Money Laundering Council have insisted that none of the missing $2.1 billion funds of German financial technology leader Wirecard AG entered the Philippines, but vowed to punish any individual found …
Foreigners with long-term visas can enter Philippines
Starting next month, foreign nationals with existing long-term visas especially permanent residents will be allowed entry to the Philippines. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging …
Philippines Announces New Coronavirus Measures, Alarming Rights Groups
The Philippines will send police door-to-door to usher COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms into government quarantine facilities.
Peso up on Moody’s affirmation of Philippine ‘Baa2’ credit rating
The Philippine peso appreciated against the dollar on Friday as global credit watcher Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the Philippines’ “Baa2” credit rating with a stable outlook. The local currency …
As Philippines Fights Coronavirus, Some Fear Involvement of the Police
Infections have tripled in the Philippines since June 1 and the interior ministry announced this week that health officials, with the help of local authorities and the police, wil …
Philippines to let in foreigners with long-term visas from August
The Philippines will allow foreigners who hold long-term visas to enter the country from August, the government said Friday, as it continues to grapple with a rising number of coronavirus cases. Under …
Philippines allows entry of foreigners with long-term visas
The Philippines has allowed the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas in the country beginning August 1, Malacañang announced on Friday. The government’s COVID-19 task force, however, set …
Pandemic Threatens to Burst Philippines’ Online Gaming Bubble
With the twin global gaming centers of Macau and Las Vegas bleeding millions of dollars daily as casinos stand empty, the much smaller online gaming industry in the Philippines was supposed to benefit …
‘Panalo na naman tayo’: Filipinos recall Roque’s ‘Congratulations Philippines’ as COVID-19 cases exceed 60K
As the Philippines breached the sixty thousandth-mark of total coronavirus cases in the third week of July, the previous exclamations of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque surfaced on social media.
COVID-19 cases in Philippines may rise to 85,000 by end of July —UP experts
Experts from the University of the Philippines have projected that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country may reach more than 85,000 by the end of July. The projection, which includes a projected …