The Philippines started Sunday the implementation of a total gun ban and installation of checkpoints all over the country as the election period for the May national and local polls begin.
The Philippine government rejected calls for resignation of President Benigro Aquino III over the firefight in Maguindanao last month that resulted in the death of over 60 persons including 44 police commandos, a senior official said on Wednesday.
The Philippines will ensure that its interest is protected during ongoing talks on increased rotational presence of U.S. troops in the country, a senior government official said Thursday.
Philippine Presidential Palace ordered Tuesday all concerned agencies to make sure that inflation rate would not keep rising after posting 4.1 percent in December last year, the highest in two years.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has approved the 14.6-billion-peso (328.9 million U.S. dollars) supplemental budget for 2014 to fund the disaster-hit areas in the country last year, a senior government official said Thursday.
The Philippine government is beefing up emergency employment program to help alleviate the plight of workers displaced by typhoon Haiyan, or Yolanda. a government official said Sunday.
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