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Latest Philippines headlines, collected from 2 news outlets and updated through the day (Tuesday 27 October 2026). Every headline links to the original publisher.

Capital: ManilaNow in Manila: 31°C, clear, wind 7 km/hCurrency: PHP. 1 EUR = 71.54 PHP; 1 USD = 63.94 PHPGDP: $487 billion1 stories in the last 24 hours

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GDP (current US$)$487 billion2025

GDP per person$4,1712025

Economic growth+4.4%2025

Population117 million2025

Source: World Bank. Latest available figures; the year is shown under each number.

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Koizumi heads to Philippines for ASEAN defense talks, but China meeting unlikelyJapan Times · 5 h ago
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his ministry had yet to confirm if the Chinese defense chief would even attend the summit.
Signs suggest Thomas Markle Sr may be ‘sex offender of the grossest kind’, says Philippine ministerGuardian Asia Pacific · 1 d ago
Exclusive: Forensic analysis of found images continues as Meghan’s father denies possessing child sexual abuse images All signs point to Thomas Markle Sr being a “possible sex offender of the grossest kind” although a fu

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