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Siopao Is More than the Sum of Its Parts

Learning to make the ubiquitous Filipino dumpling taught me about my culture and my family

The Walrus

Philippines gets US military helicopters after Russia deal dumped

Manila will seek to have at least some of the reported $32m Russian helicopter deal down payment ‘refunded’ by Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Woman forced to speak in Australian accent because dog doesn't understand her

Stephanie Jimenez, from the Philippines, has been using a fake Australian accent to get her cousin's dog to listen to her - the puzzled pooch doesn't understand her natural accent

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Philippines to get US military helicopters after scrapping Russia deal

Manila (AFP) - The Philippines will acquire heavy-lift military helicopters from the United States, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday, after scrapping a deal to buy similar aircraft from Russia.

AFP

Russia says Philippines should honour military helicopters deal

Russian ambassador says Moscow will fulfil its side of the contract and it expects the Philippines to do the same.

Al Jazeera

Russia asks Philippines to honor helicopter purchase deal

Russia wants the Philippine government to honor a signed contract to purchase 16 military heavy-lift helicopters, which the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte had cancelled due to fears of possible U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK

Schools in Scotland, Uganda and Chile among 'world's best' in new prize

Schools in Scotland, Uganda, Chile, Philippines and the United States triumphed at the inaugural "World’s Best School Prizes" on Wednesday for feats including saving mangroves and expanding classrooms in an area hit by war.

Reuters

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Astronomical Rainfall Totals Prompt Dramatic Flood Rescues In Philippines, Taiwan

A powerful tropical cyclone brought flooding rainfall to the Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend

Zenger

Philippines looking at market intervention to defend peso: Marcos

MANILA: The Philippines will continue to use interest rates to mitigate against inflation and may step in to defend a depreciating peso, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Philippines town gives taxis a lift as floods become norm

HAGONOY, Philippines: In a town in northern Philippines where floods have become a perennial problem, motorcycle taxi drivers have modified their vehicles to keep passengers dry and high above the floodwaters.

Bangkok Post

World’s most dangerous countries to visit revealed

Thailand, Turkey and the Philippines pose ‘medium risk’ to travellers, study claims

The Independent UK

Typhoon submerges villages, farmlands in northern Philippines

A tropical storm that made landfall early on Sunday in the northern Philippines has intensified into a typhoon, the weather bureau said, bringing moderate to heavy rains that submerged villages and farmlands.

Reuters

Rights group: 59 lawyers slain in 6 years in Philippines

A Philippine rights group says at least 133 lawyers have been killed in the country since the 1980s, nearly half of them in the last six years under former President Rodrigo Duterte

The Independent UK

Woman escapes after harrowing kidnap ordeal that saw her 'held in dog cage for 20 days'

A Chinese woman escaped after allegedly being kidnapped while on a night out in the Philippines and then held in a dog cage for 20 days with her captors demanding $200,000

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U.S. grants Philippines $100 million in foreign military financing

The United States has made available $100 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines, its ambassador in Manila said on Friday, part of efforts to boost the Southeast Asian country's defence capabilities and military modernisation.

Al Jazeera

US and Philippine forces conduct live-fire coastal combat drills

Officials say the military drills are not directed at any country, though they come at a time of tension with China.

The Independent UK

US firepower showcased in Philippine joint combat drills

Truck-mounted launchers blasted off rockets and U.S. stealth fighter jets streaked across the northern Philippine sky in a combat drill that marked the latest display of American firepower in a region where Washington has tried to deter what it warns as China’s growing aggression

Bangkok Post

Thai university rankings drop

Rankings of universities in Thailand dropped in the latest Times Higher Education global report, below institutions in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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Thai university rankings slide, Singapore cements SE Asia best

Rankings of universities in Thailand slid in the latest Times Higher Education global report, below tertiary institutions in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines

Reuters

Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa to fight conviction at Supreme Court

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa plans to appeal her cyber libel conviction at the country's Supreme Court, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after losing her legal battle and having months added to her sentence.

Bangkok Post

Seen and heard

It has been nearly 30 years since Dr Grace Nono released her first album on a new label, Tao Music, which she set up with her late partner, producer and guitarist Bob Aves. With her musical collaborator, she set about searching for her musical identity.

Bangkok Post

Philippines signs SIM card registration law to combat scams

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed a law Monday requiring mobile users to provide personal details when buying a SIM card, a regulation aimed at combating text messaging fraud.

Inverse

Spiked wind speed and even higher storm surges: What a warmer world means for hurricanes

This year, major storms hit from the Philippines in the western Pacific to the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic, and the Canadian Maritimes in the high latitudes.

AFP

Martinez beats Ancajas in 115-pound title rematch

Los Angeles (AFP) - Argentina's undefeated Fernando Martinez retained the International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight title on Saturday, defeating former champion Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines by unanimous decision.

AFP

US, Philippines reinforce alliance with joint military drills

San Antonio (Philippines) (AFP) - US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea on Friday as part of joint military drills involving more than 3,500 troops.

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