2015 in the Philippines explained

2015 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2015. International events that are connected, or concerned with the Philippines are also included in this significant and important article.

The year was designated by the Department of Tourism as Visit the Philippines Year.[1]

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Holidays

See main article: Public holidays in the Philippines. On July 17, 2014, the government had already announced at least 18 Philippine holidays for 2015 as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 831, series of 2014.[155] Note that in the list, holidays in italics are "special non-working holidays," those in bold are "regular holidays," and those in non-italics and non-bold are "special holidays for schools."

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

Business and economy

Health

Sports

Entertainment and culture

Deaths

January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: It's still more fun in PHL: 2015 will be Visit the Philippines Year, says DOT . GMA News. September 4, 2014 . December 29, 2014 . Trisha . Macas.
  2. News: NBI sues 119 gov't officials, importers over garlic cartel . Rappler. January 7, 2015 . January 7, 2015.
  3. News: SC ruling vs lawmakers' PDAF final . The Philippine Star. January 10, 2015 . January 10, 2015 . Punay . Edu.
  4. News: Nursing board examiner gets 7 years for leaking questions . ABS-CBN News. . January 13, 2015 . January 17, 2015 . Villanueva . Rhodina.
  5. News: January 14, 2015 . Bomb blast hits NGCP tower in Maguindanao . Rappler. January 14, 2015 . Manlupig . Karlos.
  6. News: Pope Francis's 2015 visit confirmed . Manila Bulletin. November 13, 2014 . January 2, 2015 . Aquino, Leslie Ann.
  7. News: Palo archbishop checks papal Mass site preparations . Rappler. January 10, 2015 . January 10, 2015 . Alviola, Derek.
  8. News: Thousands welcome Pope Francis to the Philippines . Rappler. January 15, 2015 . January 15, 2015.
  9. Web site: Substandard materials eyed as cause of wall collapse in Bulacan . ABS-CBN . January 21, 2015 . January 21, 2024.
  10. News: Supreme Court junks Erap disqualification case . The Philippine Star. January 21, 2015 . January 21, 2015 . Diola, Camille.
  11. News: 2 dead, 53 hurt in Zamboanga City blast . . January 23, 2015 . January 23, 2015.
  12. News: At least 30 elite cops killed in clash with MILF . ABS-CBN News. January 25, 2015.
  13. Web site: PNP-SAF casualties in encounter now 50 – ARMM police chief . . January 26, 2015 . January 26, 2015 . Arcon, Dennis . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207064237/http://www.interaksyon.com/article/103759/pnp-saf-casualties-in-encounter-now-50---armm-police-chief . February 7, 2015 .
  14. News: Blue Ribbon orders arrest of Junjun Binay, et al . ABS-CBN News. January 26, 2015 . January 26, 2015.
  15. News: Makati Mayor Junjun Binay arrested . Rappler. January 29, 2015 . January 30, 2015 . Francisco, Katarina.
  16. News: DOJ: Pemberton Trial May Proceed . Rappler. January 27, 2015 . January 27, 2015.
  17. News: Casauay. Angela. January 30, 2015. Gov't, MILF sign protocol for arms decommissioning. Rappler. January 30, 2015.
  18. News: 2 PAF pilots killed in Batangas plane crash . ABS-CBN News. January 31, 2015 . January 31, 2015.
  19. News: Pasay court clears Abalos in electoral sabotage case . Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 1, 2015 . February 2, 2015.
  20. News: SC modifies decision on DAP . ABS-CBN News. February 3, 2015 . February 6, 2015.
  21. News: PH slams China for ramming vessels, collecting clams . Rappler. February 5, 2015 . February 6, 2015.
  22. News: GMA News. 4 soldiers, 1 rebel die after NPA attacks Davao Oriental police station . GMA Network. February 16, 2015 . February 16, 2015.
