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MANILA -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced early Monday morning the country's most significant natural gas discovery "in over a decade," trumpeting the find as a key step in the nation's efforts to reduce its dependence on imported... [1]

Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." OpinionMarcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Phili... [2]

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (R) is given the ceremonial gavel by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (L) during the ASEAN chairmanship handing over ceremony as part of the closing ceremony of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian... (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

One of my mother’s morning rituals was her daily glass of dry Sherry. When the gardener was safely engaged with the vegetables outside and the maid had been dispatched to some local shop [4]

As you probably remember, most of Chile lies sandwiched between the Andes Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is about 3,000 miles from the northern border with Per [5]

Southeast Asia is a hard region for anyone to straddle. There is no common language, sovereignty is strongly asserted, and there are plenty of deeply felt enmities. [6]

MANILA — Pope Francis called on the Philippine government on Friday to tackle corruption and hear the cries of the poor suffering from “scandalous social inequalities” in Asia’s most Catholic country. [7]

MANILA -- In his final State of the Nation speech as president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III declared that his government had curbed corruption, long deemed a barrier to foreign investment, and overseen growth in a country once derided as "t... [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-19 · 35% match

Philippine President Marcos announces biggest gas discovery in a decade

MANILA -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced early Monday morning the country's most significant natural gas discovery "in over a decade," trumpeting the find as a key step in the nation's efforts to reduce its dependence on imported

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-24 · 42% match

Marcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Philippines

Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." OpinionMarcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Phili

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-29 · 34% match

Philippines to take ASEAN chair with focus on South China Sea

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (R) is given the ceremonial gavel by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (L) during the ASEAN chairmanship handing over ceremony as part of the closing ceremony of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-06-06 · 40% match

Wine World: Morning Glory

One of my mother’s morning rituals was her daily glass of dry Sherry. When the gardener was safely engaged with the vegetables outside and the maid had been dispatched to some local shop

[5] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-07-04 · 40% match

Wine World: Where the land ends

As you probably remember, most of Chile lies sandwiched between the Andes Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is about 3,000 miles from the northern border with Per

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-07 · 37% match

Michael Vatikiotis: The statesman who raised Southeast Asia's profile

Southeast Asia is a hard region for anyone to straddle. There is no common language, sovereignty is strongly asserted, and there are plenty of deeply felt enmities.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-16 · 37% match

Pope Tells Philippines Leaders to End Corruption, Hear Cries of the Poor

MANILA — Pope Francis called on the Philippine government on Friday to tackle corruption and hear the cries of the poor suffering from “scandalous social inequalities” in Asia’s most Catholic country.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-03-30 · 37% match

After Aquino, a race to keep Asia's former sick man healthy

MANILA -- In his final State of the Nation speech as president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III declared that his government had curbed corruption, long deemed a barrier to foreign investment, and overseen growth in a country once derided as "t

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