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UBER EXITS SOUTHEAST ASIA AFTER SELLING OPERATIONS TO RIVAL
Uber offloads services in Southeast Asia to regional rival Grab, with a departure from India possibly in the works... READ MORE›
US DESTROYER SAILS CLOSE TO CONTESTED ISLAND IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
, descriptionText A US Navy destroyer sailed within 12 miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA USES ASEAN TO POKE AT US, CHINA
Shared fears over regional geopolitical uncertainties has driven Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Asean into each other's embrace... READ MORE›
DUTERTE TAKES AIM AT THE PRESS, TESTING THE FOUNDATIONS OF PHILIPPINE DEMOCRACY
As president-elect, Duterte said murdered journalists must have done something to meet a violent end... READ MORE›
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD
Michel Euler, AP None Actresses Asia Argento, left, and Rose McGowan participate in a demonstration to mark the international Women's Day in Rome on March 8, 2018... READ MORE›
ASIA'S BIGGEST CURRENCY GAIN IN 20 YEARS MAY BE ABOUT TO END
In January 2016, the Asia Dollar Index slumped to a seven-year low, months after the rupiah sank to the weakest since 1998... READ MORE›
THE US WOOS AN OLD ENEMY AS CHINA WAITS IN THE WINGS
It was against a backdrop of increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea after 2002 that Vietnam began reaching out to its former American foe... READ MORE›
U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER VISITS VIETNAM, WITH A MESSAGE FOR CHINA
Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER HEADS TO VIETNAM, WITH A MESSAGE FOR CHINA
Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
DUTERTE TELLS PHILIPPINES POLICE NOT TO COOPERATE WITH PROBES INTO DRUG WAR
Human rights advocates have said many of the police killings in the drugs war have been executions... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES' PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE SAYS HE'S TIRED, OLD, WANTS TO CEDE POWER EARLY
Fears that Duterte could become an autocrat are compounded by the admiration he has expressed for Marcos... READ MORE›
SUSPECT IN KILLING OF FILIPINA MAID INTERROGATED IN LEBANON
A judicial official said on Saturday that Lebanese citizen Nader Essam Assaf was handed over by Syrian authorities to Lebanon on Friday... READ MORE›
LEBANON 'DETAINS SUSPECT' IN JOANNA DEMAFELIS' MURDER IN KUWAIT
Demafelis' death prompted Duterte to order a ban on further deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait, triggering a diplomatic crisis... READ MORE›
RODRIGO DUTERTE'S DRUG WAR HAS KILLED 20,000
The Duterte administration and his police force have maintained all the dead were killed during legitimate police operations... READ MORE›
DUTERTE BANS RAPPLER REPORTERS FROM PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
In January, the president's securities and exchange agency ordered that Rappler be shut down for allegedly violating rules restricting foreign ownership of Philippine media... READ MORE›
HIV CASES UP 3,147 PERCENT IN 10 YEARS
Compared with the 342 HIV infections reported in 2007, the 2017 figure is 3,147 percent higher... READ MORE›
US NAVY SAYS CHINA'S MILITARY BUILDUP WON'T STOP PATROLS
China claims the South China Sea almost in its entirety and has challenged the US naval supremacy in the western Pacific... READ MORE›
BEIJING TO 'DISCUSS SOUTH CHINA SEA CODE OF CONDUCT SOON'
Talks on the long-debated Code of Conduct for the South China Sea could restart next month, according to a meeting between China and the Philippines... READ MORE›
CHINA, ASEAN TO BEGIN CONSULTATION ON CODE OF CONDUCT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN MARCH
UNCLOS refers to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea... READ MORE›
DUTERTE SUGGESTS TROOPS SHOULD SHOOT FEMALE REBELS IN VAGINA
Human rights organizations blasted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday for suggesting his troops shoot female rebels in the vagina to render them useless... READ MORE›
DUTERTE: SHOOT FEMALE REBELS IN THEIR PRIVATE PARTS
According to a government transcript of a speech he delivered on February 7, Duterte said Philippine soldiers should not kill women rebel fighters... READ MORE›
