A study done in The Philippines showed that children with pneumonia responded faster to treatment with antibiotics and coconut milk compared to those who were treated with antibiotics alone.

Source: https://pragativadi.com/significant-benefits-of-coconut-milk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=significant-benefits-of-coconut-milk

Jalen Brunson will be spending part of his summer in The Philippines and Japan with Team USA.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/why-the-donovan-mitchell-knicks-dream-is-not-over/

MANILA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines' central bank is not yet sure whether to raise interest rates or even to cut amid mixed data, its governor said on Thursday.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/index/TOPIX-INDEX-61714390/news/Philippines-cbank-still-undecided-on-next-policy-move-44571030/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230809

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Australia have launched their first joint patrol of the West Philippine Sea, two days after Filipino and American military forces wrapped up similar air and naval maneuvers.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223483/ph-partners-next-with-australia-for-wps-joint-patrols

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines “missed the boat” for the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), national treasurer Rosalia de Leon said on Monday.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1735744/fwd-ph-missed-the-boat-for-maharlika-fund-national-treasurer

MANILA: The Philippines attracted four bidders in an auction for the 170.6 billion pesos (US$3 billion) upgrade of its main international airport, the transportation ministry said on Wednesday.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/philippines-attracts-four-bids-main-airports-us3-billion-upgrade-4012331?cid=cna_flip_070214

MANILA — The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/philippines-lifts-tsunami-alert-after-magnitude-7-4-earthquake/

Specific steps include the expansion of production into offshore centers, including the U.S., and The Philippines, and the Japanese release of more international content.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/japan-toei-ceo-tezuka-osamu-dead-growth-plan-1235523628/

The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of colliding on October 22, 2023 with a Philippine resupply boat as it travelled to a tiny garrison in the disputed South China Sea.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/535225/philippine-govt-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-collisions-in-south-china-sea

The Philippines, along with the U.S. and Japan, condemned the maneuvers by the Chinese coast guard and accompanying ships.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/chinese-ap-philippines-scarborough-shoal-manila-b2461762.html

The Philippines and China have a long history of maritime incidents in the contested South China Sea, through which more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne trade passes annually.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/9/philippines-condemns-chinese-actions-in-south-china-sea?traffic_source=rss

“The Philippines and China will meet for preparatory talks in Beijing sometime in May.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/213204/ph-china-to-meet-in-may-for-joint-oil-gas-search-preparatory-talks

The Philippines are out.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/jul/30/norway-v-philippines-womens-world-cup-2023-live

The Philippines became a “net agriculture-importing” country.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/17/the-philippines-as-ukay-ukay-republic/

“The Philippines being an agricultural powerhouse and one that is at a higher risk of suffering from the impacts of climate change, is a country we believe will benefit from having Weather Index Insurance,” said Berta.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/29/insurtech-provider-sets-sights-on-phl-coffee-farmers/

The Philippines earlier this month identified four additional military bases that the U.S. may access amid shared concerns about China's growing might.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/biden-to-meet-philippine-president-at-white-house-on-may-1/article_8c2fe2d3-0ab5-5bd2-b94d-a7e0d1e320c1.html

The Philippines government and zoo authorities had pushed back against the criticism and said it was the best for Mali to stay at the zoo as she would not have known how to survive in the wild.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/mali-manila-zoo-saddest-elephant-dies-b2455324.html

The Philippines government, through its National Seaweed Technology Development Center (NSTDC), is leading efforts to culture old seaweed varieties in laboratories, in a bid to come up with more disease-resistant kinds.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/06/oceans/india-seaweed-food-industry-bet/

The Philippines had produced four Miss Universe winners as of this writing, namely, Gloria Diaz (1969), Margarita Moran (1973), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), and Catriona Gray (2018).

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/484336/celeste-cortesis-darna-national-costume-at-71st-miss-universe-gets-nod-of-ravelo-family-production-team

The Philippines has frequent seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/philippine-earthquake-revised-down-to-magnitude-6-ld/