The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Read More
In a statement, the Philippines' Foreign Ministry said that the government "strongly protests" China's establishment of two districts in the South China Sea and does not recognize Sansha City, nor its constituent units, as it overlaps with the countr ...
Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in international agricultural research, on Thursday took charge as Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).Before joinin ...
The Ruby Princess cruise ship which hit the docks of Sydney after reporting some 13 COVID-19 positive patients onboard, is now set to leave Australian waters on Thursday. ...
Cracking down further, the Maharashtra government has booked 156 foreigners from 18 countries for violating their visa rules and attending the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi last month, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said here on Sunday. ...
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police officers to shoot those who violate the strict quarantine imposed in the country over the coronavirus pandemic. ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a two-year global bond with a principal amount of 4.5 billion dollars, proceeds of which will be part of ADB's ordinary capital resources. ...
The Philippines has cancelled its biggest annual joint military exercise with the US this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a high-ranking official said on Friday. ...
With two more COVID-19 positive cases detected on Thursday, the total number of infected persons rose from 122 to 124, health officials said here on Thursday. ...
