MANILA, May 9 — Polls opened in the Philippines on Monday in the country's most divisive presidential election in decades, with the prospect of a once-unthinkable return to the rule of the Marcos family, 36 years after they were toppled in a "people power" uprising.

MANILA, Oct 27 —  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would favour a government-to-government deal for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines to prevent the risk of corruption, adding that Manila would not beg other nations for access to vaccines.

MANILA, Oct 6 — Philippine inflation slowed to a four-month low in September, reflecting weak domestic demand, but the central bank said its policy-easing and liquidity-enhancing measures were sufficient to support the pandemic-hit economy.

MANILA, Sept 3 — The number of Filipinos without jobs reached 4.6 million in July 2020 as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting data from the Philippine government's latest survey on Thursday.