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A Complete Guide To Taxation In Special Economic Zones

By Thibault Serlet, Co-Founder and Chief Researcher of The Adrianople Group

Benzinga

‘One diamond could have bought two airports’ – the Filipino recreating Imelda Marcos’s gems stash

The mind-boggling hoard of jewellery the plundering first lady tried to smuggle out of the Philippines is being remade as sculpture by artist Pio Abad – with all its sparkle gone

The Guardian - UK

Philippines lifts most Covid-19 restrictions in capital

The Philippines will lift most Covid-19 restrictions in the capital Manila next month, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said Sunday, after a sharp drop in infections and a rising number of people vaccinated.

Bangkok Post

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Teenager dies after box jellyfish sting at Queensland beach

Mark Angelo Ligmayo, 14, who had recently moved to Australia from the Philippines, was stung while in waist-high water at Eimeo beach near Mackay

The Guardian - AU

Philippines marks Marcos overthrow as son homes in on presidency

Thousands of Filipinos gathered on Friday to mark the anniversary of a "People Power" uprising against late dictator Ferdinand Marcos - with a new Marcos era potentially just 10 weeks away.

Reuters

Hong Kong domestic workers left homeless after being fired for contracting Covid-19

Dozens of live-in workers have been forced to sleep rough in the Hong Kong winter after bosses refuse to allow them back in the house

The Guardian - AU

Trolley school helps Philippine children keep studies on track

A brightly decorated wooden trolley rumbles down a little-used rail track in the southern Philippines carrying four young teachers, two on the front and two in the back pushing it along with their feet.

Reuters

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Israeli Aid Experts Reach Typhoon-Hit Philippines

Two months after a devastating typhoon, Israeli team members were finally able to enter the country to assist in the relief work.

Zenger

Philippines detects bird flu in duck, quail farms

MANILA: The Philippines' agriculture department said on Tuesday it had recently detected outbreaks of avian influenza in some duck and quail farms near the capital, after getting rid of the disease more than a year ago.

Bangkok Post

Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians

Massive leak reveals Swiss bank’s accounts have been used by an array of high-risk clients over several decades

The Guardian - UK

Philippines, like New Zealand, rejects Myanmar in trade pact

The Philippines joins New Zealand in its decision to reject Myanmar under the world’s largest free trade pact that took effect this year

The Independent UK

Bananas to Fish Scales: Fashion’s Hunt for Eco-Materials

Sneakers made from banana or pineapple leaves, dresses from nettles or fish scales -- the search for sustainable materials has taken the fashion industry to some wild places. Experts warn these new textiles are not a quick fix for fashion's enormous problems with over-consumption and waste, but may be a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Singapore opens to more countries, eases test rules

Singapore will ease Covid travel testing rules and launch new vaccinated travel lanes with the Philippines and Israel as it woos more tourists and seeks to reclaim its status of one of Asia’s major travel hubs. Shares of the city-state’s aviation-related stocks rose.

Bangkok Post

Philippines' Pacquiao to fight drugs 'the right way' if elected president

Philippines boxing icon and presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao said he will welcome an international probe into President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs if elected, and promised to fight narcotics "the right way", with due process, not street shootings.

Reuters

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Philippines' Marcos wants military presence to defend its waters in South China Sea

Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he wants his country to have a military presence in the South China Sea, "not to fire upon" vessels but to defend its waters in a long-running dispute with China.

The Hindu

India, Philippines reaffirm strong commitment to multi-faceted partnership

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar concluded his first visit to the key Southeast Asian country

Bangkok Post

'Life-changing' or scam? Blockchain game helps Philippines' poor earn

MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game -- he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.

RideApart

The CFMoto 800MT Storms Into The Philippine Market

CFMoto has released the 800MT adventure bike in the Philippines.The company’s first full-fledged adventure tourer is available in Sport and Touring variants.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 12 February 2022

This week we visit two Asian countries gearing up for election season, and cover shaman scandals in South Korea, and the same-old story in the Philippines.

Bangkok Post

Philippine activists ready for long battle against Marcos

MANILA: Petitioners seeking to bar Ferdinand Marcos Jr from the Philippines presidency said on Friday they were bent on keeping "autocratic figures" from power and would use all legal channels to stop the election frontrunner, including the Supreme Court.

Reuters

Philippines activists ready for long battle to keep Marcos from power

Petitioners seeking to bar Ferdinand Marcos Jr from the Philippines presidency said on Friday they were bent on keeping "autocratic figures" from power and would use all legal channels to stop the election frontrunner, including the Supreme Court.

Manchester Evening News

Paedophile dad caught with sick stash of almost 200 photos and 'kiddies' folder is spared jail

Christopher Faulkner, 35, has a 'real, deep seated and twisted interest in sexual relationships with children'

Reuters

Philippines poll body dismisses bids to disqualify frontrunner Marcos

The Philippines Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Thursday dismissed a series of complaints seeking to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr, removing a major hurdle for the frontrunner in the May 9 contest.

France 24

The prevalence of fake news in the Philippines

Campaigning has kicked off for presidential elections in the Philippines in May. We take a look at how fake news has become a particularly prevalent phenomenon in the country since the election of Rodrigo Duterte. The president is banned from seeking re-election, but the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos…

The Independent UK

`We’re Filipinos’: Women soccer players decry criticisms

Members of the Philippines women's soccer team which recently qualified for its first World Cup have played down social media comments that most of the players with mixed American ancestry “were not Filipino enough.”

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