Alas, Vietnam, a backwater communist country just 40 years ago, has overtaken us in terms of per capita income.
Pope’s Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions Jolts Efforts for Change in Philippines
Lawmakers and couples say momentum for action is building in the country after the pontiff’s stunning remarks.
PayMongo and Vesta partner to offer fraud and risk detection for online payments in the Philippines
PayMongo, a Manila-based online payment processing platform, today announced its partnership with Vesta, a fintech pioneer in fraud protection and fully guaranteed payment technologies, to further …
Typhoon Goni Gains Strength as It Heads to the Philippines
Typhoon Goni continued to strengthen on its way to the Philippines, tracking a path similar to Molave that has killed dozens of people and damaged homes and crops in the Philippines and Vietnam.
PayMongo and Vesta partner to offer fraud assessment and risk detection to protect online payments in the Philippines
PRNewswire/ — PayMongo, a Manila-based online payment processing platform, today announced its partnership with Vesta, …
No turning back for digital banking in Philippines
With well over a million users, China’s leading mobile-payments system, Alipay, posted $17.3 trillion in payment volume in China alone and $91.2 billion from abroad.
Philippines: 20 dead, thousands of homes damaged in typhoon
At least 20 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island province that was first …
Philippines braces for another cyclone, after typhoon kills 20
A house is partially submerged in debris after Typhoon Goni swept through Daraga, Albay province, Philippines, November 2, 2020, in this photo obtained from social media. David Lee/via REU …
Super Typhoon slams Philippines
A man looks at his house buried under the pile of rubble and sand following flash floods brought by Typhoon ‘Goni’ in Barangay Busay, Daraga town, Albay province, Philippines 1. REUTERS/Nino …
Worldview: Turkey earthquake, Philippines typhoon, U.K. lockdown
Turkish rescuers pulled a 3-year-old girl from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building 65 hours after an earthquake. The Philippines was struck by its biggest storm so far this year. And England …