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Filipino teachers share how they’re adjusting to their new lives in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Onofre Bejona spent his 34th birthday riding the bus alone, readying himself for the next three years of his life. It was Aug. 14, and the teacher had arrived in Broward only a few days before from his home in Malita, a city in the southern…

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Travel warning issued after death of West Australian boy holidaying in Philippines from dengue fever

The Department of Health warns travellers to take precautions against mosquitoes following a spike in dengue fever cases in returned holiday-makers.

ABC News

Newborn baby girl with umbilical cord still attached found dumped outside church

The infant was believed to have been less than a day old when she was abandoned in front of Tabango Church in the Philippines province of Leyte on August 27

Daily Mirror

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Nine-year-old WA boy dies of dengue fever after mosquito bite on Philippines holiday

The child's family issues a warning to overseas travellers while remembering the boy as "sweet, caring and bright".

ABC News

Bushfires in 2019 warmed sky like volcano

The Black Summer bushfires caused the largest stratospheric warming since the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, new research suggests.

AAP

Philippines inmates protest on prison roof over food, warden

About 100 inmates in an overcrowded jail have climbed atop the roof of a prison building in the central Philippines and noisily protested with clenched fist and placards, saying they are not being fed well and demanding the removal of the jail warden

The Independent UK

Tragedy Strikes Bus Tumbled By Tropical Storm

The driver claimed he lost control of the brakes, causing the bus carrying eight people to skid onto the roadside.

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Philippines reports three deaths from tropical storm Ma-On

Tropical storm Ma-On caused three deaths in the Philippines, its disaster agency reported on Thursday, with the storm currently headed towards southeastern China.

Reuters

Tropical Storm Ma-on headed for southeastern China

Tropical Storm Ma-on is headed for Hong Kong and other parts of southeastern China after displacing thousands in the Philippines

The Independent UK

Storm leaves 3 injured, thousands displaced in Philippines

A tropical storm has blown out of the northern Philippines and left at least three people injured and thousands displaced

The Independent UK

Storm forces school closures, evacuations in Philippines

A tropical storm has lashed the northern Philippines with strong wind and rain, injured at least two people and prompted the president to close schools and government offices in the capital and outlying provinces

The Independent UK

Former Matildas youngster earns NZ call-up

Former Matildas youngster Indiah-Paige Riley has been called up by New Zealand for friendlies against Mexico and the Philippines after her international switch.

AAP

Philippine children back in school as pandemic restrictions ease

Millions of Philippine students returned to classrooms for the first time in more than two years on Monday, after the country lifted most remaining COVID-19 curbs to try and reverse learning losses.

Reuters

Philippine schools reopen after one of world’s longest shutdowns

Children wearing masks stream back to schools for their first in-person classes after two years of COVID lockdowns.

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Millions return to Philippine schools after virus lockdowns

Millions of students wearing face masks have streamed back to schools across the Philippines in their first in-person classes after two years of coronavirus lockdowns that are feared to have worsened one of the world’s most alarming illiteracy rates among children

Reuters

Philippines' Marcos seeks record $94 billion budget for 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr asked Congress on Monday for a record 5.29 trillion pesos ($94.40 billion) government budget in 2023 to support an ambitious policy agenda aimed at boosting growth and lifting millions out of poverty.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Stop linking Rushdie attack to cancel culture

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's fatwa against the author Salman Rushdie in 1989 made clear that the greatest threat to artists, intellectuals and journalists in the modern era comes from authoritarian states. In recent years, the latter have increasingly outsourced violence to murky non-state actors. This grim trend has been underscored by…

Bangkok Post

Dozens hurt in cash stampede in Philippines

MANILA: Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines on Saturday in a crush of students and parents seeking a cash handout ahead of the reopening of schools, authorities said.

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Al Jazeera

Philippine media under pressure as Marcos Jr courts influencers

Critical journalists expected to remain in sights of administration as new president invites vloggers to the palace.

ABC News

Yamashita's gold was a national obsession in the Philippines. Now the case of the missing treasure and the Marcos family are back in court

Ferdinand Marcos once stole treasure from a poor locksmith, then had him tortured, jailed and threatened with death. Now the treasure hunter's family is taking Marcos's wife and son to court to reclaim what they say belongs to them.

The Independent UK

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, has met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed

Wales Online

Urgent plan to hire thousands of nurses from India and Philippines

The Government is also going to make it easier to recruit people from abroad to work in the NHS and care sector

Irish Mirror

Tributes pour in for 'proud' Cavan native after unexpected passing on way to son's wedding

Sean was travelling to the Philippines when he fell ill and sadly passed away, months before he became a grandfather for the second time

The Hindu

India, Philippines decide to expand ties in fintech, education and defence

The decision was taken at the 13th India-Philippines Foreign Office Consultations and fourth Strategic Dialogue in Manila

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong looks to SEA artists to tell its story

To promote its city as a hub of arts and cultural exchange, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has expanded its creative horizon with the Arts in HK with SEA Artists campaign, which features 18 talents from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines to create a collection of imaginative…

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