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A company’s office holiday party raffled off a full week of free paid leave as a prize for employees

Colourette, a cosmetics company in the Philippines, is raffled off five extra days of paid leave to three employees.

Fortune

Philippines concerned over Chinese vessels 'swarming' in disputed waters - defence chief

The Philippines' defence chief on Wednesday said the reported presence of dozens of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea was an "unacceptable" action that violates the country's sovereignty.

Reuters

Philippines says Chinese vessels in reef, shoal ‘great concern’

The Philippines’ Department of National Defense said Wednesday it "views with great concern the reported swarming" of Chinese vessels in the Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea.

Bangkok Post

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She spent 8 years and her life savings to make a 'grandma action star.' It was worth it

A once-revered filmmaker weighed down by grief wakes up inside her own unfinished screenplay in "Leonor Will Never Die," the audacious debut of Manila-based writer-director Martika Ramirez Escobar. Inspired by the macho Filipino action films of the '70s and '80s and her own beloved grandmother, she wondered: What would a…

Los Angeles Times

World's most beautiful beaches revealed including the US, Thailand and Australia

The golden sands of Byron Bay in Australia, Venice Beach in California, and El Nido in Palawan, Philippines are among a list of the most beautiful beaches in the world

Daily Mirror

Philippines protesters decry alleged injustices under Marcos

Hundreds of people have marched in the Philippine capital protesting what they say is a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The protesters, led by the rights groups alliance Karapatan, gathered at a public square on Saturday before marching toward…

The Independent UK

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines -EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines early Saturday morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Reuters

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Return delayed by pandemic, Mount Prospect woman is now home for good after a 3-year deportation

After being in the U.S. more than 30 years, Julita Bartolome was deported in 2019 to the Philippines during a wave of immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mum helped son sail away before drug trial

A mother who bought a yacht so her son could flee the country to avoid a drug trial has appeared in court for her "appalling and deeply disturbing conduct".

AAP

Manila prison holds mass burial of 70 unclaimed bodies

MANILA: The unclaimed bodies of 70 inmates at the Philippines’ largest and most congested prison were buried on Friday, several weeks after justice authorities discovered decomposing bodies.

Bangkok Post

Philippines needs to find ways to exploit South China Sea resources, says Marcos

The Philippines must find a way to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday, emphasising his country's right to exploit energy reserves in the contested waterway.

Reuters

Referee admits he ‘prolonged the count’ for Manny Pacquiao to recover from knockdown during win in 2000

One of Manny Pacquiao’s early career victories in the Philippines is suddenly tainted.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Gogoro Brings Its Smart Battery Swapping Technology To The Philippines

Leading battery-tech company Gogoro has teamed up with 917Ventures and the Ayala Corporation to bring its technology to the Philippines.

RideApart

Harris and Marcos Want More U.S. Troops in PH — And a “Joint Response” for Taiwan

Security and military concerns, particularly on the South China Sea and Taiwan, were prominent in the discourse surrounding Harris’s visit.

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Bangkok Post

Krungsri takes 75% stake in Home Credit

Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) announced yesterday the 75% majority stake acquisition of the consumer finance business of Home Credit in Indonesia and the Philippines, with an initial total consideration of €473.9 million (17.7 billion baht).

The Independent UK

Philippines asks China for explanation over latest sea feud

The Philippines has sought an explanation from China after a Filipino military commander reported that the Chinese coast guard forcibly seized Chinese rocket debris in the possession of Filipino navy personnel in the disputed South China Sea

The Conversation

The era of the megalopolis: how the world's cities are merging

On November 15 2022, a baby girl named Vinice Mabansag, born at Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines, became – symbolically – the eight billionth person in the world. Of those 8 billion people, 60% live in a town or city. By the end of the 21st century,…

Al Jazeera

VP Harris urges defence of sovereignty in South China Sea

Harris calls on countries to stand up for territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in disputed South China Sea.

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US VP Harris Visits Philippine Island near China-claimed Waters

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visited a Philippine island near waters claimed by China to show support for the longtime US ally and counter Beijing's growing influence in the region. Harris is the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the western island of Palawan, the closest Philippine landmass…

Reuters

Harris says U.S. stands with Philippines against coercion in South China Sea

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that her trip to the Philippine island of Palawan in the contested South China Sea underscored a need to uphold international rules and norms in the area and around the world.Harris also said the United States stood by the Philippines in the face…

Bangkok Post

US VP Harris visits Philippine island in contested S. China Sea

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visits the Philippine island of Palawan in the South China Sea, part of a three-day trip to an Asian ally that is central to America's bid to counter China's increasingly assertive stance in the region.

Reuters

U.S. stands with Philippines against coercion in South China Sea - Harris

Washington will stand by the Philippines in the face of intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday while visiting the Palawan island in the disputed waters.

The Independent UK

US VP Harris flying to Philippine island near disputed sea

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to a western Philippine island province at the edge of the South China Sea to amplify America’s support to its treaty ally and underline U.S. interest in freedom of navigation in the disputed waters

Bangkok Post

Preserving heritage

Field recordings of ancient, traditional music in the Southeast Asia feature in this column. Northern Khmer Spirit Music in Thailand – Kantrum Dongman (Animist Records, 2022) covers the traditional music of "Northern Khmer" people in provinces like Surin, Buri Ram and Si Sa Ket that straddle the Thai-Cambodian border in…

Bangkok Post

Philippines accuses China of seizing rocket part in disputed waters

The Philippines on Monday accused the Chinese coastguard of "forcefully" seizing parts of a rocket fairing that landed in its waters, but Beijing insisted the handover took place after "friendly consultation".

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