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July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Henry Sy , whose retail empire has made him the richest man in the Philippines, may build as many as three malls a year in China to expand in the first major economy to rebound from the global recession.
MANILA, Philippines, July 20 (UPI) -- Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, suffering from an advanced stage of colon cancer, is in pain, her daughter said.
Cotabato City, Philippines - A militiaman was killed Monday and eight more were injured in two separate explosions in the southern Philippines, military and police officials said. The first blast was caused by a homemade bomb planted outside an army ...
Associated Press - July 18, 2009 3:23 AM ET MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Officials say at least three people are dead after a tropical storm hit the Philippines yesterday.
At least three people were killed and nearly 100,000 displaced in the Philippines by Typhoon Molave, as the storm gained strength before rolling away from the country Saturday, officials said.
Police across the Philippines were placed on heightened alert Saturday over fears the country's homegrown Islamists could try to emulate the Jakarta hotel bombings, a spokesman said.
A long distance call from Bob Arum over the weekend proved crucial in compelling Manny Pacquiao to finally make a decision to face Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico, a senior adviser of the Filipino fighter told fightnews and Manila Bulletin on Monday night.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of marines and army troops have been deployed to two islands in the southern Philippines for a new offensive aimed at eradicating al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants by the end of this year, officials said Sunday.
Manila - A soldier was killed and six were wounded in an attack by communist rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional police chief said Friday. Chief Superintendent Danilo Empedrad said the victims were on their way to an army encampment in Imp...
Associated Press - July 19, 2009 6:03 AM ET MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Officials in the Philippines have sent hundreds of marines and army troops to two southern islands for a new offensive...
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Friday it will cut 500 jobs by closing its tire plant in the Philippines as part of a strategy to reduce manufacturing capacity that the biggest U.S. tiremaker believes is no longer competitive.
An Italian aid worker held captive in the Philippine jungle for six months by al-Qaida-linked militants returned home to celebrations in his small Tuscan town on Saturday.
The Philippines' National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) recently culminated its 31st Annual Scientific Meeting with the conferment of new academicians and recognition of outstanding young scientists.
A weakening tropical storm Molave whirled into southern China on Sunday, drenching the region with heavy rains after killing at least five people in the Philippines. Two Chinese fishermen were missing, state media said.
Manila - A wealthy businessman was arrested Monday in Manila on charges of large-scale fraud, a non-bailable offence. Police arrested Celso de Los Angeles during a checkup at St Luke's Medical Centre in the capital's suburb of Quezon City. ...
A pro-government militiaman was killed while six others were wounded in separate explosions in the southern Philippines Monday, police said.