  23. News: Masbate governor facing plunder surrenders . ABS-CBN News. February 19, 2015 . February 19, 2015.
  24. News: Masbate governor surrenders to CIDG over plunder charge . Rappler. February 19, 2015 . February 19, 2015.
  25. News: SC affirms dismissal of Cadet Cudia . Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 24, 2015 . February 24, 2015 . Torres-Tupas, Tetch.
  26. News: GMA News. PORK BARREL SCAM Ex-lawmaker surrenders at Sandiganbayan . GMA Network. February 25, 2015 . February 25, 2015.
  27. News: BIFF dares military to stop the talk, start all-out war . GMA News. February 25, 2015 . February 25, 2015 . Medina, Andrei.
  28. News: Conflict-hit Maguindanao under state of calamity . The Philippine Star. March 3, 2015 . March 3, 2015.
  29. News: Philippine army kills 14 BIFF rebels . ABS-CBN News. March 7, 2015 . March 7, 2015.
  30. News: All-out military offensive vs. BIFF halted —AFP chief . GMA News. March 30, 2015 . March 30, 2015.
  31. News: Toll in PH clashes with Abu Sayyaf rises to 26 . Rappler. February 28, 2015 . February 28, 2015.
  32. News: US billionaire says WWII Japanese ship found in PH . Manila Bulletin. . March 4, 2015 . March 5, 2015.
  33. News: Ombudsman set to start probe on Binay Makati parking building overprice case. Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 6, 2015 . March 8, 2015.
  34. News: Ombudsman suspends Makati Mayor Junjun Binay . Rappler. March 11, 2015 . March 11, 2015.
  35. News: Makati vice mayor takes oath after Junjun Binay suspension order served . GMA News. March 16, 2015 . March 16, 2015.
  36. News: CA issues TRO on Binay suspension . ABS-CBN News. March 16, 2015 . March 16, 2015.
  37. News: Binay wins 'status quo' ruling from CA . ABS-CBN News. April 6, 2015 . April 6, 2015.
  38. News: Kid Peña returns as Makati vice mayor after CA decision . GMA News. April 17, 2015 . April 15, 2015.
  39. News: SC reverses Ombudsman suspension of Junjun . The Philippine Star. November 11, 2015 . November 11, 2015.
  40. News: British lawyer Amal Clooney takes Gloria Arroyo's case to UN . GMA News. March 8, 2015 . March 8, 2015.
  41. News: UN: Gloria Arroyo's detention 'violates int'l law' . Rappler. October 9, 2015 . October 9, 2015.
  42. News: OFW who killed Saudi employer executed in Riyadh . ABS-CBN News. March 9, 2015 . March 9, 2015.
  43. News: Massacre suspect Sajid Ampatuan released on P11.6-M bond . GMA News. March 9, 2015 . March 9, 2015.
  44. News: Ex-BIFF vice chair Tambako, 5 others arrested in GenSan; Usman still elusive . GMA News. March 16, 2015 . March 16, 2015.
  45. News: PHL transmits new batch of crucial documents vs. China to The Hague tribunal . GMA News. March 17, 2015 . March 17, 2015.
  46. News: 17 ASG members moved to Camp Bagong Diwa over security concerns . GMA News. March 20, 2015 . March 20, 2015.
  47. News: PAF's new C-295 transport plane lands at Clark Air Base . GMA News. March 22, 2015 . March 22, 2015.
  48. News: PNoy signs law postponing SK polls to 2016 . ABS-CBN News. March 26, 2015 . March 26, 2015.
  49. News: Comelec resets SK campaign time again . The Manila Times. March 25, 2015 . March 25, 2015 . Depasupil, William B..
  50. News: SK polls postponed; Congress says no holdovers . The Philippine Star. September 25, 2013 . March 25, 2015 . Mendez, Christina.
  51. News: Comelec defers SK polls anew . ABS-CBN News. . March 25, 2015 . March 25, 2015 . Crisostomo, Shiela.
  52. News: Armed men abduct mayor of Zamboanga Sibugay town . GMA News. April 6, 2015 . April 6, 2015.
  53. Web site: Abducted Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay mayor released . . October 13, 2015 . October 13, 2015.
