This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The world marks today the first International Day to End Impunity, and the focus of attention is the Philippines. Up
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. In what was a purely coincidental development, South Korea President Lee Myung-bak arrived in our country last Sun
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted opinion piece. NEW YORK – Some 40 years ago, when I entered Oxford University as a graduate student, I declared my
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. It has been two years since the gruesome mass murder that took place on a lonely dirt road in Maguindanao shook an
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Part 2 A strong fiscal position is crucial for long-term growth. It also serves as a shield against future econom
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A great leader is single minded, he has a vision and sticks to it. Regardless. President Benigno Aquino III has th
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The Supreme Court is without doubt the most reviled Philippine institution next to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It has
Read MoreThere are signs that the Philippines insurance industry may be heading towards a period of solid growth, with both the state and the private sector
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Voting 18-1, the Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading the proposed P1.8-trillion national budget for 2012. Se
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III has hailed the arrest of his predecessor, former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as
Read MoreDAVAO CITY—Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo said he agreed with the proposal of the Chamber of Mines to pay excise tax directly to the host local go
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. President Benigno Aquino III, returning from a conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Bali, sai
Read MoreNovember 23, 2011 Statement by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. on the Second Anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre Today, on the second
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House of Representatives and the Joint Foreign Chambers and Philippine Business Groups on Tuesday agreed to pu
Read MoreWelcome Remarks of the Hon. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Meeting with the Joint Foreign Chambers November 22, 2011 Distinguished Heads and Mem
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The number of Korean visitors to the Philippines may double in the next two years from the current 700,000 tourists a year, as b
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. After holding marathon hearings last week, the Senate today approved on second and third reading the proposed P1.8
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The Senate today approved two bills on third and final reading; one seeking to stop discrimination in the workplac
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. In the dizzying developments in recent days, all parties concerned appeared to be racing against time, and even taki
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the government’s second largest revenue agency, filed smuggling charges yesterday against an impo
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