(The Citizen) Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years. The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce… Continue Reading →

(Vice Canada) Roughly 800,000 Maryland drivers with license plates designed to commemorate the War of 1812 are now inadvertently advertising a website for an online casino based in the Philippines. In 2012, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the War… Continue Reading →

(Korea Herald) A murder suspect fleeing from South Korean and Philippines’ authorities has been apprehended in the Philippines capital Manila, South Korean police said Tuesday. According to the South Korean police agency, the suspect was spotted at a condo in… Continue Reading →

(Boston Herald) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials began evacuating thousands of villagers, shut down schools and offices and imposed a no-sail ban Monday as Typhoon Mawar approached the country’s northern provinces a week after battering the U.S. territory of… Continue Reading →

(FijiTimes) Vietnam aims to cut its rice exports to 4 million tonnes a year by 2030, the government said in a document detailing its rice export strategy, down from 7.1 million tonnes last year. Vietnam is the world’s third-largest rice… Continue Reading →

(SCMP) Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed this week, in an escalation of a row between the oil-rich Gulf state and Manila over worker protections and employers’ rights. Philippine nationals make up… Continue Reading →

(Mother Jones) Is the federal government helping companies sell surveillance technology to repressive governments? Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wants to know, but a federal subagency has been cagey about the information. In a letter sent on Friday, Wyden asked the… Continue Reading →

(Guardian London) A lawmaker in the Philippines has proposed banning schools from setting homework at weekends, saying students are overworked and need to recharge. Sam Verzosa, a member of the House of Representatives, said the Philippines was in an “educational… Continue Reading →