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Philippines election campaigns kick off with vows of unity, graft-busting

Philippine presidential candidates began on Tuesday their three-month long campaign to woo voters, making lofty promises to rebuild the shattered economy, wipe out corruption and uplift the lives of a pandemic-weary public.

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Teenage Girl Accuses Military of Rape and Torture Because of Her Family’s Activism

“In the context of the ongoing armed conflict in the Philippines, thousands of military elements are deployed in civilian communities who intentionally target women and girls with sexual violence in order to achieve particular military objectives.”

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Factbox-Facts about Philippines presidential hopeful Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator whose rule defined the Philippines' recent history, is leading opinion polls on the race to become president, three months ahead of a May 9 election.

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Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

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In Philippines election, late dictator's son aims to restore family pride

As frontrunner in the Philippines' presidential race, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears poised to complete a remarkable rebranding of the family name 36 years after a "people power" uprising ended his father's autocratic rule.

Reuters

In Southeast Asia, decades-long deals stymie shift away from coal

Power purchase agreements that ensure “coal lock-in” are complicating the region’s transition away from fossil fuels.

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Three-way link

Facing an increasingly uncertain strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States and one of its key allies -- South Korea -- are pursuing increased cooperation beyond Northeast Asia, a path that is expected to lead them to Southeast Asia.

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Philippines' raucous election campaign season to kick off

Manila (AFP) - Philippine election candidates will hit the hustings Tuesday for the official start of campaigning, with the son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos leading the presidential race as he seeks the ultimate revival of the family brand.

AFP

Philippines' Pacquiao vows to chase ill-gotten Marcos wealth if president

Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao vowed on Friday that if elected Philippines president he would strengthen efforts to recover billions of dollars of wealth missing since the fall of the Marcos dictatorship, as part his anti-graft platform.

Reuters

Women’s Football Asian Cup | China dethrones Japan, meets Korea in final

Earlier, Korea beat the Philippines 2-0 to enter the final for the first time in five attempts

The Hindu

Philippines passes law to tackle anonymous social media abuse

Philippines lawmakers have approved legislation requiring social media users to register their legal identities and phone numbers when creating new accounts, a senator said on Thursday, in an ambitious move to thwart online abuse and misinformation.

Reuters

S. Korea beat Philippines to enter first Women's Asian Cup final

Pune (India) (AFP) - Midfielder Cho So-hyun's fourth-minute goal helped ease South Korea to a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Philippines and enter their first Women's Asian Cup final in India on Thursday.

AFP

Gaps in Dutch law leave migrant truckers with little protection

Nine Filipino truck drivers expose abusive working conditions, but the Dutch public prosecutor dismisses them.

Al Jazeera

Philippines allows full foreign ownership in telco, rail

The Philippine Congress approved a bill allowing full foreign ownership of telecommunications and railways services, opening up one of the world’s most restrictive economies.

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Women’s Football Asian Cup | Japan takes on old rival China; the Philippines goes up against Korea

The Philippines goes up against Korea

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UN seeks $169 million in aid for Philippine typhoon victims

Manila (AFP) - The United Nations has increased its fundraising target for victims of Typhoon Rai to $169 million as the Philippines struggles to recover from the devastating storm, the organisation's resident coordinator said Wednesday.

Irish Mirror

Major boost for Irish passengers as Bali, Thailand and Philippines reopen to tourists in February

The easing of rules will mainly benefit those who have been fully vaccinated, or have their booster shot

Bangkok Post

Super sells Solar NT stake to Ayala Group

SET-listed clean power generation firm Super Energy Corporation Plc (Super) has sold its 49% share in Solar NT Holdings (Solar NT), which operates nine solar farms in Vietnam, to Ayala Group, the largest business conglomerate in the Philippines, in a move to form strategic partnership in clean energy projects.

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Manila mayor vows to take on China as Philippines president

The Manila mayor vying for the Philippines presidency on Monday promised zero tolerance of Chinese maritime aggression and said he would not hesitate to push Beijing to abide by international law if he triumphs in this year's election.

The Independent UK

Philippines to open to fully vaccinated tourists from February

The country’s tourism secretary hopes the move will revive the flagging travel industry

AAP

Stajcic's Philippines into Asian Cup semis

Former Matildas coach Alen Stajcic has led the Philippines into to their first ever Asian Cup semi-final after beating Chinese Taipei on penalties.

The Hindu

Second BrahMos order from Philippines in the pipeline

Despite the big ticket deals, India does not have a Defence Attache in Manila

Reuters

Philippines orders law enforcers to probe online 'assassination' threat against Marcos Jr

The Philippines' justice ministry has ordered law enforcers to investigate a post on the social media platform TikTok threatening to assassinate presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., acting on a tip received by its cybercrime unit.

Bangkok Post

Philippines to ease Covid curbs in capital as infections ebb

The Philippines will ease movement restrictions in its capital from Feb 1 to 15 after the number of Covid-19 cases declined from a record.

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India signs USD 375 mn deal for BrahMos missiles with Philippines

India's BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) signed a contract with the Department of National Defence of the Republic of Philippines on Friday for the supply of Shore Based Anti-Ship Missile System to the Philippines, the Ministry of Defence said.

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