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The Philippines on Friday put on hold its dengue immunization program, the world’s first, after new findings by the vaccine manufacturer that severe cases of dengue can occur in the longer term among those vaccinated without prior infection. CBC | Health News
The Philippines have struggled with communist rebels for almost half a century, and President Rodrigo Duterte just decided to scrap peace talks with them. Duterte will consider the rebels terrorists because hostilities continued during negotiations. The Philippines is also fighting an Islamist insurgency and a drug war that has resulted in thousands of deaths. MANILA […]
Thomson Reuters US President Donald Trump said he has a “great relationship” with the Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte is a controversial for his country’s war on drugs that has killed thousands of people. The two met for a bilateral meeting on Monday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Manila. MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. […]
Thomson Reuters MANILA (Reuters) – President Rodrigo Duterte crooned a hit Filipino love song at a dinner in Manila for leaders from across Asia, explaining later that it was “on the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump”. Trump and Duterte were among 19 leaders at a glittering gala in the Philippines capital on Sunday ahead […]
Published time: 12 Nov, 2017 15:01 Police unleased a water cannon on protesters as a hundreds-strong anti-Trump rally in Manila turned violent. Clashes erupted just before the US president set foot on the island for a regional summit, wrapping up his 11-day trip to Asia. Protesters were out in the streets of the Philippines capital, […]
Published time: 23 Oct, 2017 05:02 Edited time: 23 Oct, 2017 05:40 The Philippines military has ended the fight against militants loyal to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISISL) in the southern city of Marawi, the defense minister has declared. “There are no more militants in Marawi,” Delfin Lorenzana told reporters, after a five-month campaign. At […]
President Duterte says he’ll no longer lead the crusade against drugs after suspending the Philippine National Police operations against narcotraffic earlier this week. The country’s Drug Enforcement Agency will now singlehandedly lead the ‘War on Drugs’. On Tuesday, Duterte signed a memorandum, tasking the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to be the “sole agency” to […]
Thomson Reuters MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ferocious war on drugs will shift to a higher gear to target “big fish”, officials said on Thursday, moving away from street level operations to go after big networks and suppliers. Duterte issued a directive on Tuesday ordering the police to halt activities in the anti-drug […]
Published time: 2 Oct, 2017 03:56 Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not cooperate with a special investigation into his alleged wealth by the state’s anti-corruption agency, accusing the body of “selective justice” and prioritizing him over more serious violations. Last week the office of the Ombudsman confirmed it was investigating Duterte’s financial […]
A Filipino fast-food behemoth is gearing up to take over the US. It seems there’s a Jollibee on every corner in the Philippines — in fact, it’s one of the few chains that has successfully maintained market dominance over McDonald’s in its home country. Even as McDonald’s ramps up its Asian expansion, Jollibee has held […]
