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Duterte fulfills promise and gives Muslim Mindanao wider autonomy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26 signed an autonomy law covering wider self-rule for Muslims in the south and was fulfilling is election...
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,...
World Bank, IFC commit $4.2 billion to Philippines
The World Bank said on July 15 that it and its private sector arm have committed concessional loans of up to $4.2 billion to...
Mindanao crisis displaces 100,000
In another blow to the people on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, and with them investors, the current violent crisis between government troops...
ASEAN foreign ministers meet in Hua Hin
In another step to discuss the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will gather...
Counter-insurgency begins in the southern Philippines
On Saturday, the Philippine military launched a full scale assault on a separatist rebel group, known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), in...
Snowfall in the Philippines: It didn’t happen (video)
A video that went viral on social networking sites on July 24 showing a bizarre weather phenomenon of snowfall in Southern Philippines is actually...
World Bank: $300m to reduce Philippine poverty
The World Bank has released a $300 million development loan to the Philippines to support the government's poverty reduction efforts, the bank said in...
Philippine polls feature rogue candidates
The Philippine mid-term elections being held on May 13 are seen as a mandate for President Benigno Aquino's reform agenda. Voters are choosing more...
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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...