FILIPINOS PROTEST CHINA'S BUILD UP IN DISPUTED SEA
Protesters have rallied outside the Chinese consulate in the Philippines capital, Manila, against China's militarisation of the disputed islands in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
INTERNATIONAL COURT WILL INVESTIGATE DUTERTE OVER DRUG WAR
He is sick and tired of being accused of the commission of crimes against humanity, Mr. Roque told reporters in Manila... READ MORE›
CHINA'S SURPRISING SWAY OVER EUROPE, AND 6 OTHER GLOBAL STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
The Jan. 24, 2018 file photo shows an 80-meter 260 feet piece of the Berlin wall in a forest in Berlin... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES INKS $233M DEAL WITH CANADA FOR COMBAT UTILITY HELICOPTERS
Last month, during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the Philippines president indicated that he might purchase the guns from India... READ MORE›
DUTERTE OFFERS '42 VIRGINS' TO VISITORS OF PHILIPPINES
In May 2017, Duterte told soldiers fighting in Mindanao that they could rape up to three women without getting punished... READ MORE›
A PHILIPPINE VOLCANO ERUPTS AS A COUPLE TAKES WEDDING PICTURES IN FRONT
Mount Mayon, in Albay province, Philippines, has been spewing towering plumes of smoke and ash and launching pyroclastic flows down its slopes since mid-January... READ MORE›
US NAVY'S RECKLESS OPERATIONS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL ONLY HIT A BRICK WALL
USS Hopper DDG 70 Photo from navy.mil The U.S. decision to stir up trouble reveals who is behind the militarization of the South China Sea... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES-BASED CHURCH HAS 'MEANS AND MOTIVATION' TO KILL REFUGEE IF RETURNED
The IRB decision notes Menorca's problems with the INC began due to an internal division within the church's leadership ... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES' MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO FORCES 56,000 PEOPLE TO FLEE
Filipino villagers escape to a safe area as the Mayon Volcano erupts anew in the town of Daraga, Philippines, Jan. 23, 2018... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Bicol Region
DUTERTE'S ASSISTANT IS A SELFIE KING, AND NAILED HIS SHOT WITH TRUMP
MANILA -- Christopher Lawrence Go is special assistant to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES' PRESIDENT DUTERTE: I KILLED WHEN I WAS 16
Referencing human rights criticisms of his policies, Duterte said that he wasn't afraid to go to jail, and apparently used the anecdote to illustrate that... READ MORE›
NEARLY 90 DEAD IN PHILIPPINE MUDSLIDES, FLOODING AS STORM HITS
In Zamboanga del Norte province, police said 30 people had been killed in the town of Sibuco town and six in Salug... READ MORE›
TRUMP LAUDS GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH DUTERTE IN MANILA
Since taking office, Mr. Duterte has pivoted away from the United States, a longtime treaty ally, and toward China... READ MORE›
TRUMP STARTS ASIA TRIP, TO WORK WITH CHINA TO PROMOTE PEACE, PROSPERITY[1]
Trump will start his 12-day Asia trip on Friday to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINE VOLCANO EXPLODES, AUTHORITIES RAISE ALERT LEVEL
Mount mayon may have a hazardous eruption within days, authorities warn... READ MORE›
TRUMP TRADES 'FAT' BARB WITH N KOREA
President Donald Trump has again traded barbs with North Korea, shortly before offering to mediate in a heated regional dispute... READ MORE›
MAN BORN WHITE EXPLAINS WHY HE NOW IDENTIFIES AS FILIPINO
He also drives a tuk tuk around Tampa, Florida, which is commonly used for public transport in the Philippines... READ MORE›
RODRIGO DUTERTE: THE PRESIDENT WARLORD OF THE PHILIPPINES | OBSERVER PROFILE
Philippines duterte says his son will be killed if he is involved in drugs... READ MORE›
"YOU ARE THE LIGHT" - PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE CROONS AT TRUMP'S REQUEST
The United States and its former colony, the Philippines, have been strategic allies since World War Two... READ MORE›
TRUMP HAS 'GREAT RELATIONSHIP' WITH DUTERTE
US President Donald Trump said he has a great relationship with Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, after a highly anticipated meeting in Manila... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 120 KILLED IN PHILIPPINES MUDSLIDES AND FLOODS AS STORM HITS
