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‘Not prepared’: Filipinos recall deadly 2009 typhoon as floods paralyse Manila

July 24, 2024

Days of relentless rain have brought the Philippine capital Manila and its surrounding cities to a standstill, as floods triggered by Typhoon Gaemi (local name Carina) and the seasonal monsoon caught tens of thousands of Filipinos by surprise.

Trouble in Bangkok as Filipino transgender group clashes with Thai peers

March 05, 2024

Police officers from Lumphini station were called out on Monday to break up the fight that broke out at a restaurant in Soi Sukhumvit 11near Nana BTS station between about 20 Filipino transgender women and four Thai counterparts.

Philippine president opens part of Metro Manila subway, promises ‘more ambitious endeavours’

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2022

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday inaugurated a portion of the Metro Manila Subway Project in Pasig City, vowing to pursue more infrastructure projects that will benefit Filipinos.

Pandemic pushes 2.3 million Filipinos into poverty

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022

Preliminary results of the family income and expenditure survey for 2021 released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday showed that the poverty rate had worsened to 18.8 per cent from 16.7 per cent in 2018.

As Duterte stepped down, more Filipinos tighten belts to make ends meet

THURSDAY, AUGUST 04, 2022

As Rodrigo Duterte, who once promised a comfortable life for all Filipinos, ended his six-year presidency last June 30, 48 per cent of Filipino households felt “poor” in the second quarter of 2022.

‘Silent epidemic:’ Risk of fatty liver disease rising among Filipinos

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022

Gastroenterology and hepatology experts have raised a “growing concern” over the increased risk of fatty liver disease among Filipinos who gained weight and developed unhealthy habits due to quarantine restrictions in the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Filipinos feel pinch of inflation as logistics crisis bites

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022

Logistics constraints disrupting supply chains in the Philippines are expected to be a burden until next year, driving up the price of food and basic commodities even further.

Filipinos voters go on shopping spree after cash windfall

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022

For two straight days after the presidential elections, many popular mobile phone brands were sold out as residents from the towns of Tagbina, Barobo and Lianga in neighbouring Surigao del Sur province went into a shopping frenzy.

Over 300 Filipinos in Ukraine urged to evacuate

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Over 300 Filipinos in Ukraine were urged by MP to leave the country temporarily amid the threat of an invasion by Russia.

Filipinos gain right to ensure numbers really are mobile

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019

FROM next month, telecoms subscribers in the Philippines will be allowed to keep their current mobile numbers even when switching between PLDT and Globe Telecom and an eventual third mobile player backed by China Telecom.

Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte

MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019

Manila - Filipinos headed to the polls on Monday in a vote that is expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte's grip on power, opening the way for him to deliver on pledges to restore the death penalty and rewrite the constitution.

Filipinos must ask: Is China our ‘friend’?

SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019

In politics, they say, there are neither permanent friends nor enemies, only permanent interests. The problem with this realpolitik cliche is it’s only half-true. After all, interests themselves are not permanent, since our preferences and goals evolve over time, depending on our historical interactions with the outside world and internal reflections on the meaning and purpose of existence.

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