  54. News: Napoles gets up to 40 years on serious illegal detention raps . GMA News. April 14, 2015 . April 14, 2015.
  55. News: AFP to China: Stop reclamation activities in West PHL Sea . GMA News. April 20, 2015 . April 20, 2015.
  56. News: SC voids Comelec deal for PCOS repair, diagnostics . GMA News. April 21, 2015 . April 21, 2015.
  57. News: SC stops CHED memo vs. Filipino subject in college . GMA News. April 22, 2015 . April 22, 2015.
  58. News: Mary Jane told of execution date: Tuesday, April 28 . Rappler. April 25, 2015 . April 25, 2015.
  59. News: Mary Jane Veloso execution delayed . Rappler. April 29, 2015 . April 29, 2015.
  60. Web site: Basit Usman killed in Maguindanao firefight – military source . . May 3, 2015 . May 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150504211535/http://www.interaksyon.com/article/109866/govt-forces-kill-basit-usman-in-maguindanao---military-source . May 4, 2015 .
  61. News: Bomb-maker Usman dead, Palace confirms . GMA News. May 4, 2015 . May 4, 2015.
  62. News: Usman is dead, aide may have betrayed him: AFP . ABS-CBN News. May 4, 2015 . May 4, 2015.
  63. News: AFP confirms: Usman killed by MILF . GMA News. May 4, 2015 . May 4, 2015.
  64. News: Arrest order vs. Jeane Napoles lifted . GMA News. May 6, 2015 . May 6, 2015.
  65. News: Comelec: Puerto Princesa recall elections set for May 8 . Rappler. May 1, 2015 . May 1, 2015.
  66. News: Bayron wins Puerto Princesa recall election over Hagedorn . Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 9, 2015 . May 9, 2015.
  67. News: PH, Norway envoys killed in Pakistan chopper crash . Rappler. May 8, 2015 . May 8, 2015.
  68. News: MILF forms own political party . Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 9, 2015 . May 9, 2015.
  69. News: Court of Appeals freezes 242 bank accounts of VP Binay, kin, allies . GMA News. May 12, 2015 . May 12, 2015.
  70. News: At least 55 dead in Valenzuela fire . Rappler. May 13, 2015 . May 14, 2015.
  71. News: 72 dead in Valenzuela factory fire . ABS-CBN News. May 14, 2015 . May 14, 2015.
  72. News: Kentex blaze 3rd worst fire incident in Philippines – BFP . CNN Philippines. May 15, 2015 . May 16, 2015 . Ivy . Saunar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150517135442/http://cnnphilippines.com/metro/2015/05/15/Kentex-blaze-3rd-worst-fire-incident-in-Philippines---BFP.html . May 17, 2015 .
  73. News: Case on 'overpriced' Iloilo Convention Center dismissed . ABS-CBN News. May 20, 2015 . May 20, 2015.
  74. News: PNoy signs EO 183 creating Negros Island region . GMA News. June 5, 2015 . June 5, 2015.
  75. News: Executive Order No. 183, s. 2015 . . May 29, 2015 . June 5, 2015 . July 29, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729100608/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2015/05/29/executive-order-no-183-s-2015/ . dead .
  76. News: US turns over $1.3M proceeds from AFP ex-comptroller Garcia's forfeited assets to PHL . GMA News. June 3, 2015 . June 3, 2015.
  77. News: $1.38-M in assets of ex-AFP comptroller returned to PH . ABS-CBN News. June 3, 2015 . June 3, 2015.
  78. News: Decommissioning of MILF fighters to start on June 16 . GMA News. June 11, 2015 . June 11, 2015.
  79. News: Binay resigns from Aquino's Cabinet . The Philippine Star. June 22, 2015 . June 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150625040718/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/06/22/1468741/binay-resigns-aquinos-cabinet . June 25, 2015 .
