MANILA, Philippines - The government intends to file at least two major cases against former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. On the surface, President Aquino’s recent visit to China seems to have yielded little by way of resolving the Spra
Read MoreWashington had lobbied two Filipino lawmakers to address concerns that a proposed Cheaper Medicines Act could infringe on American drug patents, acc
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES—Argentina's Congress is gearing up for a debate on a bill to limit the amount of farmland foreigners can buy, amid a surge of interest
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo has opposed two labor moves: The proposed P125 wage hike and ban on labor cont
Read MoreMANILA — Islamic rebels in the southern Philippines have rejected a government offer of “genuine autonomy” for Filipino Muslims, saying Tuesday that
Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank has urged developing countries, including the Philippines, to pursue measures that will provide good-quality jobs for the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)’s peace panel has rejected the government’s proposal to give them autonomy rather tha
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino yesterday enumerated a list of military equipment to be acquired in fulfillment of his promise of modernizing
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Obviously in his element yesterday, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III led the ceremonial commissioning of the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino yesterday said that a “super body” will be created to take over the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWU
Read MoreTHE promotion of religious literacy to foster peace-building in the Philippines has received a big boost through a tie-up of the country’s top educa
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) will be working the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DB
Read MoreMANILA, 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
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