2 years ago By Jozef — BORACAY, Philippines Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low for an eighth consecutive po

2 years ago By Hernandez — MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine annual inflation slowed to a three-month low in October, giving the central bank room to keep its policy accommodative for so

3 years ago By Shannon — * S.Korea's won firms nearly 0.5% * Philippine peso, Singapore dollar appreciate * Singapore's MAS to make no changes to policy - Reuters poll * U.S. Sept

3 years ago By ANTOU — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, in a phone call on Thursday, expressed their shared concern

3 years ago By Lindy — Territorial "incursions" by hundreds of Chinese vessels in the South China Sea are straining ties between Manila and Beijing, and could lead to "unwanted h

3 years ago By Roberts — The Philippines will reimpose stricter quarantine measures in the capital Manila and nearby provinces, a senior official said on Saturday, as the country b

3 years ago By Zoya — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to protect the country's maritime territory during a meeting with China's ambassador, his spokesman said on Thur

3 years ago By Kim — In the Philippines, the military has reported rescuing several Indonesian hostages and killing "Apo Mike," an Abu Sayyaf militant who is believed to have p

3 years ago By Hilditch — Philippine troops have killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and rescued four Indonesian hostages held since last year, the military sa

3 years ago By Dunnwell — Facebook posts circulating in the Philippines warn that a hiking mountain was recently found to be a volcano, which scientists worry could become active an