© Ted Aljibe/AFP Author: Lusa Millions of children returned to school this Monday in the Philippines, marking for many the resumption of face-to-face classes, interrupted since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Philippines is one of the last countries in the world to restart full-time in-person classes, with lengthy classroom closures raising fears of […]
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Philippines cancels deal with Russia to buy military helicopters
© How Hwee Young/EPA Author: Lusa The Philippine government has canceled a deal with Russia to purchase 16 military transport helicopters, fearing possible sanctions from the United States, Philippine officials revealed to the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday. Former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Tuesday night that he had canceled the 12.7 billion-peso deal (about […]
7.1 earthquake in the Philippines leaves at least four dead
Philippine authorities have boosted the death toll to at least four after a strong earthquake shook the northwest of the island of Luzon, where the capital is located, on Wednesday, while at least 16 other people were injured. Philippine Interior Minister Benhur Abalos reported at a news conference the deaths of two people in Benguet […]
Earthquake with epicenter on the island of Luzon, dead and injured in the Philippines
A terrifying shock. Just a scare for some, unfortunately a lethal event for others. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake on the Richter scale hit the Philippines at 8:43 am local time (2:43 am in Italy), resulting in a disastrous 2 dead and 26 injured so far. Report that is being updated hourly, as the damage can […]
Shooting at university in the Philippines leaves at least three dead, two injured
© Rolex Dela Pena/EPA Author: Lusa At least three people were killed and two wounded in a shooting Sunday at a university in the Philippine capital, Manila, in what authorities admit was a targeted killing. The Metropolitan Authority of the capital alerted on social networks of an incident with firearms that began at 2:55 p.m. […]
Uncertainty in the Philippines over the Marcos’ return to power
The landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election of “Bonbong” Marcosson of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcospresupposes the return to power of a corrupt dynasty, while the unknowns and confusion surrounding the future president’s true policies continue. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., known as “Bongbong”, is said to have won an undeniable victory in the elections held […]
At least 43 dead and six missing in storm Megi in the Philippines
At least 43 people have died and six are still missing in the Philippines as a result of the passage of Tropical Storm Megi that devastated the central part of the archipelago, authorities reported Wednesday. In its latest report, the National Council for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction states that nearly 35,000 people have been […]