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Typhoon Mawar, which is heading towards the Philippines now after battering Guam, will be given the local name "Betty", once it enters the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR), local officials ...
What parts of Philippines are affected by typhoon Mawar. 06:47, Stuti Mishra. Typhoon Mawar, locally referred to as 'typhoon Betty', is at its closest point to the Philippines today before it is ...
A volcano in the central Philippines explosively erupted on Monday, prompting the urgent evacuation of at least 87,000 people living within the danger zone as plumes of smoke and ash billowed ...
The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. [31] In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund .
[10]: 53 Ultimate power was held by the King and the Council of the Indies, with the Philippines being part of New Spain, [106]: 1077 although the islands functioned practically autonomously. [108]: 25 The Philippines had their own Governor [106]: 1077 and a judicial body was established in 1583.
Philippine Studies 37#2 (1989), pp. 174–91. online; McCoy, Alfred W. Policing America’s empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state (Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2009) online. McKenna, Rebecca Tinio. American imperial pastoral: The architecture of US colonialism in the Philippines (University of Chicago ...
Severe flooding caused by Typhoon Ambo in the northeastern part of the Philippines today (May 16). The typhoon, with the international name Vongfong, slammed into the country over Eastern Samar ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . [4] As of December 30, 2024, there have been 4,173,631 [ 1 ] reported cases, and 66,864 [ 1 ] reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia , behind Vietnam , Indonesia ...