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Philippines confirms Russia helicopter deal cancelled over US sanctions
Published on 10/08/2022
» The Philippines has scrapped an order for 16 Russian military helicopters, an official confirmed Wednesday, following reports former president Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel it due to US sanctions on Moscow.
Philippine bakeries shrink 'poor man's bread' as inflation bites
Published on 24/07/2022
» As the war in Ukraine pushes up wheat prices and a weaker peso raises the cost of imported edible oil, many Philippine bakers are shrinking the size of a popular breakfast roll to cope with higher inflation.
Biggest currency rout since 1997 puts Asia central banks in bind
Published on 29/06/2022
» The surge in the dollar has set Asian currencies on course for their worst quarter since 1997 and created a dilemma for central bankers.
Philippines’ PLDT blocks 23 million texts in sign of scam threat
Published on 20/06/2022
» In just three days, Philippines-based telecommunications provider PLDT Inc blocked more than 23 million text messages that try to get consumer’s personal data, showing heightened cybersecurity risks in the nation.
Marcos heir to oversee hunt for loot if he wins Philippines presidency
Published on 03/05/2022
» Nearly 40 years after the Philippines began hunting for the billions of dollars plundered during former dictator Ferdinand Marcos's regime, much of the loot is still missing and no one in the family has been jailed.
Philippine torture victim relives horror as dictator's son rises
AFP, Published on 23/02/2022
» Ferdinand Marcos Junior's quest for the Philippine presidency has Loretta Rosales recoiling in horror remembering the nightmare she went through standing up to his late father's brutal rule.
'Life-changing' or scam? Blockchain game helps Philippines' poor earn
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game -- he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.
Krungsri burgeoning beyond borders
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/01/2022
» Krungsri, the marketing name of Bank of Ayudhya Plc (BAY), positions itself as a regional bank under its medium-term business plan.
Philippine death toll from typhoon tops 400
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» MANILA: The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm struck.
‘Help us’: after Typhoon Rai, miles of destruction and the smell of death
New York Times, Published on 28/12/2021
» MANILA: “The trees snapped like matchsticks.”