MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the criminal indictment of executives and officers of housing developer Globe Asi
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - For whatever it is worth, I have a vision for the Philippine economy for the year 2020, a decade from now. I do not claim tha
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) together with 10 Philippine business groups and the House of Representatives recently agreed
Read MoreThe House of Representatives has committed to give priority to 23 bills that seek to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of local businesse
Read MorePROPOSED legislation simplifying the excise tax regime and increasing rates imposed on so-called "sin" products has been drafted by the Finance depa
Read MoreBERLIN — It will not be easy to run a national railroad on renewable energy like wind, hydro and solar power, but that is what Deutsche Bahn of Germ
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government aims to boost annual revenue from tobacco and liquor taxes by as much as P139.33 billion ($3.3 billi
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat—I write this after coming out of Sunday Mass in this city where barely a week ago, a car
Read MoreBorrowers Benefit, Savers Suffer as Interest Rates Fall; Mixed Blessing for Firms Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has put the financial world
Read MoreA group of rural banks in the country lauded efforts of Congress to draft a law that will allow the sector to accept foreign capital. The Rural Ban
Read MoreTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) yesterday seized P700 million worth of imitation designer bags in a warehouse located in Binondo, Manila. An official s
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Air Force will acquire at least three air defense radars during the term of President Aquino to boost its capabilities in
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. 25 others charged in used chopper scam include Puno, Verzosa, Po They didn’t quite believe his brother. Former First Gen
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The rapid economic development of Asia since World War II — starting with Japan, South Korea and Taiw
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has formed the National Coast Watch System (NCWS) to expand the country’s naval security operations to preser
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Like the military’s chief of staff, the director general of the Philippine National Police needs not just competen
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. There are danger signals coming out from the horse’s mouth, so to speak. President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III dec
Read MorePAGADIAN CITY—US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas warned that the country’s southern areas would remain restricted to Americans unless a “
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Never mind the assessments of its previous ambassador to Manila; Washington now seems to like the new administrati
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Not too long ago, Asians went to the Philippines to obtain top-quality education in many fields ranging from agric
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