This is a re-posted opinion piece. The world is in turmoil. There is the Arab Spring where three governments have fallen, sadly in far too bloody way
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted blog article. I noticed a buzz about the economy, when I was in Indonesia last week, which was very different from
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The smelly toilets, cramped seats and dilapidated buildings at Manila’s 30-year-old international airport are finally getting
Read MoreFormer Foreign Secretary Delia Albert said she used to market the potentials of Philippine mining in her trips as presidential envoy on mining, neve
Read MoreThe Philippines is very gradually edging closer to the establishment of a dedicated government department charged with promoting and supporting the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — There is nothing new in the new automotive study conducted by a private think tank from the Executive Order 877-A or the Motor
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. I have been hearing an increasing amount of complaints about the quality of PAL’s in-flight service since their la
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. I was in Naga a couple of weeks ago for a business trip. I went there by plane, but on the way back to Manila, I s
Read MoreGLOBE Telecom, Inc. has committed to invest a total of $790 million for the planned network modernization program, its biggest and most significant
Read MoreGlobal News GOLDA MEIR, the former prime minister of Israel, used to tell a joke about how Moses must have made a wrong turn in the desert: “He dra
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is seeking investors for 51 Luzon-based projects that have been deemed “funding-ready” and just needing f
Read MoreNov 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines could unveil a comprehensive mining policy by the end of 2011 that addresses thorny issues hampering the industry
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Criticism keeps leaders on their toes, prods them to do better, and hopefully improves actual performance. In the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. On Oct. 27, 2011, the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)—thanks a million to them—issu
Read MoreThe government’s plan to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) runway will not only benefit tourism and trade, but will also gener
Read MoreA MINING FIRM facing the prospect of having to shut down an operational site has gone to court to contest a provincial government’s move to ban open
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) had approved the deal forged by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SB
Read MoreWITH only three days left before the voting process ends, the Puerto Princesa Underground River has made it to the final list of 10 contenders for t
Read MoreLACK of funds is forcing the government to focus its export-promotions subsidies on emerging economies like the BRIC—Brazil, Russia, India and China
Read MoreMETRO PACIFIC Investments Corp. (MPIC) has continued on its hospital acquisition bout, saying it has moved to buy a controlling stake in Asian Hospi
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