Japan signed Monday an agreement with the Philippines on the transfer of defense equipment and technology.
Japanese housewife Noriko Iwamoto is clear on the reasons that led her to retire in the tropical Philippines, leaving behind a stagnant economy, deflation and a rigid Japanese workforce: it's cheap, and you can work.
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Saturday ended their five-day state visit to the Philippines.
Japanese Emperor Akihito bowed his head in sorrow during a somber ceremony at the Philippines’ biggest war cemetery yesterday, but also enjoyed banter about cars, fashion, food and traffic on the first full day of a historic visit.
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived Tuesday in the Philippines for a five-day state visit here.
Philippine security agencies need to verify the information that the weapons used during the recent terrorist attacks in Indonesian capital came from the Philippines, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Typhoon Melor which has left the central provinces of Philippines, killed at least 17 people and left 20 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.
Nine people were killed and hundreds spent the night huddled on their roofs in the central Philippines as floods generated by a powerful typhoon inundated villages, disaster officials said on Wednesday (Dec 16).
China on Tuesday reiterated that it will not accept the results of third-party settlements of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, as an international tribunal in the Hague finished hearing a case lodged by the Philippines.
This was President Aquino’s message to world leaders as he spoke here yesterday for countries most vulnerable to climate change.
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday criticized the Philippines as tribunal in the Hague began hearing a case initiated by the Philippines over the South China Sea.
A person in Manila would possibly say goodnight to a taxi driver who dropped them off in front of their home and greet the same driver in the morning, as the immense traffic congestion here prevented the poor chauffeur from completing his own commute home.
Thousands of politicians began trooping to election offices across the Philippines yesterday, kicking off a rambunctious seven-month campaign season.
While international rating agencies continue to harp on the strong economic fundamentals of the Philippines, the country has remained low in competitiveness ranking within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Although the next presidential election in the Philippines is still eight months away, Filipinos from all walks of life are now deeply immersed in their favorite pastime with the election mania now heating up.
Despite the much vaunted economic growth in the Philippines, the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country has continued to slide.
The recent spate of killings of media practitioners in the Philippines has validated the findings of an international media watchdog that the country is the third most dangerous place for journalists to practice their profession.
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