Mara Cepeda
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- Sep 22, 2026
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Bilateral EU free-trade deals can pave way for broader pact with Asean: DPM Gan (opens the original)
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The two sides could move step by step in areas where progress can be made more quickly, he adds [MANILA] Bilateral trade deals between the EU and individual South-east Asian countries could help pave the way for an eventual Asean-EU free-trade agreement (FTA), said Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday (Sep 22). The remarks coincided with the EU and the Philippines announcing the finalisation of their own FTA the same day, adding to a growing network of bilateral pacts b
Floods killed dozens, but officials wore Prada and Balmain. Here’s why Filipinos are furious (opens the original)
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MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr was standing onstage, microphone in hand, singing a love song to his wife. The scene was from an Aug 26 birthday celebration for First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos at their home in Makati City, beside the capital Manila. But by the time videos of it spread online days later, persistent monsoon rains had inundated communities across the main island of Luzon, leaving dozens dead and millions affected.
Floods killed dozens, yet officials wore Prada and Balmain. Here’s why Filipinos are furious (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments (From left) Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda, Vice-Governor Dennis Pineda and San Fernando Mayor Vilma Caluag were photographed inspecting affected communities while wearing clothes and rain gear from luxury brands. PHOTOS: PAMPANGA PIO/FACEBOOK, VICE-GOVERNOR DENNIS PINEDA/FACEBOOK, MAYOR VILMA BALLE-CALUAG/FACEBOOK MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr was standing on stage, microphone in hand, singing a love song to his wi
What’s behind the school violence haunting the Philippines – and what can be done? (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Philippine police gather at a school following a shooting in Zamboanga on Aug 18. A student was shot dead before the alleged killer took his own life. MANILA – Two school shootings in eight weeks have forced the Philippines to confront a form of violence it once regarded largely as an American problem. School shootings have historically been rare in the country, even though gun violence is not uncommon and the Philippines has one of th
‘I thought it was just another drill’: Inside the Philippine school shooting (opens the original)
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MANILA – Students at Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School in the southern Philippines thought the first gunshot they heard on the morning of Aug 18 was part of another drill. The school had undergone one only a month ago, after a shooting at a public high school in Tacloban City in central Philippines in June left three students dead. “When we heard the first gunshot, we all went silent. I was thinking it was just another drill,” said a Grade 7 student at the campus, where a schoolm
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