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Marcos Jr. meets with Thai and Singaporean leaders

Kith Serey, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 12 12:31 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is on the second day of meetings in the summit that runs up to November 13. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 11, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 11:49 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Marcos to discuss tourism, security, economic plans with Singaporean leaders

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 04:23 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to discuss post-pandemic tourism, security, and economic plans when he meets with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Read more »

Counter-terrorism, data privacy pacts to be signed during Marcos' trip to SG

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 02:48 AM

President Bongbong Marcos will be in Singapore on Sept. 6-7 upon the invitation of President Halimah Yacob. Read more »

PH, Indonesia to sign defense, culture pacts during Marcos' first state visit

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 08:43 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will witness the signing of agreements in the areas of defense and culture together with Indonesian President Joko Widodo when the Philippine leader travels to Jakarta next week for his first state visit. Read more »

China reiterates priority given to PH ahead of change in admin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 07:28 PM

China's envoy to the Philippines reiterated Thursday the assurance of his country's leader that Manila will continue to be prioritized in Beijing's 'neighborhood diplomacy'. Read more »

Singaporean leader invites Marcos for a state visit

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 04:49 PM

Singaporean President Halimah Yacob has invited presumptive Philippine President Bongbong Marcos to make a state visit. Read more »

Biden: US moving ‘strongly’ on Asia-Pacific

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 30 04:35 AM

Describing the United States as ‘a proud Indo-Pacific nation,’ Biden said he wanted to ensure that the region remains ‘free and open.’ Read more »

Singapore economy rebounds from recession

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 10:39 AM

Singapore's economy grew 7.2 percent last year, rebounding from its worst recession since independence sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Monday. Read more »

Singapore PM wins more lawsuits against bloggers

Reuters
Posted at Sep 01 08:37 PM

Singapore's high court ordered two bloggers to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a combined SGD 210,000 in damages. Read more »

Kamala Harris pledges open South China Sea

Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 06:01 PM

US President Joe Biden has faced criticism at home and abroad over his handling of the withdrawal of US forces and the takeover by the Taliban. Read more »

'Great loss to the Philippines': Singapore PM mourns Aquino's death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 03:55 AM

MANILA - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to his former counterpart, President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who passed away on Thursday due to renal disease. Read more »

Singapore PM receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 01:46 PM

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received the first shot of a vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday, the 68-year-old said in a Facebook post sharing a video of him being injected in the arm at a local hospital. Read more »

Singapore approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, expects first shots by year-end

John Geddie and Anshuman Daga, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 08:12 PM

Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's novel coronavirus vaccine and expects to receive shots by year-end, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday, adding that he planned to be among the early vaccine recipients. Read more »

Virus-hit Singapore heads for election 'like no other'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 23 08:28 PM

More than 42,000 cases have been reported in the city-state, the vast majority among migrant workers. The death toll stands at 26. Read more »

'Dead city': Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 06:03 PM

Singapore's usually bustling business district was almost deserted Tuesday as most workplaces in the city-state closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in cases. Read more »