SAMAL Island in Davao del Norte has been declared free from the pests mango pulp weevil (Sternochetus frigidus) and mango seed weevil (Sternochetus
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. TYPHOONS Pedring and Quiel have literally rained on Secretary Proceso Alcala’s parade. Or rather his dream of rice s
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — AirAsia X Sdn., the long-haul affiliate of Asia’s biggest discount carrier, may add at least 60 more aircraft to support possi
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. The wildcat strike at the Philippine Airlines staged at the height of Typhoon “Pedring” more than illustrated the ag
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The San Miguel group is in the “advanced” planning stage to build two new coal-fired power plants in Cavite and Leyte, both part
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Bidding for the 13-kilometer elevated road that will link the two major expressways at the north and south of Metro Manila is se
Read MoreBUTUAN CITY – Communist rebels late Monday freed the two remaining hostages they took following the simultaneous raids they staged on three mining c
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Part 2 For the electronics and semi-conductor sector, which operate on a 24/7 basis every minute, every second co
Read MoreTHE COUNTRY will have to depend less on electronics if export development goals are to be achieved, a Cabinet official yesterday said. “We need to
Read MoreAN EASING of ownership limits will be proposed by the Board of Investments (BoI) during an upcoming review of the Foreign Investment Negative List,
Read MoreRegional News In Japan's most aggressive move to promote exports of nuclear technology since the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March, a Tokyo-based
Read MorePRESIDENT Aquino declared his four-day official visit to Japan a “resounding success” after he was promised some $1.78 billion in investments in ene
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Brazilian-based Vale International, SA is planning to build a transshipment hub at Subic Bay for iron ore distribution in Asia
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT is changing its public-private partnership program, a Cabinet official yesterday said, with the state to build some of the projects t
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES slipped a notch in a list of 66 economies ranked according to support they give information technology (IT) firms in a biennial surv
Read MoreUS-based power giant AES Corp. will push through with its $1-billion expansion plan to double the existing capacity of the 600-megawatt Masinloc coa
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Between 2010 and 2014, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) sees a Southeast Asian country emerging
Read MoreRegional News Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is seeking renegotiations on its contracts with the two largest gold and copper mining companies i
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. President Aquino last week raved over what he thought was buko juice from our country that is a fad in gyms in the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — International aid agencies are scrambling to fund the Public Private Partnership projects as the government has decided to tap
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