The Philippines is no stranger to disasters. Floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and typhoons frequently ravage the archipelago, making it one of the mos
Read MoreExecutive Order 79: Reforms in the Philippine Mining Sector Summary of EO 79, taken from Rappler.com: MANILA, Philippines - The much-awaited executi
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Prospective investors in the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) program for infrastructure are asking the Aquino ad
Read MoreSome of the most successful Filipino “technopreneurs” from Silicon Valley will be coming home in October to share their insights and mentor aspiring
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The allocation for maximum number of flights that commercial airlines from the Philippines and United Arab Emirates (UAE) can
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Alcantara-led Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) expects to secure financing for its $290-million coal-fired power plant
Read MoreRUSSKY ISLAND, Vladivostok – As it moves to generate more funds for government coffers, the Aquino administration is seeking the help of Chile on ho
Read MoreThe Ayala and Aboitiz groups—two of the country’s biggest and oldest conglomerates both led by Hispanic families—have teamed up to bid for a P10-bil
Read MoreRUSSKIY ISLAND, Vladivostok—President Benigno Aquino returned to Manila on Sunday without meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao for much-anticipated b
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is keen on bidding for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) airport contracts in
Read MoreVLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Philippine Ambassador to Russia Alejandro Mosquera expressed optimism that more Russian businessmen will invest in the Philipp
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III has received his highest net satisfaction rating since he assumed his post in June 2010, said the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—When it comes to learning more about what they need to buy, Filipinos are among the most active in the Asia-Pacific region in us
Read MoreTHE AQUINO administration’s centerpiece public-private partnership (PPP) program moved forward yesterday with the issuance of award notices for scho
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Research firm IHS sees smartphones accounting for more than half of cellphone shipments next year as Filipinos bought five tim
Read MoreMETRO PACIFIC Investments Corp. (MPIC) has submitted a revised proposal to the government to expand the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) line, an offici
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The country must work on revitalizing its manufacturing sector in order to make growth more inclusive, the Philippine In
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Cabinet-level National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board approved major infrastructure projects worth about
Read MoreA FINAL version of policies protecting the rights of air passengers is expected to be published this month, an official said yesterday said, adding
Read MoreThe newly named Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno (Chief Meilou to her close friends) personifies President Aquino’s twin ideals of “kung wal
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