For developed nations with virus-containment measures and business continuity plans in place, market shutdowns are not necessary, he added
Duterte has repeatedly pledged to stop the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN and expressed anger over its reporting during the 2016 presidential election campaign
The fatality is a 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan, where the virus was first detected, and appears to have been infected before arriving in the Philippines
The volcano shot ash 15 kilometres high in the January 12 eruption, which crushed scores of homes and killed livestock as well as crops.
One disaster response officer described the battered coastal town of Batad in Iloilo province as a "ghost town" on Christmas Day
Typhoon Phanfone, with winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) an hour, tore roofs off houses and toppled electric posts as it cut across the Philippines on Wednesday.
This was announced by the external affairs ministry today
Bloomberg News reported this week that India made last-minute demands after it earlier agreed to terms of a deal
The impact was also felt in four neighbouring towns, damaging homes, two Catholic churches, a hotel, a gym, a bridge and a public market
Over 200 passengers and crew were plucked to safety after the Mercraft 3 keeled over in heavy seas en route to a remote island
Armed men of Islamic Freedom Fighters stormed a school in Pigcawayan town and held students captive
As of June 7, more than 46,000 families, or 220,000 people have been displaced from their homes
Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said the airstrikes were aimed at Islamist militants
Clashes erupted on Tuesday last week, when gunmen waving black flags of the IS group
Visayas region are the group of island provinces in the central Philippines
Duterte announced plans to 'cleanse' the police force
Beijing says the islands are intended to boost maritime safety in the region while downplaying their military utility
The typhoon will affect an area populated by nearly 42 million people, including the capital Manila
Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds of between 203-250 kilometres per hour
They were allegedly working illegally for a call center-like operation suspected to be a front for online gambling