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Scientists flag rice shortage concerns as world frets about food

Current yield trends will not allow the two countries to be self-sufficient in rice, according to a study published in Nature Food journal in March

Philippine volcanic institute raises alert level for Taal volcano

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level for Taal volcano, near Manila, on Saturday due to "increasing unrest."

Philippines approves revival of nuclear power to help replace coal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to include nuclear power in the country's energy mix

Philippines signs $624 million deal to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters

Due to financial constraints, the Philippines has struggled for years to modernise its military, one of the most underfunded in Asia

Philippines offers at least $500 mn green bonds to European investors

The Southeast Asian country aims for a 75% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

India to Indonesia: Emerging Asia central banks run out of room to wait

The Reserve Bank of India's move last week to keep the reverse repo rate unchanged surprised markets, which had expected the bank to raise rates to begin policy normalization

EAM Jaishankar to begin his three-day Philippines visit on Sunday

The visit comes at a time when India signed a deal worth $375 million to supply 290 km strike range BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines

Manila to acquire BrahMos cruise missiles for $375 million

Contract for over 24 missiles marks India's largest-ever weapons export

India to export BrahMos missiles to Philippines, signs $374-mn deal

Earlier this month, the Philippines accepted Indian BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited's proposal worth $374 mn to supply Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile systems for the Philippines Navy

India, Philippines to sign $375 mn deal for sale of BrahMos missile today

These missiles are meant for the Philippines Navy

Philippines: Citicore prices $124 mn IPO, country's first energy REIT

Philippine conglomerates and property firms have tapped the REIT mechanism to monetise assets.

South Korea extends travel ban on 6 nations, parts of Philippines

South Korea will extend a travel ban on six countries in the Middle East and Africa as well as some parts of the Philippines for six months due to prolonged security risks, the Foreign Ministry said

UN allocates $12 mn emergency funds for typhoon response in Philippines

The UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in the Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez, said on Thursday that typhoon Rai has been devastating.

Philippines: Death toll from typhoon Rai reaches 375, 56 missing

The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that lashed the Philippines last week has spiked to 375, a police report said, adding that 56 people were still unaccounted for.

Philippines typhoon death toll reaches 208, 52 still missing

Bohol in the central Philippines is one of the hardest-hit

Philippines: At least 50 still missing after Typhoon Rai, death toll at 169

The total death toll from Typhoon Rai (also known as Odette), which made landfall in the Philippines last week, has gone up to 169, while at least 50 people remain missing, Philippine media report

Death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai rises to 144: Reports

The death toll from Typhoon Rai that battered the Philippines this week has climbed to at least 144, local officials said

Typhoon leaves 31 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines

A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines

Philippines spectacle of amnesia: YouTube populism rehabilitates Marcoses

Today, 35 years after the People Power Revolution, the Philippine public largely views the disgraced Marcoses not with contempt and dread but with a longing.

Gangster Suresh Pujari deported from Philippines; to be brought to Mumbai

Gangster Suresh Pujari, wanted in several extortion cases in Mumbai region and Karnataka, has been deported to India, a senior police official said on Wednesday. Pujari, also wanted in extortion cases in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and Dombivli near Mumbai, was brought back to India late Tuesday night after he was arrested and extradited from the Philippines. Intelligence Bureau (IB) and CBI officials took his custody after he landed at Delhi airport, the official said. He will be handed over to Mumbai Police after the central agencies interrogate him, the official said. A Mumbai crime branch team is already in Delhi to take his custody. Mumbai and Thane police had issued red-corner notices against him in 2017 and 2018 respectively after several extortion cases. Pujari, who was on the run for over 15 years, was nabbed in the Philippines in October, the official said. Altogether 23 extortion cases have been registered against him in Thane, he said. Suresh is a close relativ