebutting c
Coronavirus: Filipinos Practise Their Own Contact Tracing As Curbs Ease
Bus and jeepney drivers compiling a "passenger manifest". Malls issuing time cards to shoppers to limit their stay to just an hour. Churches collectin
Philippines Takes Unusual Measures As It Eases Restrictions In Areas Still On Coronavirus Lockdown
MANILABus and jeepney drivers compiling a "passenger manifest". Malls issuing time cards to shoppers to limit their stay to just an hour. Churches col
Philippines Takes Unusual Measures As It Eases Restrictions In Areas Still Under Coronavirus Lockdown
MANILABus and jeepney drivers compiling a "passenger manifest". Malls issuing time cards to shoppers to limit their stay to just an hour. Churches col
Philippine Lawmaker Proposes Tax Targeting Tech Giants To Fund Coronavirus Fight
MANILA (REUTERS)A Philippine lawmaker has introduced a bill in parliament aimed at taxing big tech firms such as Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Youtube, Netfli
The Race To 5G: Inquirer Columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)This year should have been known as the "Year of 5G," the turning point for a new mobile networkin
Philippines Tops World For Online Child S3x Abuse: Study
MANILA (AFP)The Philippines has become the world's largest known source of online child s3xual exploitation, with endemic poverty helping drive a surge in abuse
Philippines' Coronavirus Cases Approaching 12,000
MANILA (REUTERS)The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday (May 14) said the number of cases of coronavirus recorded in the country is nearing 12,000. In a bu
China's Military Is Tied To Debilitating New Cyberattack Tool Against Governments
On the morning of Jan 3, an email was sent from the Indonesian Embassy in Australia to a member of the premier of Western Australia's staff who worked on health
Duterte Government Shuts Down Philippines' Top Broadcaster ABS-CBN
MANILAPhilippine regulators on Tuesday (May 5) shut down the country's largest media company and a frequent target of President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades, a day
Golden Week Travel Loses Sheen Amid Pandemic
This time the previous year, Chinese guide Francisco Wang was leading a group of 30 on a seven-day packaged tour of Spain and Portugal, with whirlwind stops in