PH to survive Trump protectionism
The Philippines is among the Asian countries that can withstand the adverse impact of a protectionist policy by newly-elected US ...
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Nyet! Russia cool to defense pact
RUSSIA can be the Philippines’ partner and friend but cannot join it in a military alliance, Russian Ambassador Igor Kohvaev ...
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UN draws flak over ‘alarming warning’
THE government criticized Tuesday as “irresponsible and alarming” a UN envoy’s warning that life sentences meted out to two former-Khmer ...
Read moreChina concerned by arrests
CHINA is concerned about the great number of its nationals detained in the Philippines and urged Manila to settle their ...
Read morePH, Iran expand bilateral relations
THE Philippines and Iran have agreed to further expand their bilateral ties, beginning with establishing banking relations and renewing the ...
Read moreBomb defused near US embassy in Manila
Philippine police defused a bomb found in a rubbish bin near the US embassy in Manila Monday, authorities said. The ...
Read moreTalks, not war may solve Philippine conflict: Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte raised the prospect of holding peace talks with Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group which has abducted ...
Read moreMortician to Marcos reveals trade secrets
A wax mask covered the face of Ferdinand Marcos for the 23 years his corpse was on show, but the ...
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Russia sweetens PH deal with $2.5-b trade
MORE Philippine bananas will be shipped to Russia in the coming months after Moscow said it would import more than ...
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Russia to buy $2.5-b PH crops
The Philippines and Russia agreed to strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties, starting with the importation by Russia of agricultural ...
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