apprise everyone.” The storm was menacing the lower part of the Visayas, one of the Philippines

The death toll in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to 208, after the storm carved a trail of destruction in central and southern provinces late last week, the national police spokesperson said on Monday. There were 52 people still missing, according to police data, as relief efforts continued following one of the deadliest typhoons to have struck the Southeast Asian country. The police have been mobilised for relief operations and to ensure order in calamity stricken areas, nation

KUALA LUMPUR: edotco Group Sdn Bhd's subsidiary in the Philippines has inked a PHP42bil( RM3. 42bil) deal to acquire 2, 973 telecom towers in the country through a sale and lease back transaction with subsidiaries of PLDT Inc.In a separate agreement, edotco was also granted the commitment to build and develop 750 build-to-suit( BTS) sites for leasing to PLDT in the future. The telco group, which is a 63%-owned subsidiary of Axiata Group Bhd, said the acquisition would make it the leading tower c

Another 28.8 per cent or 3.2 million are stunted. These numbers could only have grown in the wake of the militaristic lockdowns imposed after the spread of Covid-19.... Some crops and livestock that managed to get loaded on trucks rotted and perished en route as they were stranded in checkpoints.... " What other reason does President Rodrigo Duterte need before he realises that the people are in desperate need of aid?...

The Philippines is grappling with a Covid-19 surge that has accelerated at a pace not seen since the start of the pandemic.... Patients are showing up at health care facilities with other illnesses and then learning they have the coronavirus.... Hospitals could be crushed in a country with one of the lowest vaccination rates in Asia, a region that is still bracing for its first wave of Omicron infections.“ This is really different, a different surge compared to Delta, ” said Dr....