Philippines

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The Philippines: The Best Country To Visit In South East Asia

Here are some of the things you can do there that you won't find anywhere else.

09 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

At least 98 online bartering groups, some with tens of thousands of members, are operating across the archipelago, according to an AFP tally. In this photo taken on July 29, 2020, Lorraine Ann Imperio checks goods bartered via the Las Pinas Barter Community in Las Pinas City, suburban Manila. Struggling to make ends meet, Lorraine Imperio swapped a pair of Nike slip-ons for a whole dressed chicken on an online bartering site, one of dozens that have sprouted during the Philippines' virus lockdowns. (Photo | AFP - Maria Tan)

A Ralph Lauren jacket swapped for a bag of groceries: Jobs lost, people barter belongings online

Struggling for bare essentials, Filipinos are exchanging kitchen appliances, children’s toys and designer handbags — mostly for food.

02 Sep 2020 4:43 PM

Healthworkers in protective suits join a rally at the University of the Philippines against the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP)

Philippines returns to strict lockdown as virus surges

Medical groups had warned that the country was waging 'a losing battle' against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections

03 Aug 2020 1:25 PM

Armed policemen man a checkpoint along a road in Cebu City, central Philippines. (AFP)

Authoritarian regimes are using virus to silence its critics, ex-leaders warn

500 signatories, including more than 60 former leaders, wrote an open letter organised by Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

25 Jun 2020 3:16 PM

64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13. (PTI Photo)

64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare

On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure

05 May 2020 5:47 PM

Nearly 70,000 people had already fled their homes in the Bicol region, disaster officials said, which is where the typhoon is expected to strike first. (Representational Image)

Typhoon Kammuri to make landfall, Philippines carries out evacuation

Kammuri was expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday and then pass to the south of the capital.

03 Dec 2019 3:24 PM

The dancers of the Ballet Philippines troupe are extremely focused. (Photo; AFP)

Dancing away: Ballet Philippines performs amidst challenges

Ballet Philippines battles Disney, typhoons and poverty to endure.

18 Oct 2019 12:27 PM

Five people were killed after an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Philippines' southern province of North Cotabato on Wednesday, local officials said on Thursday. (Representational Image)

5 killed in Philippines earthquake; over 200 aftershocks registered

At least 60 others also injured in Tulunan town in North Cotabato, and in Magsaysay and Digos in Davao del Sur, media reports suggest.

17 Oct 2019 9:06 AM

According to a military statement, the attacker on Sunday was 'foreign looking', wore an abaya gown and appeared to be a woman. (Photo: File | Representational)

Suspected woman suicide bomber killed in Philippines explosion: army

The incident would be the fourth suicide bombing in the restive southern Philippines in 14 months.

09 Sep 2019 2:08 PM

Police investigator Nelson Saquibal says several of the injured, including the driver, were brought to a hospital after the accident in Boljoon town in central Cebu province. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

At least 9 children dead, 16 hurt in Philippines truck crash

The students from two village schools were to attend a cultural, health and sports festival in the town center.

19 Jul 2019 2:35 PM

Eight centimetre (three-inch) spikes are driven through both the man's hands and feet before the wooden cross is raised briefly for the crowds to see. (Photo: AFP)

Blood soaked religious Easter fervour

Extreme Easter: Flogging, crucifixions in Philippines.

19 Apr 2019 11:11 AM

Gray’s father is Australian, and she was born and grew up in Cairns, Australia (Photo: AP)

Philippines' Catriona Gray crowned Miss Universe for 2018

Gray wore a sparkling red dress that she said was inspired by a volcano in the Philippines as she was handed the crown.

17 Dec 2018 6:29 PM

The machine, which can carry up to 100 kg (220 lbs), could shave hours off trips in cities like the capital, Manila, crippled by chronic traffic problems. (Photo: Pixabay)

Philippine inventor seeks to cut travel times with passenger drone

Former dancer and camera operator Kyxz Mendiola flew and hovered for a few minutes in a single-passenger contraption.

27 Sep 2018 7:52 AM

People with umbrellas walk against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut at Nanshan District in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo: AP)

4 killed, 3.11 million evacuated as Typhoon Mangkhut lashes China

Mangkhut landed at 5 pm on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen City in Guangdong province, packing winds up to 162 km per hour.

17 Sep 2018 1:27 PM

A girl stands against strong wind caused by Typhoon Mangkhut at a pier on the waterfront of Victoria Habour Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

Typhoon Mangkhut pounds south China after killing 64 in Philippines

More than 2.4 million people had been evacuated in southern China's Guangdong province by Sunday evening to flee the massive typhoon.

16 Sep 2018 6:38 PM

The video shows Digong using his head and snout to push his master's wheelchair on the road.

In video: Touching moment dog pushes wheelchair of paralysed owner

A Facebook user recorded the beautiful moment when a dog was seen pushing his owner’s wheelchair on the streets in Philippines.

20 Jul 2018 8:32 AM

Activists march to Mendiola near the Malacanang Palace in Manila on May 26, 2017, condemning the government’s martial law implemention in the war-torn southern Philippines. (Photo: AFP)

Human rights advocates under attack across Asia, civil society must resist

The security of the individuals on this list is at stake, and some have fled the Philippines.

18 May 2018 1:20 AM

Volcanologists said there were seven more episodes of intense but sporadic lava fountaining at the crater lasting several minutes during a 21-hour period from Thursday morning. (Photo: AP)

Philippines prepares for 3-month emergency around Mt Mayon

Mount Mayon remained at alert level 4, a notch below highest level, as it continued to spew out lava, ash and other superheated material.

26 Jan 2018 3:07 PM

No declines in alcohol purchases were evident in low income households. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sugar tax on soft drinks may up alcohol consumption: study

Increasing the price of sugar sweetened beverages has the potential to both increase and decrease the purchase of alcohol.

24 Jan 2018 4:15 PM

An amused traveler took the video which shows the bizarre stunt. (Photo: Youtube/WaseemKhizer)

Man hitches a ride on another bike along with his vehicle

Video footage shows the man getting a lift home while sitting atop his bike on another motorcycle.

25 Dec 2017 2:44 PM

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