Philippine

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday that manufacturing production in the Philippines maintained its increase in April. The PSA said that the value of production index (VaPI) and volume of production index (VoPI) climbed...

According to officials, a massive fire damaged a historic post office in the Philippine city of Manila on Monday. The Bureau of Fire Protection said more than 80 fire engines were dispatched to the decades-old monument...

Authorities reported that while rescuers were looking for another plane that went missing the day before with six passengers on board, two Philippine air force pilots were killed in a crash on Wednesday. According to Bataan...

In the disaster-prone Philippines, the number of fatalities from recent floods and landslides has increased to 51, according to officials, who are distributing food packs to the hardest-hit towns. According to the national disaster service, as...

Officials report that there have now been 25 flood-related deaths in the Philippines, and storms are expected to bring more rain to the southern and central provinces, which have been the hardest hit. Tens of thousands...

Philippine economic growth beat expectations in the third quarter despite soaring inflation, officials said Thursday, spurred by an increase in household spending as people get back to “pre-pandemic life”. Gross domestic product rose 7.6 percent, beating...

Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino has died. He died at the Capitol Medical Center near the country’s capital, Manila, on Thursday. He was 61 years old. Aquino had to undergo dialysis for five months, according to...

The Philippines today became the first recipient of financing support under the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) with approval of a $400 million loan that will help the country purchase safe...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing machines that can each test nearly 100 people per hour to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to assist the Philippine’s fight against...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $5 million project to help the Philippine government deliver critical food supplies to up to 55,000 vulnerable households in Metro Manila and neighboring areas, which are under enhanced...