The Philippines will limit foreign arrivals in its main Manila airport to 1,500 passengers a day for a month starting March 18, the Civil Aeronautics Board said, as coronavirus infections surged anew.
SC junks pleas vs. Philippines’ exit from ICC
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the petitions challenging President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to withdraw the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is looking …
EMERGING MARKETS-Philippines leads Asian stocks higher on Wall Street boost
The Philippines led most of Asia’s emerging stock markets higher on Tuesday on the back of record highs for Wall Street’s main indexes, although gains were capped ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy …
Philippines gets share in £19-M UK Prosperity Fund, says DOF
The Philippines will be getting a share in the United Kingdom’s Cross-Government Prosperity Fund, which will be an “invaluable tool” that would help the country post a strong recovery from the …
Philippines National Grid Taps Banks for $1.5 Billion IPO
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines has picked banks to work on its initial public offering and has increased its targeted size to at least $1.5 billion, according to people with knowledge of the …
KCC Philippines to give away P40,000, hold K-pop dance tutorial
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines’ 10th year anniversary kicked off this March and it started the celebration with informative K-content, contests and big prizes. Amid the ongoing …
Philippines Touts New Incentive Schemes at Virtual FilMart
Multiple agencies from The Philippines took to the virtual floor on the first day of FilMart to promote the Southeast Asian country’s companies and to tout the island nation as a desirable …
ADB plans to lend $3.5 billion to Philippines this year
MANILA, Philippines — Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to lend $3.5 billion or about P168.65 billion to the Philippines this year to help the country recover from the …
With 5,404 new COVID-19 cases, Philippines posts biggest daily rise in 7 months
The Department of Health reported the highest single-day rise since August 14, when the country had 6,216 cases.
Duterte says Philippines can beat COVID-19 even as cases soar
Hospitals have reported COVID-19 wards and ICU beds getting filled. The Philippines on Monday reported another record high of 5,404 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total tally to 626,893. This …