Philippine

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...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told security forces they should shoot dead anyone causing “trouble” in areas locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic. About half the country’s roughly 110 million people are currently under quarantine...

The number of deaths from a powerful storm that hit the Philippines on Christmas has climbed to 41, authorities said Sunday, with tens of thousands still in evacuation centres. Typhoon Phanfone left the Philippines on Saturday...

The jewelry of previous Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, renowned for her indulgent spending and tremendous shoe collection, will go for sale with the returns going to profit the Philippine Peoples, the president’s representative said on...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing of up to $2.75 billion for the construction of 53.1 kilometers (km) of a passenger railway connecting Malolos, a suburb north of Manila, to Clark economic zone and...

When Mary Ann San Jose moved to Sitio Pariahan more than two decades ago, she could walk to the local chapel. Today, reaching it requires a swim. The main culprit is catastrophic subsidence caused by groundwater...