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Philippines OKs $59bn budget for 2015
dpa, Published on 23/12/2014
» MANILA – Philippine President Benigno Aquino Tuesday signed a 2.6-trillion-peso ($59 billion) national budget for 2015, which he said further limits opportunities for corruption.
Hagupit: Massive damage, not deaths
dpa, Published on 09/12/2014
» MANILA – Smiling and carrying bags of relief goods, residents of flood-prone areas in the Philippine capital began returning to their homes after staying in an evacuation centre overnight.
Ramassun toll soars to 112
dpa, Published on 20/07/2014
» BEIJING - An additional 15 deaths reported Sunday pushed the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun to 112 - with 11 missing - after five days during which it raked southern China and the Philippines with torrential rain and gales.
Aquino's popularity plummets in poll
dpa, Published on 14/07/2014
» MANILA – Philippine President Benigno Aquino's popularity has sunk to its lowest level since he took office in 2010, owing to controversies over state fund disbursements, surveys showed Monday.
Kidnappers demand $11m for tourist
dpa, Published on 10/04/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR – Kidnappers who abducted a Chinese tourist from Malaysia last week have demanded a ransom of more than US$11 million for her release, a government minister said on Thursday.
Philippines buys fighter jets, choppers
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» MANILA – The Philippine military on Friday signed contracts worth more than 520 million United States dollars to purchase 12 fighter jets and four helicopters from South Korean and Canadian firms.
UN urges more aid for Haiyan victims
dpa, Published on 22/12/2013
» MANILA - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged international donors to increase aid for typhoon victims in the Philippines amid shortages in food, water and shelter.
Pacquiao fights Philippine tax bureau
dpa, Published on 26/11/2013
» MANILA - Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday lashed out at the country's tax bureau after it froze his bank accounts in relation to a tax evasion case against him.
Filipinos rally against 'pork barrel' fund
dpa, Published on 26/08/2013
» MANILA - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the Philippines on Monday to demand that a multimillion-dollar fund set aside for legislators be scrapped amid reports of corruption in the use of the money.