KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today conferred the Panglima Gagah Pasukan Polis (PGPP) award to Indonesian National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Philippine National Police Chief Rommel Francisco D Marbil.

MANILA March 5 — Philippine annual inflation sped up for the first time in five months in February because of faster increases in food and transport costs, likely giving the central bank little reason to consider lowering interest rates.

MANILA, Oct 25 — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level today over Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon province, southeast of Manila, from zero to one after it recorded 121 volcanic earthquakes since October 14.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles is scheduled to visit Malaysia and the Philippines this week to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation in the realm of defence and security.

MANILA, Feb 4 — The Philippine central bank will focus on inflation rather than the Federal Reserve's recent policy action when it meets on February 16 to review key interest rates, its governor said on Saturday.

MANILA, Nov 3 — At least 150 people have died in the severe tropical storm Nalgae that battered the Philippines over the weekend and triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the Southeast Asian country, the government said Thursday.

MANILA, Sept 8 — Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has said that his visits to Indonesia and Singapore were "fruitful and engaging", resulting in "signed and sealed" investment commitments amounting to over US$14 billion.

MANILA, Aug 5 — Philippine annual inflation rose to 6.4 per cent in July, exceeding market forecasts, driven by higher transport costs and spikes in food prices, the statistics agency said on Friday.

MANILA, June 30 — Ferdinand Marcos starts his six-year term as Philippines president on Thursday facing a host of challenges, from rising inflation and pandemic recovery to balancing relations between competing superpowers the United States and China.

MANILA, May 25 — A joint session of the Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the notorious late dictator, the winner of this month's election and confirmed he would become the country's next president.

KUCHING, April 30 — The Philippine variant or the P.3 variant of the Covid-19 virus have been detected in Sarawak, according to Sarawak Covid-19 Advisory Group (SCOVAG).

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov — Malaysia has once again reiterated its stance to never entertain or recognise any claim by any quarters on Sabah.