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Russia asks Philippines to honor helicopter purchase deal

Russia wants the Philippine government to honor a signed contract to purchase 16 military heavy-lift helicopters, which the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte had cancelled due to fears of possible U.S. sanctions

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Schools in Scotland, Uganda and Chile among 'world's best' in new prize

Schools in Scotland, Uganda, Chile, Philippines and the United States triumphed at the inaugural "World’s Best School Prizes" on Wednesday for feats including saving mangroves and expanding classrooms in an area hit by war.

Reuters

Astronomical Rainfall Totals Prompt Dramatic Flood Rescues In Philippines, Taiwan

A powerful tropical cyclone brought flooding rainfall to the Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend

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Philippines looking at market intervention to defend peso: Marcos

MANILA: The Philippines will continue to use interest rates to mitigate against inflation and may step in to defend a depreciating peso, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Philippines town gives taxis a lift as floods become norm

HAGONOY, Philippines: In a town in northern Philippines where floods have become a perennial problem, motorcycle taxi drivers have modified their vehicles to keep passengers dry and high above the floodwaters.

Bangkok Post

World’s most dangerous countries to visit revealed

Thailand, Turkey and the Philippines pose ‘medium risk’ to travellers, study claims

The Independent UK

Typhoon submerges villages, farmlands in northern Philippines

A tropical storm that made landfall early on Sunday in the northern Philippines has intensified into a typhoon, the weather bureau said, bringing moderate to heavy rains that submerged villages and farmlands.

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Rights group: 59 lawyers slain in 6 years in Philippines

A Philippine rights group says at least 133 lawyers have been killed in the country since the 1980s, nearly half of them in the last six years under former President Rodrigo Duterte

The Independent UK

Woman escapes after harrowing kidnap ordeal that saw her 'held in dog cage for 20 days'

A Chinese woman escaped after allegedly being kidnapped while on a night out in the Philippines and then held in a dog cage for 20 days with her captors demanding $200,000

Daily Mirror

U.S. grants Philippines $100 million in foreign military financing

The United States has made available $100 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines, its ambassador in Manila said on Friday, part of efforts to boost the Southeast Asian country's defence capabilities and military modernisation.

Reuters

US and Philippine forces conduct live-fire coastal combat drills

Officials say the military drills are not directed at any country, though they come at a time of tension with China.

Al Jazeera

US firepower showcased in Philippine joint combat drills

Truck-mounted launchers blasted off rockets and U.S. stealth fighter jets streaked across the northern Philippine sky in a combat drill that marked the latest display of American firepower in a region where Washington has tried to deter what it warns as China’s growing aggression

The Independent UK

Thai university rankings drop

Rankings of universities in Thailand dropped in the latest Times Higher Education global report, below institutions in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Bangkok Post

Thai university rankings slide, Singapore cements SE Asia best

Rankings of universities in Thailand slid in the latest Times Higher Education global report, below tertiary institutions in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines

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Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa to fight conviction at Supreme Court

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa plans to appeal her cyber libel conviction at the country's Supreme Court, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after losing her legal battle and having months added to her sentence.

Bangkok Post

Seen and heard

It has been nearly 30 years since Dr Grace Nono released her first album on a new label, Tao Music, which she set up with her late partner, producer and guitarist Bob Aves. With her musical collaborator, she set about searching for her musical identity.

Bangkok Post

Philippines signs SIM card registration law to combat scams

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed a law Monday requiring mobile users to provide personal details when buying a SIM card, a regulation aimed at combating text messaging fraud.

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Spiked wind speed and even higher storm surges: What a warmer world means for hurricanes

This year, major storms hit from the Philippines in the western Pacific to the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic, and the Canadian Maritimes in the high latitudes.

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The Independent UK

Marcos Jr. reaffirms US ties in first 100 days of presidency

Saturday marks Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 100th day in office

The Guardian - UK

‘The mountains protect us’: safeguards sought for Philippines’ Sierra Madre shield against typhoons

Kaliwa dam project in the Sierra Madre would be disastrous for main island’s storm defences as well as biodiversity, say conservationists

The Conversation

433 people win a lottery jackpot – impossible? Probability and psychology suggest it's more likely than you’d think

More than a few eyebrows were raised at the weekend when it was reported a staggering 433 people won the jackpot of a government-backed lottery in the Philippines – sharing in 236 million pesos (about A$6.2 million).

WEKU

Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy

Supporters say Leila de Lima is a human rights defender still paying the price for speaking out against the abuses of the former president's drug war.

The Guardian - UK

‘Strange and unusual’ Philippines lottery win draws call for inquiry

Prize worth £3.55m to be split between 433 winners who all chose multiples of nine for their numbers

Reuters

Philippines' Marcos open to buying Russian fuel, proposes new Myanmar approach

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his nation may need to turn to Russia to fulfil its fuel needs amid rising global energy prices, bucking pressure from Western allies for countries to shun Moscow.

Daily Mirror

Mum, 21, dies while shielding her baby from falling coconut tree during violent tornado

While drifting off to sleep, a coconut tree trunk suddenly smashed through the roof of their home and was knocked down by Typhoon Noru's strength in Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

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