  80. News: Graft raps filed vs. Optical Media Board chair Ronnie Ricketts, 4 others . GMA News. June 25, 2015 . June 25, 2015.
  81. News: Former UP Law dean elected to International Criminal Court . GMA News. June 25, 2015 . June 25, 2015.
  82. News: European Commission lifts ban on all PH airlines . Rappler. June 25, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  83. News: PHL halts repairs on Spratlys airstrip ahead of UN suit . GMA News. June 29, 2015 . June 29, 2015.
  84. News: Ombudsman orders Junjun Binay suspended due to Science HS mess . GMA News. June 29, 2015 . June 29, 2015.
  85. News: Ombudsman dismisses Purisima, 10 others over 'anomalous' PNP contract . GMA News. June 30, 2015 . June 30, 2015.
  86. News: Seven Stragglers Leave AIIB Crowd at an Even 50 . . June 29, 2015 . June 30, 2015.
  87. News: Government defers signing of deal to join China-led bank . The Philippine Star. June 29, 2015 . June 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630221047/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/06/30/1471603/government-defers-signing-deal-join-china-led-bank . June 30, 2015 .
  88. News: Respond to same-sex marriage petition, SC asks gov't . Rappler. June 30, 2015 . June 30, 2015.
  89. News: Miriam sends anti-EDCA draft resolution to Supreme Court . Rappler. June 30, 2015 . June 30, 2015.
  90. News: Major natural gas well found in Isabela . Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 1, 2015 . July 6, 2015 . Esplanada, Jerry E..
  91. News: Boat with 173 passengers capsizes off Ormoc . Manila Bulletin. July 2, 2015 . July 2, 2015 . Tessa . Distor . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703082451/http://mb.com.ph/boat-with-173-passengers-capsizes-off-ormoc/ . July 3, 2015 .
  92. News: Death toll from ferry capsizing off Ormoc now at 59 . GMA News. July 4, 2015 . July 4, 2015.
  93. News: Vitangcol, 5 others indicted for $1M-a-month MRT deal . GMA News. July 3, 2015 . July 3, 2015.
  94. News: UN court to hear West PH Sea case . CNN Philippines . July 7, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707193700/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/07/07/UN-court-to-hear-West-PH-Sea-case.html . dead .
  95. News: Iriberri is new AFP chief . ABS-CBN News. July 10, 2015 . July 10, 2015.
  96. News: Task force commander for papal visit Ricardo Marquez is new PNP chief . GMA News. July 14, 2015 . July 14, 2015.
  97. News: AFP exec tagged in Jonas Burgos disappearance named new Army chief . GMA News. July 15, 2015 . July 15, 2015.
  98. News: OCD: 9 workers dead after Semirara mining mishap . GMA News. July 17, 2015 . July 17, 2015.
  99. News: VP Binay files P200-M damage suit vs. Trillanes, Cayetano, Mercado . GMA News. July 20, 2015 . July 20, 2015.
  100. News: PNoy signs PHL Competition Act, Cabotage Law amendments . GMA News. July 21, 2015 . July 21, 2015.
  101. News: PNoy signs PH competition act . ABS-CBN News. July 21, 2015 . July 21, 2015.
  102. News: Iglesia ni Cristo expels Tenny Manalo, son Angel . ABS-CBN News. July 23, 2015 . July 23, 2015.
  103. News: DOST begins implementation of free public Wi-Fi . GMA News. July 24, 2015 . July 24, 2015.
  104. News: PNoy arrives at Batasan for final SONA . GMA News. July 27, 2015 . July 27, 2015.
  105. News: Groups bring case of imported trash from Canada before int'l convention . GMA News. July 28, 2015 . July 28, 2015.
