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Read MorePALO, Leyte, Philippines - Four members of President Aquino’s cabinet have been tasked to craft Philippines’ mining policy, which is aimed at prese
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Read MoreRegional News Nanning, China – Exports from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China grew last year due to the annual
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Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Investment incentives are still necessary for the local mining sector to flourish, according to Chamber of Mines of the Philip
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Read MoreBONGAO, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines – Once considered one of the most inaccessible provinces in the country, Tawi-Tawi is experiencing a surge in busine
Read MoreEXASPERATED by the government’s inaction on its appeal, the head of Air France-KLM in the Philippines said the only way the government can stop the
Read MoreRecent fiscal numbers -- the August expenditure report and the September tax collection performance by the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Inter
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II Tuesday disclosed a government plan to sell Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Read MoreOct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines will consider selling the main Manila airport estimated to raise as much as $2.5 billion that the government
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Read MoreRegional News China has warned India to halt joint energy projects with Vietnam in the South China Sea even as Beijing takes steps to reduce tensio
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