The shelter charged guests 500 to 1,000 pesos ($9.12 – $18.24). The entry fee will go toward running the shelter, which cares for over 240 dogs and cats.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Manila for talks on extending security options in the Philippines as part of efforts to deter any move by China against self-ruled Taiwan.
Flash floods after two days of heavy rains in the country forced roughly 45,000 people into evacuation centres. The search is on for the missing 23 people, authorities said Tuesday.
Modi among populist leaders who responded early with ‘wide-ranging, far-reaching’ policies, but approval still declined. Study adds 'no renewed faith' seen in liberal democracy.
India-Russia joint venture BrahMos will boost Philippines’ defence against Chinese aggression. Contract is for shore-based variant of anti-ship cruise missile, with 290 km range.
Negotiations between India and Philippines regarding BrahMos had been going on for years, but hit a roadblock in 2020, with Manila citing budgetary limitations caused by Covid.
Sara Duterte, 43, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, 64, have entered the race for Philippines vice-president and president, respectively. Elections will be held next year.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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