When typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines a year ago and sea waters submerged parts of the city of Tacloban, one man grabbed a piece of wood - and floated into a tree where a boy had taken refuge.

The Philippines plans to import 1.7 million tons of rice this year and even more next year, giving Vietnamese exporters a chance to bid on big contracts.  

 Tropical storm Fung-Wong has brought flooding, heavy rains and high winds to the Philippines, forcing some 200,000 people from their homes.

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 At least 100 people have been rescued, and two confirmed dead, after a ferry sank in bad weather in the central Philippines on Saturday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rice price in the domestic market has been increasing sharply, which may lead to losses for exporters if they bid for the contract to provide 500,000 tons of rice to the Philippines.

 A powerful storm that battered the central Philippines has killed 38 people and left millions without power.

 Strong winds knocked out power and forced thousands of people to evacuate as Typhoon Rammasun hit the central Philippines.

 Vietnam and the Philippines on July 2 issued a joint press release on the occasion of the visit to Vietnam of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 2 for Philippine Foreign Minister Albert F. del Rosario.

Despite accusations that Vinafood 2 bribed Filipino officials in exchange for the right to export 800,000 tons of rice to the Philippines, no proof has yet been offered. The watchdog agency has affirmed that Vinafood 2 is innocent of any wrongdoing.

General Emmanuel Bautista, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and his wife are paying an official visit to Vietnam from June 23-26 at the invitation of Senior Lieutenant General Deputy Defence Minister Do Ba Ty.

 Professor Renato DeCastro from Manila-based De La Salle University has said that by deploying the second oil rig [Nanhai 9] to the East Sea, China has put the Philippines and Vietnam in the same boat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippines Minister of Agriculture Proceso Alcala has been accused of taking bribes from the Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) in exchange for the grant of a rice contract with the Vietnamese rice exporter.

The Vietnam Food Association and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have told the Northern and Southern Food Corporations to re-negotiate their contracts with the National Food Agency of the Philippines to export 800,000 tons of rice.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese websites attacked by Chinese hackers has subsided in the last few days, as Chinese are now being forced to deal cyber-attacks from the Philippines.

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 Both leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines have voiced their strong support for the Vietnamese and Philippines governments’ common stance towards settling East Sea disputes peacefully in line with international law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III have shared their deep concern about the "current extremely dangerous situation in the East Sea".

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation arrived in Manila on May 21 to begin a working visit to the Philippines at the invitation of President Benigno S. Aquino III.