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ADB trims developing Asia growth forecast; India on track

ADB on Monday marginally cut economic growth projection for Asia and Pacific region for 2016, though India is likely to meet 7.4 percent and 7.8 percent growth forecast for this and the following year.

Jul 18, 2016, 08:54 AM IST

Philippines: No concession to China in sea row win

The Philippines will concede nothing to China as it seeks to implement an international tribunal ruling against Beijing`s claims to most of the South China Sea, its top lawyer said Friday.

Jul 15, 2016, 15:52 PM IST

Philippines, Japan hold maritime drill post South China Sea ruling

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday conducted a joint maritime exercise with the Japan Coast Guard in the vicinity of Manila Bay, just one day after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague ruled in favour of the Philippines over its South China Sea dispute with China.

Jul 13, 2016, 16:50 PM IST

Philippines top lawyer urges more killings

The Philippine government's top lawyer called on Monday for police to kill more suspected drug criminals, as he defended President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on crime against mounting criticism.

Jul 11, 2016, 14:36 PM IST

Thirty dealers killed in four days in Philippine war on drugs

Thirty "drug dealers" have been killed since Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as Philippine president on Thursday, police said, announcing the seizure of nearly $20 million worth of narcotics but sparking anger from a lawyers group.

Jul 04, 2016, 17:00 PM IST

Headless body of kidnapped victim found in Philippines

The headless body of a Canadian who was kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in June has been recovered, a military official said on Saturday.

Jul 02, 2016, 15:37 PM IST

Philippines` Duterte looking to destroy `Imperial Manila`

Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, who won last month`s elections in a landslide, has vowed to have the constitution rewritten to achieve his bold plans

Jun 28, 2016, 09:15 AM IST

Philippines detains 25 Chinese, 18 Vietnamese fishermen

The arrests near tiny islands off the main island of Luzon came as a maritime dispute between Manila and Beijing simmers in the South China Sea.

May 17, 2016, 15:49 PM IST

10 Indonesian crewmen kidnapped in Philippines

Ten Indonesian crewmen were reportedly kidnapped by terrorist group Abu Sayyaf in southern Philippines, military sources said on Monday.

Mar 28, 2016, 20:20 PM IST

Philippines impounds North Korean ship under UN sanctions

The Philippines said Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang`s recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests.

Mar 05, 2016, 10:21 AM IST

Philippines asks China to respect sea dispute arbitration

The Philippines on Monday urged China to respect a forthcoming ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague on a territorial dispute in the South China Sea after Beijing accused Manila of "political provocation".

Feb 29, 2016, 16:00 PM IST

Japanese airlines to alter routes to avoid North Korea missile

Japan`s two biggest airlines said on Friday they are changing routes for some flights as North Korea plans to launch what it says will be a satellite-bearing rocket later this month.

Feb 05, 2016, 09:57 AM IST

Philippine Supreme Court upholds US military accord: Spokesman

The Philippine Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday a military accord with the United States was constitutional, paving the way for a greater presence of US forces in the former American colony as tensions simmer in the South China Sea.

Jan 12, 2016, 14:10 PM IST

Philippines opposes China runway test in South China Sea

The Philippines says that like Vietnam, it opposes a recent Chinese flight test in a newly completed runway on one of seven islands Beijing constructed in the disputed South China Sea.

Jan 04, 2016, 12:07 PM IST

New Year mayhem kills two, injures hundreds in Philippines

Stray bullets and exploding firecrackers have killed two and injured hundreds in the Philippines.

Jan 01, 2016, 14:20 PM IST

14 killed in Muslim rebel attacks in southern Philippines

Christmas attacks by Muslim rebels in Christian villages in the southern Philippines left at least 14 people dead and may have been partly influenced by the notoriety of the Islamic State group, officials said today.

Dec 26, 2015, 20:37 PM IST

Why is Santa absent in Philippines this year?

Wading through knee-deep floods, 12-year-old Joana Yambao pushes her infant sister in a black wash basin along the surface of the filthy water in a typhoon-hit Philippine village where residents have little to celebrate this Christmas.

Dec 25, 2015, 09:39 AM IST

Heavy flooding as Philippine typhoon death toll climbs to 11

Rescuers on speedboats hauled rain-soaked residents off rooftops in the Philippine countryside on Wednesday after Typhoon Melor killed at least 11 people and cut power for millions.

Dec 16, 2015, 13:46 PM IST