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Challenges for Asean

Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the…

IAF completes inquiry into accidental missile firing incident

IAF completes inquiry into accidental missile firing incident

Separately, the Philippines activates the first battalion that will induct the BrahMos missile system next year

Philippines’ Duterte, China’s Xi Call for to Restraint in South China Sea

Philippines’ Duterte, China’s Xi Call for to Restraint in South China Sea

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to exercise restraint to maintain peace in the South China Sea, Manila's presidential office said on Saturday. The two leaders held an hour-long telephone summit on Friday, discussing a broad range of topics including concerns over the Ukraine crisis…

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Philippines' Duterte, China's Xi call for restraint in South China Sea

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to exercise restraint to maintain peace in the South China Sea, Manila's presidential office said on Saturday.

Japan, Philippines seek pact to further defense cooperation

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to start talks toward a possible defense agreement that would allow closer cooperation between their militaries amid regional tensions with China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Japan, Philippines eye further defence cooperation at first 2+2 meeting

Japan and the Philippines agreed on Saturday to consider further expanding defence cooperation against a backdrop of regional tensions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Japan, Philippines hold first 2-plus-2 security talks

The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and the Philippines are holding their first "two-plus-two" security dialogue Saturday in which they are expected to express "serious concern" over the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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South China Sea issues handled 'properly,' Xi tells Duterte

South China Sea issues handled 'properly,' Xi tells Duterte

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that the two nations have “properly” handled the sensitive issue of the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

Blockchain-Based Online Games Like Axie Infinity Continue To Hook Users Despite Risks

Blockchain-Based Online Games Like Axie Infinity Continue To Hook Users Despite Risks

Blockchain-based online games like Axie Infinity, dubbed "play-to-earn," offer lucrative businesses amid the hype around NFTs and virtual worlds, Reuters reports. Axie Infinity allows users to buy virtual blob-like creatures with varying attributes like NFTs for tens of dollars to hundreds of thousands. Players can use the pets to earn money…

Philippines teachers outraged over 'politicking' in school learning

Philippines teachers outraged over 'politicking' in school learning

The Philippines education ministry came under fire from teachers on Friday over a learning module that contained negative content about presidential candidate Leni Robredo, and praise for incumbent Rodrigo Duterte, including a fake endorsement from Britain's queen.

Philippines' Pacquiao says he is not to be counted out of presidential race

Philippines' Pacquiao says he is not to be counted out of presidential race

Shrugging off his low rating in opinion polls, Philippine politician and former boxing star Manny Pacquiao says his impoverished roots make him the best person to be president, as he warned voters to avoid corruption-tainted candidates.

Japan, Philippines to step up security ties amid China worry

Japan, Philippines to step up security ties amid China worry

The defense ministers of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to bolster security cooperation and expand joint drills between their forces, and shared concerns about China’s increasingly assertive military actions in the region

The Independent UK

Meta Bans Over 400 Facebook Accounts In Preparation For Philippines' 2022 General Elections

Meta Bans Over 400 Facebook Accounts In Preparation For Philippines' 2022 General Elections

In the lead-up to the Philippines' 2022 general elections, Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) says it has taken down over 400 accounts, Pages, and Groups focused on fake engagements.

China ship shadows research vessel, Filipino scientists wary

China ship shadows research vessel, Filipino scientists wary

Philippine officials say a Chinese coast guard ship maneuvered for days near a research vessel deployed by Philippine and Taiwanese scientists to undertake a crucial survey of undersea fault lines west of the northern Philippines, causing concern among the scientists on board

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Meta removes Facebook accounts over misinformation ahead of Philippines polls

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general elections in the Philippines as the Facebook parent moves to crack down on hate speech and misinformation. The accounts included Facebook Pages and groups linked to Philippines' New People's Army, a banned…

Meta removes Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippines polls

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general elections in the Philippines as the Facebook parent moves to crack down hate speech and misinformation.

BrahMos deal with Philippines will move ahead on bilateral basis: envoy

Philippines was also given a clarification on accidental BrahMos launch recently, he says

Canoe fraudster John Darwin spotted shopping in Philippines ahead of new ITV drama

John Darwin notoriously plotted with his first wife Anne to swindle nearly £700,000

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Man who faked his own death in canoe spotted in Philippines ahead of ITV drama airing

John Darwin notoriously plotted with his first wife Anne to swindle nearly £700,000

British boxer, 44, arrested along with wife, 23, amid accusations he ran 'brutal drug gang'

Darren Wall allegedly runs a brutal drug gang in the Philippines along with his 23-year-old wife, Khanary Jane Abejo, but he was arrested last week after he reportedly brandished a gun in a nightclub

Canoe man John Darwin tracked down to aptly named 'Wilcon' store in Philippines

Fraudster John Darwin, who plotted with first wife Anne to fake his own death in the North Sea using a canoe in 2002, may now cash in as a TV series depicts his crime

Scientists flag rice shortage concerns

Concerns are rising over the ability of Southeast Asia to retain its title as a major rice supplier to the world as countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines struggle to even produce enough for their own needs.

SpaceX to launch Starlink satellite service in the Philippines

Billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) will launch its satellite broadband service in the Philippines, a first in Southeast Asia, the trade secretary said on Thursday.

EMA Starts Review Of Sanofi-GlaxoSmithKline's COVID-19 Vaccine

The European Medicines Agency has started reviewing Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) and its partner GlaxoSmithKline Plc's (NYSE:GSK) application seeking conditional authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine candidate, Vidprevtyn, was already being evaluated under a rolling review by EMA. The drugmakers had earlier said that they would seek regulatory approval for their COVID-19 vaccine to be…

Los Angeles Times

From Olivia to Bruno to H.E.R., Filipino American artists enjoy a breakout year at Grammys

LOS ANGELES — Growing up as a biracial Black and Filipina musician, singer-songwriter H.E.R. could count on a few things her two cultures shared.

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