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209 results for Philippines

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Siargao, The Philippines

9 May 2019

This tiny Philippine island is determined to build its tourism industry in a different way to its bigger and busier neighbours.

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The Global Countdown - The Philippines

5 August 2021

Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in the Philippines this week.

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A country of 7,000 islands and almost as many contradictions, the Philippines is living out its past and embracing its future through the trials of one powerful dynasty: the incomparable Marcos family.

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The Foreign Desk - The Philippines and the rest of the world

5 November 2016

There is more to Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines, than the cartoon character he is often depicted as. And his rhetorical shift away from the US and towards China might turn out to be popular too. We…

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Politics

19 April 2018

The unlikely rise of Rob Ford’s brother in Ontario and female representation in the Lebanese parliament.

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The Stack - Brazil’s podcast boom and the launch of ‘Vogue’ Philippines

24 September 2022

We speak to Brazilian journalist Chico Felitti, creator of ‘A Mulher da Casa Abandonada’, one of the country’s most-discussed podcasts. Plus: the launch of ‘Vogue’ Philippines.

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Killer in Manila

23 February 2017

Under President Duterte, thousands of drug users and dealers have been gunned down. The response from the people of the Philippines? Carry on, please.

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Asia

25 April 2013

South Korea's first female president and her motorcade, why pakistan and Turkey are getting together, and who's the favourite in the Philippines polls.

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Defence

19 March 2015

Russia makes military moves on the Arctic and we meet the Islamic adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence.

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Asia

19 June 2014

The transformation of Mandalay, how the Philippines plans to tackle deforestation and Hong Kong ponders its landfill problem.

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Diplomacy

24 January 2014

Meet the Philippines' new ambassador to China and find out why sport is so useful to Canadian diplomats.

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The Foreign Desk - The Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte goes after the messengers

20 June 2020

The conviction of prominent journalist Maria Ressa is yet another worrying sign of the Philippines’ direction under Rodrigo Duterte. Andrew Mueller talks to Sheila Coronel and Richard Heydarian about Duterte’s assault on…

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Property: three nations to invest in

16 March 2016

As foreign investment and repatriation abound, the capital cities of the Philippines, Mexico and Iran are enjoying a second life.

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Buoyancy aid

13 May 2015

OSM, a Norwegian company, supplies the crews and captains you need for your tanker (or Boeing).

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Asia

17 February 2008

Japanese mobile phone "sommeliers", plus the ghost tower of Bangkok.

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Defence

17 February 2011

Burmese insurgent armies, Iraq reinforcements and extremism in the Philippines.