MANILA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people, while towns near the epicentre suffered structural damage and authorities warned of strong aftershocks.
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Coins.ph, a digital currency exchange based in the Philippines, has received approval from the country's central bank to conduct a pilot program for its Philippine Peso-backed stablecoin, called PHPC.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced it has concluded testing for Project Agila, an initiative that allows financial institutions (FIs) to facilitate large-value fund transfers beyond traditional banking hours.
Tensions are soaring in waters off China as the US and its close regional ally the Philippines launched expansive joint war drills Monday, not far from hotly disputed maritime areas.
The Philippines and the United Nations Development Programme have a commitment from Canada on climate finance, the president's office in Manila said on Wednesday.
News from Southeast Asia this morning was that the Joe Biden administration was again rattling its saber over incidents between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. At issue are some spits of sand thousands of miles from the United State
Philippines' digital ID, the digital version of the physical ID card dubbed PhilID, is the latest feature to be added to the country's eGov PH Super App through which citizens can access many other important government services.
Among the most contentious elections in decades in the Philippines has just ended with the son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marco, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. - known as "Bongbong" - winning a landslide victory.
The Philippine foreign minister on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China's vessels get out of disputed waters, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities in the South China Sea.
In what sounds like a bit of a Trump move, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday declared provocatively to the US that it will now "have to pay" to maintain the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) which allows for American forces to be stationed
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told security forces they should shoot dead anyone causing "trouble" in areas locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has just given us notice he will be terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement that governs U.S. military personnel in the islands.