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Monday, December 15, 2025
TopicThe Phillippines

Topic: the Phillippines

Philippines earthquake death toll climbs to 72

According to the civil defence agency said 294 people were injured after a 6.9 earthquake that struck off the central Philippines late Tuesday.

ADB approves $500 million loan for Philippine disaster resilience

The loan is a policy-based loan and part of the Second Disaster Resilience Improvement Program, which has an option to replenish the facility twice.

UK invests in Philippines’ quest for clean energy

The UK will support a solar energy project and the development of four new wind farms in the country.

‘Third parties have no right to interfere,’ says China on India backing Philippines

During a visit to the Philippines Tuesday, EAM Jaishankar endorsed support for Manila’s right to uphold its sovereignty amid ongoing territorial disputes with China in South China Sea.

On Camera

IndiGo meltdown carries a warning for India’s defence sector

IndiGo showed how a single point of failure can ripple across a sector. In defence, where there is no external fallback, the consequences are far more serious.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.