China to ‘coordinate seamlessly’ with Philippines on loans
Earlier, the Philippines scrapped three multi-billion-peso railway projects as President Marcos was looking at renegotiating the loans.
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Metro Manila may be put under Alert Level 2 due to uptick in Covid-19 cases
Philippines Health undersecretary Maria Vergeire said the slight rise in cases may be attributed to mobility, the presence of transmissible subvariants, and waning immunity of…
China testing Philippines resolve to keep Ayungin Shoal
China’s use of fishing devices to prevent the Philippines to carry out a resupply mission in Ayungin was also the first time, at least publicly, that it tried to do such an act…
Bongbong Marcos ‘welcome’ to US given his ‘diplomatic immunity’: Official
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman also stressed the “robust” relations between Manila and Washington, which spans 75 years.
Filipinos to feel brunt of food crisis toward end-2022
According to a live tracker developed by international agricultural research center International Food Policy Research Institute, some 20 countries have imposed export…
More fish imports for Philippines as China blocks Filipino fishers
An alliance of fisherfolk said the shortage of fish was the byproduct of the government’s poor response to a continuing spike in oil prices and China’s blockade of traditional…
Expensive food, fuel push Philippines inflation to 42-month high of 5.4 percent
The year-on-year rate of increase in prices of basic commodities last month was the highest since the 6.1 percent posted in November 2018, when the country grappled with high rice…
Duque wants Covid-19 face mask rule retained
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has said that there is a need a need for the next administration to “build on the gains” of the outgoing one in terms of the pandemic…