MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it will stop accepting and processing mining permits until it
Read MoreGlobal News SINGAPORE — The demand for global leadership has never been greater. The world is truly lost in trying to find a way out of the current
Read MoreTHE interagency Infrastructure Committee (Infracom), chaired by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), is slated to submit its comm
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 Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), the infrastructure arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), underscored its commitment to build long-
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. BANKS WILL need to set aside at least 25% of their total funds for lending to farmers, fisherfolk and agrarian reform bene
Read MoreTHE RETIREMENT & Healthcare Coalition (RHC) and a German certification firm will work with hospitals to raise service standards in a bid to attr
Read MoreCAGAYAN DE ORO -- Plans to build a P500-million highway leading to the new Laguindingan international airport have been endorsed to the national gov
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 MoreRegional News The region needs more farm-to-market roads and fewer superhighways, more basic irrigation and fewer megadams. China's infrastructure
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. WITHOUT doubt, the country deserves kudos for doing better in the latest Global Competitiveness Index ranking by t
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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