The French deal also promises local vessel production and technology transfer – as Manila plans to add 7,000 coastguard personnel by 2026.

They are Typhoon Yinxing, Typhoon Toraji, Tropical Storm Usagi and Tropical Storm Man-Yi. The Philippines is struck by multiple storms annually, but the relentless pace of successive typhoons in ...

Thanks to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019, Filipinos will now be automatically enrolled in a National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) administered by the Philippine Health Insurance ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

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GENEVA - The Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan* today expressed dismay at the unjustifiably long pre-trial detention of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and called for ...

Thousands of people sought shelter and ports shut down in the Philippines on Monday (Nov 11), officials said, as the disaster-weary nation was struck by another typhoon - the fourth in less than ...

The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Nov 12 as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji.

The protest took weeks of thought and planning, but most of the attendees at this year's UN climate talks didn't see or hear ...

(AFP Photo) Although fossil fuels are the single biggest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, coal continues to be supported by both the government and businesses in the Philippines. While it is ...

Impressive. The exterior look of the Land Cruiser isn't that radical or hyper but rather its the perfect callback to its roots Currently, the latest generation of the Land Cruiser is available in a ...