In Zamboanga del Norte province, police said 42 people had been killed in the towns of Sibuco and Salug... READ MORE›
VIETNAM BRACES FOR TYPHOON AS PHILIPPINE TOLL RISES TO 230 DEAD
Typhoon Tembin is expected to slam into Vietnam late on Monday after bringing misery to the predominantly Christian Philippines just before Christmas... READ MORE›
DUTERTE, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT, BOASTS HE KILLED SOMEONE AS A TEENAGER
Mr. Duterte is set to meet with President Trump on Sunday in Manila, part of the American president's 12-day tour to several Asian nations... READ MORE›
TRUMP AND XI BEGIN TALKS AFTER LAVISH WELCOME IN CHINA
Mr Trump is expected to raise how China can rein in North Korea's nuclear aims, an issue dominating his Asia tour... READ MORE›
SAN FRANCISCO ACCEPTS 'COMFORT WOMEN' STATUE
In January, Japan temporarily withdrew its ambassador to South Korea over a new statue outside the Japanese consulate in South Korea's port city Busan... READ MORE›
TRUMP TOUTS HIS DEALMAKING SKILLS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
The South China Sea is better left untouched, nobody can afford to go to war... READ MORE›
WANING US INFLUENCE IN ASIA ON DISPLAY AHEAD OF TRUMP VISIT
US Defense Secretary James Mattis' arrival in the Philippines on Monday could have been an opportunity to showcase America's importance in the region... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU SAYS HE HAD 'FIRM AND FRANK' TALK WITH PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Canada is not blemish-free when it comes to issues of human rights, trudeau said... READ MORE›
"I COULDN'T STAND WATCHING A MAN DROWNING WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO SAVE HIM," BALINDONG SAID AFTER GETTING AN AWARD FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY
On November 21, Dawood Balindong, 37, who has been working in Saudi Arabia for over a year, swam to the man's car and gave him a lifejacket... READ MORE›
TRUMP SKIPS EAST ASIA SUMMIT PLENARY, BUT SAYS TRIP WAS A SUCCESS
Trump left for home from the Philippines after a lunch with the other leaders, as meetings were running about two hours behind schedule... READ MORE›
'I HAD TO EAT THE DOG'S FOOD TO SURVIVE'
In Brazil, three other Philippine maids who were recruited by the same agency as Maria also left their employment in the last year under similar circumstances... READ MORE›
TRUMP MEETS PHILIPPINES LEADER DUTERTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Relations with Trump have been far warmer, with Duterte performing a playful impression of his first phone call with Trump last December... READ MORE›
DUTERTE WARMS TO TRUMP BUT KEEPS HIS FOCUS ON CHINA
Days before Mr. Trump was elected, Mr. Duterte named Mr. Antonio an envoy to the United States for trade, investment and economic affairs... READ MORE›
DUTERTE URGES U.S. TO END NORTH KOREA THREATS AHEAD OF TRUMP TALKS
Tell him nobody's threatening him, that there will be no war, Duterte said, referring to the North Korean leader... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP IS ABOUT TO GO TO MANILA, AND THERE ARE HUGE PROTESTS
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Manila to protest against US President Donald Trump, ahead of his visit to the Philippines... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES TO FAST TRACK MUSLIM SELF-RULE IN MINDANAO
President Rodrigo Duterte warns another war could break out in Mindanao if legislation on Muslim autonomy collapses... READ MORE›
DOZENS FEARED DEAD IN SHOPPING CENTRE FIRE
President Rodrigo Duterte met victims at the scene, about 1,000km southeast of the capital Manila... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CLOSE RAPPLER WEBSITE
In a statement on Monday, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines NUJP expressed outrage over the government's decision against Rappler... READ MORE›
TRUMP HAILS 'TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL' ASIA TRIP, ANALYSTS NOT SO SURE
Heydarian said Trump's convivial hobnob with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was the most successful leg of the journey... READ MORE›