  106. News: Gringo, TESDA chief charged in 3rd PDAF scam cases . ABS-CBN News. August 7, 2015 . August 7, 2015.
  107. News: Philippine eagle Pamana shot dead . ABS-CBN News. August 19, 2015 . August 19, 2015.
  108. News: PH Air Force gets 10 brand new choppers . Rappler. August 17, 2015 . August 18, 2015.
  109. News: SC grants Enrile's petition to post bail . GMA News. August 18, 2015 . August 18, 2015.
  110. News: 2 kidnapped Coast Guard men flee Abu Sayyaf amid military assault. Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 22, 2015.
  111. News: 2 Coast Guard personnel abducted by Abu Sayyaf escape in Sulu . GMA News. August 20, 2015 . August 20, 2015.
  112. News: New holiday: August 18 is Jesse Robredo Day . ABS-CBN News. August 20, 2015 . August 20, 2015.
  113. News: For 1st time, frat men convicted of violating Anti-Hazing Law . Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 21, 2015 . August 21, 2015.
  114. News: PNoy stops Customs inspections of balikbayan boxes . GMA News. August 24, 2015 . August 24, 2015.
  115. News: Bert Lina says sorry over balikbayan boxes . ABS-CBN News. September 9, 2015 . September 9, 2015.
  116. News: Why De Lima is target of Iglesia ni Cristo's anger . Rappler. August 30, 2015.
  117. News: Western Samar congressman is next DILG chief — Aquino . Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 8, 2015 . September 9, 2015 . Kristine Angeli Sabillo.
  118. News: Aquino hit for 'disappointingly predictable' reaction to Lumad killings . The Philippine Star. September 9, 2015 . September 9, 2015.
  119. News: Lumad: Caught in the middle of a war . Rappler. September 10, 2015 . September 11, 2015.
  120. Web site: Dispatches: Killings of Philippine Tribal Members Spark Public Furor . . September 8, 2015 . September 8, 2015.
  121. News: Basilan RTC declares Abu Sayyaf terrorist group . The Philippine Star. . September 12, 2015.
  122. News: Zamboanga blast kills 1, injures 32 . Manila Bulletin. September 18, 2015.
  123. News: Reyes brothers in Ortega killing arrested in Thailand . Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 21, 2015 . September 22, 2015 . Jaymee T. Gamil . Julliane Love De Jesus . Redempto D. Anda .
  124. News: 3 foreigners, Filipina kidnapped on Samal Island . CNN Philippines . September 24, 2015 . September 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925070839/http://cnnphilippines.com/regional/2015/09/22/3-foreigners-Filipina-kidnapped-Samal-Davao-del-Norte.html . dead .
  125. News: Ex-Abra gov Valera found guilty in Bersamin killing . GMA News. October 1, 2015.
  126. News: Ombudsman orders dismissal, 'perpetual disqualification' of Junjun Binay . GMA News. October 10, 2015.
  127. News: MILF, MNLF sign 'unified declaration' for approval of BBL . The Philippine Star. October 13, 2015 . October 13, 2015.
  128. News: Karlos . Manlupig . Haze from Indonesia blankets Mindanao cities . Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 20, 2015 . Inquirer Mindanao . October 21, 2015 . Davao City.
  129. News: Indonesia haze reaches cities in Mindanao . Rappler. October 20, 2015 . October 21, 2015.
  130. News: Haze affects airport ops in Visayas, Mindanao: CAAP . ABS-CBN News . October 25, 2015 . October 26, 2015 .
  131. News: PAGASA says Philippines now haze-free . The Philippine Star. October 28, 2015 . October 31, 2015 . Rosette Adel.
  132. News: Lando death toll rises to 18 – NDRRMC . Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 20, 2015 . October 20, 2015.
  133. News: 5 TRC officials sacked for alleged involvement in pork barrel scam . Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 21, 2015 . October 22, 2015 . Marc Jayson Cayabyab.
  134. News: Angara hails signing into law of PESO bill . Manila Bulletin. October 26, 2015 . October 26, 2015.
  135. News: China loses round 1 in international court . The Philippine Star. October 31, 2015 . October 31, 2015.
  136. News: CA to hear Menorca's case, face-off with INC unlikely . Manila Bulletin. November 2, 2015 . November 3, 2015 . Panaligan . Ray G..
