India has briefed the Philippines on the Indian Navy’s deployments in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea to counter ongoing threats, external affairs minister Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Jaishankar, who is on a visit to the archipelagic country, said that he discussed with Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo discussed […]
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Indian Kabaddi coach from Punjab shot dead in Philippines
A kabaddi coach from Punjab’s Moga, Gurpreet Singh Gindru (43) was shot dead in the capital city of the Philippines on Tuesday, said Manila Police. Gurpreet had gone to the Philippines around four years back to make his living. The 43-year-old was allegedly shot in the head by unidentified miscreants who broke […]
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Philippines: Power outage at Manila airport disrupts travel for thousands
Tens of thousands of travellers were stranded at the airport on New Year’s Day in the Philippines after a power outage caused a malfunction of air traffic control at the country’s busiest hub in Manila, reported CNN. The power outage temporarily impacted air traffic control, disrupting nearly 300 flights in the Southeast Asian hub. The […]
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Philippines detects 2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.5
The Philippines has detected COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.5 from two people in the same household in a province north of the capital, an official from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the BA.5 was detected on May 15 from the samples of two fully vaccinated individuals […]
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India to train Philippines military on BrahMos missile systems from July onwards
Having activated the first anti-ship cruise missile battalion earlier this month, Filipino military personnel would start arriving in India from July-August onwards to receive training on operating the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system for which they signed a contract worth over USD 375 million in January. Government officials told ANI […]
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1 killed, 2 injured in police helicopter crash in Philippines
A police officer was killed and two others were injured after a national police helicopter crashed in Quezon province, south of Manila, on Monday, a national police spokesperson said. Brigadier General Roderick Alba said the Airbus H125 helicopter, with three personnel on board, crash-landed in Real town while on “an administrative […]
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S Jaishankar to begin his three-day Philippines visit today
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to begin his three-day visit to the Philippines on Sunday with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties. Jaishankar will visit the Philippines from February 13 to 15, to discuss regional and international issues of mutual interest, said the Ministry of External Affairs […]
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Philippines bans child marriage
A law prohibiting child marriage was signed by President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and came into force on Thursday, making child marriage illegal in the country. “The state… views child marriage as a practice constituting child abuse because it debases, degrades, and demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of children,” the law states. It stipulates that marrying […]
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Philippines Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo to run in 2022 elections
Philippines Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo said on Thursday that she will run for president in the May 2022 elections in the Southeast Asian country. “I will fight. We will fight. I am running for president in the 2022 elections,” Robredo, 56, said in an online announcement. The opposition coalition 1Sambayan endorsed […]
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Philippines to restore military deal with US with eye on China
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday thanked Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for “full restoration” of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on the deployment of US troops in the country. This decision was announced during the last leg of Austin’s Southeast Asian trip to hold high-level discussions on security issues. “Thank you, […]
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Philippines’ Duterte threatens those who refuse the Covid-19 vaccine with jail
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million cases and more than 23,000 deaths. “You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed,” Duterte said in a televised address yesterday […]
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US warns China over moves on Philippines, Taiwan
The United States yesterday warned China against what the Philippines and Taiwan see as increasingly aggressive moves, reminding Beijing of Washington’s obligations to its partners. “An armed attack against the Philippines’ armed forces, public vessels or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations […]
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Philippines reports record 382 coronavirus deaths
The Philippines today recorded 382 novel coronavirus deaths, the largest single-day increase in casualties, after previously unreported fatalities were validated then added to its tally. The health ministry said total confirmed cases have increased to 812,760, after 9,373 infections were reported today. Deaths have reached 13,817. “There were 341 deaths […]
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Philippines says Chinese ‘militia’ swarm has spread in disputed waters
Hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider area, the Philippines said today, defying its demand for the flotilla to be withdrawn immediately. The Philippines has described the presence of the boats inside its 200-mile exclusive economic zone […]
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‘Light’ after darkness as Philippines Covid-19 vaccinations begin
The Philippines launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive today, with health workers, soldiers, police and government officials first in line to get donated Chinese jabs despite concerns over their effectiveness. Key aides of President Rodrigo Duterte, who were among hundreds to get jabs, described getting inoculated as a moral duty. The […]