News about Philippines

MANILA (April 8): The Philippines on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of injecting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged under 60, following reports of a causal link between the vaccine and blood clotting as a very rare adverse effect, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25): A stray dog which decided to visit a mall in Taguig, Philippines has now been inducted into the shopping centre’s security team.

PHILIPPINES (Nov 1): A super typhoon hit Catanduanes island in the early hours of 4:50am (4.

MANILA (April 2): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of COVID-19 lockdown measures that they could be shot for causing trouble, and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated, Reuters reported today.

  Following a long-running waste export row, the Philippines has begun returning dozens of shipping containers full of trash to Canada.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Property developer MCT Bhd has announced a slew of boardroom changes, including its chief executive officer (CEO) Jose Juan Z Jugo who resigned from his position.

PETALING JAYA (June 20): Malaysia would like to retain the islands in the South China Sea the country has occupied, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in an interview recently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Ayala Land Inc, the biggest property group in the Philippines, increased its indirect stake in MCT Bhd to 72.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 20): Infrastructure group MTD Capital Bhd will be developing a national government administrative centre (NGAC) modelled after Putrajaya on 60ha of land at New Clark City in the Philippines, reported The Edge weekly.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): Tropicana Corp Bhd independent director Tan Sri Othman Abd Razak has been redesignated as chairman of the group effective immediately.