  137. News: UN warns staff amid 'tanim-bala racket' at Naia . Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 4, 2015 . November 4, 2015 . Mangosing . Frances.
  138. News: Tubbataha Reef officially launched as 35th ASEAN Heritage Park . CNN Philippines . November 5, 2015 . November 6, 2015 . Tan . Lara . November 18, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118102001/http://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2015/11/05/Palawan-Tubbataha-Reef-35th-ASEAN-Heritage-Park.html .
  139. News: SET denies disqualification case against Poe . CNN Philippines . November 17, 2015 . November 18, 2015 . Ansis . JC . November 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118051359/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/11/17/senate-electoral-tribunal-set-grace-poe-disqualification-case-denied.html . dead .
  140. Web site: PH to host APEC 2015! . . January 2, 2015 . January 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101195239/http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/index.php?title=PHTOHOSTAPEC2015!&func=single&pid=120&tbl=2 .
  141. News: Aquino: APEC visitors to experience 'inclusive, growing' PH . Rappler. December 2, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
  142. News: Malaysian Nurul Izzah apologises for photo with Jacel Kiram. Channel News Asia. November 21, 2015. February 18, 2016. March 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302125331/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/malaysian-nurul-izzah/2281672.html.
  143. News: 8 gunmen carrying ISIS flags killed in clash with gov't troops in Sultan Kudarat. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 27, 2015.
  144. News: PH Air Force returns to supersonic age . ABS-CBN News. November 28, 2015 . November 28, 2015.
  145. News: Pemberton guilty of homicide in Jennifer Laude case. Rappler. December 1, 2015.
  146. News: US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton sentenced to jail in Philippines for killing transgender woman. December 1, 2015. ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. December 1, 2015.
  147. News: Comelec disqualifies Grace Poe. December 20, 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 2, 2015.
  148. News: 'New fighter jets to be used for territorial defense' . The Philippine Star. December 6, 2015 . December 6, 2015.
  149. News: Cebu City mayor placed under preventive suspension . ABS-CBN News. December 9, 2015 . December 9, 2015.
  150. News: Rappler. Esmaquel. Paterno II. Geronimo. Jee Y.. Comelec 1st division bars Grace Poe from running. December 20, 2015. Rappler. December 11, 2015.
  151. News: Corrales. Nestor. Comelec 1st division disqualifies Poe from 2016 presidential race. December 20, 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 11, 2015.
  152. News: Typhoon Nona makes landfall in Northern Samar. December 20, 2015. Rappler. Rappler. December 13, 2015.
  153. News: CNN Philippines. PAGASA: Typhoon Nona makes landfall over Batag Island, Northern Samar. December 20, 2015. CNN Philippines. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125138/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html.
  154. News: PNoy declares state of national calamity due to Nona . GMA News. December 18, 2015 . December 18, 2015 . Alvarez . Kathrina Charmaine.
  155. News: List of nationwide holidays for 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726193336/http://www.gov.ph/2014/07/23/list-of-nationwide-holidays-for-2015/ . July 26, 2014 . . July 23, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
  156. News: Proclamation No. 1128, s. 2015. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. September 16, 2015.
  157. News: ASEAN Economic Community comes into force today . Manila Bulletin. January 1, 2015 . January 2, 2015 . Magkilat, Bernie.
  158. News: Challenges of Asean integration 2015 . . December 29, 2014 . January 2, 2015 . Chongkittavorn, Kavi.
  159. News: PH exports growth outperforms China anew . Rappler. January 9, 2015 . January 10, 2015.
  160. News: Cebu Pacific slapped with P52-M fine . ABS-CBN News. January 12, 2015 . January 15, 2015.
  161. News: IMF upgrades PH growth forecast for 2015, 2016 . ABS-CBN News. January 20, 2015 . January 26, 2015.
  162. News: IMF raises Philippine 2015 GDP growth forecast . ABS-CBN News. . April 1, 2015 . April 3, 2015.
  163. News: Phl improves to 76th in economic freedom rankings . The Philippine Star. January 28, 2015 . January 31, 2015 . Katigbak, Jose.
