The central bank vowed it would 'not tolerate' deflation, a statement interpreted as a signal to persuade markets that it would keep interest rates low

Government officials often complain that the younger generation is either oblivious to the threat posed by the North or openly sympathetic towards it, with some blame put on popular action thrillers made by liberal film directors

The discovery of the bodies of 57 people in mass graves in Maguindanao last month has jolted Manila out of its seeming complacency with abusive local officials