Mindanao
Chinese firm to create 50,000 jobs in Mindanao
Panhua Group, a Chinese steel company, will set up a steel factory for $3.5 billion in investment at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate of the...
Malaysia says it is ready to help Mindanao out of poverty
Malaysian businesses are ready to help the southern Philippine island of Mindanao out of poverty through targeted investments that would help the region develop...
War’s over, Marawi to be rebuilt for close to $100 million
The Philippine government on October 27 kicked off the full reconstruction and rebuilding of conflict-torn Marawi City on the southern island of Mindanao, the...
Moody’s gloomy about Philippine growth if current problems persists
U.S. rating agency Moody's, which gave its first investment grade rating to the Philippines back in 2013, has warned that President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly...
Thai army’s offer to help Philippines against IS sparks criticism
The Royal Thai Army said it is ready to send troops to the restive city of Marawi on Mindanao plagued by Islamic State terrorists...
Philippines won’t host 2019 SEA Games, says needs money for Marawi recovery
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Games 2019, originally planned to be held in the Philippines, are among the casualties of the Islamic State offensive in...
Philippine president could proclaim martial law nationwide
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte got the backing from a Supreme Court decision on July 4 which upholds his authority and discretion to proclaim martial...
Islamic State radicals destroy and torch church in Mindanao (video)
Members of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group who are holding the southern Philippine city of Marawi on Mindanao under siege have begun destroying...
Singapore on highest terror alert level, ISIS named biggest threat
A new report by Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs released on June 1 noted that the terrorism threat to the city state reached the...
Is Mindanao Southeast Asia’s Syria in the making?
Pictures of the southern Philippine city of Marawi on fire are sending a worrying message across the world: Will Mindanao, the Philippines' conflict-ridden southern...
Mindanao clashes: Philippine gov’t speaks of “foreign invasion”
The Philippine government said on May 26 that the clashes in Marawi City on the southern island of Mindanao were an "invasion of foreign...
Sea kidnappings at 10-year high, Southern Philippines new ‘hotspot’
The number of maritime kidnappings hit a ten-year high last year, with waters off the southern Philippines, particularly the Sulu Sea, becoming increasingly dangerous,...
Philippine southern militants form “Islamic State province”
Four Islamic militant groups in the southern Philippines have apparently joined forces to create a satellite of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, making...
Malaysian plane wreckage claimed to be found in southern Philippines
Police authorities in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah ordered an investigation into reports that Filipino island residents discovered a wreckage of a Malaysian...
Disappearing into Davao, the Philippines’ remote southern capital
The woman sitting in seat 16A hadn’t noticed me yet, and I honestly wasn’t expecting her to. It was a short flight and she,...
Philippine presidential election, 2016: Get to know the contenders
On May 9, 2016, the Philippines will go to the polls to choose a new head of state, bringing to an end the six-year...
Mindanao attracts Mideast investors for port development and boosts halal industry
The Philippine’s southernmost region of Mindanao, a predominantly Muslim island group with about 25 million people which last year signed a peace treaty with...
World Bank lauds Philippine peace deal
The World Bank joined the global community in congratulating the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for their signing of a peace...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...