  164. The Philippines just made Uber legal everywhere . . May 11, 2015 . May 13, 2015 . Alba, Davy.
  165. News: DOTC sets new categories for app-based rides . CNN Philippines . May 12, 2015 . May 13, 2015 . Garcia, Pia . May 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100547/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/05/11/dotc-category-app-based-rides.html . dead .
  166. News: PNoy to highlight 15th Forbes Global CEO Conference . Manila Bulletin. October 13, 2015 . Loyola, James.
  167. News: PH's Emperador buys Spain's Fundador . Rappler. December 1, 2015 . December 2, 2015.
  168. News: Magtulis. Prinz. Philippines joins China-led AIIB. December 30, 2015. The Philippine Star. December 30, 2015.
  169. News: Philippines signs articles of agreement of AIIB. January 1, 2016. Xinhua. China Daily. January 1, 2016.
  170. News: HIV cases in PH breach 6,000 mark in 2014 . . February 4, 2015 . February 19, 2015.
  171. News: 509 new HIV cases reported in December . Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 5, 2015 . February 19, 2015 . Jocelyn R. Uy.
  172. News: Nurse from Saudi tests positive for MERS-COV . ABS-CBN News. February 12, 2015 . February 12, 2015.
  173. News: All persons exposed to nurse with MERS-CoV test negative for virus — DOH . Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 17, 2015 . February 19, 2015 . Jocelyn R. Uy.
  174. News: 3 Pinoys infected with MERS-CoV in Saudi –DFA . GMA News. March 6, 2015 . March 6, 2015.
  175. News: PH among nations with highest dengue incidence in W. Pacific . Rappler. February 19, 2015 . February 19, 2015 . Geronimo, Jee Y..
  176. News: DOH: Death of OFW from China possible case of bird flu . The Philippine Star. February 23, 2015 . February 23, 2015 . Viray, Patricia.
  177. News: DOH reports new MERS-CoV case in PHL . GMA News. July 6, 2015 . July 6, 2015.
  178. News: DOH confirms first MERS-CoV case in the PH . CNN Philippines . July 6, 2015 . July 6, 2015 . July 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706090646/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/07/06/merscov-philippines-doh.html . dead .
  179. News: DOH: Foreigner in PH tests positive for MERS . Rappler. July 6, 2015 . July 6, 2015.
  180. Web site: More than 200 students suffer apparent food poisoning in Surigao del Sur . . July 10, 2015 . July 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712090052/http://www.interaksyon.com/article/113938/more-than-200-students-suffer-apparent-food-poisoning-in-surigao-del-sur . July 12, 2015 .
  181. News: Over 300 hospitalized after eating durian, mangosteen candies in Surigao del Sur . GMA News. July 10, 2015 . July 10, 2015.
  182. News: Number of Caraga poisoning victims rises to almost 2,000 . ABS-CBN News. July 12, 2015 . July 12, 2015.
  183. News: Candies down over 1,600; poisoning outbreak declared . ABS-CBN News. July 11, 2015 . July 12, 2015.
  184. News: 300 students hospitalized after deworming . ABS-CBN News. July 29, 2015 . July 29, 2015.
  185. News: Bulacan placed under state of calamity due to dengue . GMA News. October 1, 2015 . October 2, 2015.
  186. News: Icamina. Paul. Philippines licenses dengue vaccine, but usage on hold. December 27, 2015. SciDev.Net. December 26, 2015.
  187. News: Ronda Pilipinas hits the road . . February 8, 2015 . February 8, 2015.
  188. News: BMX rider Caluag PSA Athlete of the Year . Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 3, 2015 . February 4, 2015 . Tupas . Cedelf.
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