The trio are the first in Southeast Asia to strike trade deals with the United States, and analysts note some similarities in their gameplan.

The Philippines shut down schools and cancelled flights Thursday as torrential rains driven by a typhoon and a separate tropical storm pounded the country's northern island of Luzon.

A tropical storm that has been sweeping through South East Asia intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines. This in turn caused houses to collapse in a storm surge in the southern coastal village of Tubig Tanah on 20 July.

The Philippines is on track for an annual decline in coal-fired electricity output for the first time in nearly two decades, an analysis of market and government data showed, driven by rising liquefied natural gas-fired power generation.

The Philippines will aim to bring down the tariff imposed by the US to 15% from 19%, Manila’s envoy to Washington said.

Critics warn the new rate, a modest shift from the previous 20 per cent, undermines fair trade and puts Philippine industries at a competitive disadvantage

Former US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Philippines "came right back" to the United States after he won another term in 2024, reversing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s China-leaning policy.

Tropical storm Crising left at least seven dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday. Nearly 142,000 people were evacuated to 537 evacuation centers while over 1.4 million were affected, according to English newspaper The Daily Tribune.