Philippine court bans TV coverage of massacre trial

AFP MANILA — The Philippines' Supreme Court on Monday banned television coverage of trials related to the country's worst political massacre in which 58 people died, sparking outrage from the government and media groups. Reversing its own landmark ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

The Philippines: The world's budget English teacher BBC News The Philippines is fast becoming the world's low-cost English language teacher - with rapid increases in overseas students coming to learn English or study in English-speaking universities. There might be other countries that people think about as a ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Philippines FDA lifts ban on Korean noodles after receiving lab results Examiner.com In a follow-up to a story from the beginning of November, the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have lifted a ban on Korean-brand ramen noodles after laboratory testing by the Department of Health (DOH) determined levels of a carcinogenic ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Philippine Bonds Rebound as Debt Exchange Plan May Be Delayed Businessweek Philippine 19-year bonds advanced for a seventh day, reversing an earlier decline, after the government said it may delay a planned debt swap. The peso fell. The government may offer new notes in exchange for less- frequently traded securities in ... See all stories on this topic »

In the Philippines, some dream of the US military glory days as nationalist ... Vancouver Sun Subic Bay, Philippines — Twenty years almost to the day after the Philippine government kicked out all American military forces from the country, one of the many manifestations of U.S. President Barack Obama's celebrated pivot to Asia could be seen ... See all stories on this topic »

Call for termination of US-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement gulfnews.com Manila: The Philippine government should call for the termination of the United States-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to stop the continuation of reported dumping of hazardous waste in local waters in central Luzon, said Senator Miriam ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada to help Philippine defense revamp UPI.com OTTAWA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Canada will help the Philippines modernize its obsolete defense structure as part of a deal that includes Ottawa guarantees for Manila's purchases of Canadian military and security hardware and expertise. The total value of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Lamborghini keen on Philippine, Asian markets ABS CBN News SINGAPORE - Lamborghini unveiled its new model on Monday during a world preview held in a showroom in Singapore. Lamborghini's new Aventador LP700-4 Roadster goes from zero to 100 kph (60 mph) in 3 seconds flat, but the loss-making Italian firm ... See all stories on this topic »

Face-off: Philippine Azkals vs Singapore Lions Cebu Daily News Almost two years ago, I did not know who and what the Azkals were. I wasn't alone. In this basketball-crazy nation, many Filipinos did not even know that the Philippines even had a national men's football team. The Philippine Men's Football team burst ... See all stories on this topic »

Philippines must tackle its human trafficking shame New Internationalist (blog) The police rescued some of their victims in a midnight raid in a sex den, somewhere in the northern part of the Philippines. There they were, four young, thin and frail-looking girls probably 14 or 15 years of age, whom the traffickers sold to ... See all stories on this topic »

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