Angie Teo has been appointed Indonesia Bureau Chief and will lead Reuters coverage across the world’s fourth most populous country. Angie joined Reuters in 2010 reporting on palm oil pricing in …
What the Philippine economy could be like after the coronavirus
The Philippines is now battered by a perfect … the government has allowed the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry to continue operations. When President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the …
Philippines inks $370-M loan to speed up land distribution to CARP beneficiaries
The Philippines has inked a $370-million loan agreement with the World Bank for efforts to accelerate the redistribution of land covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to …
Galvez: Philippines eyes quarantine facilities expansion for isolation, critical care of COVID-19 cases
More quarantine facilities will be established for COVID-19 patients in preparation for a possible surge of cases, National Task Force (NTF) COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.
LOOK: Qatar gov’t opens visa center in Philippines
Processing of Qatar visa applications will be free for overseas Filipino workers. The Qatar Visa Center will also serve as a place for Filipinos to review and sign employment contracts.
Philippines, World Bank sign $370-M loan to speed up land distribution under agrarian reform program
The Philippines and World Bank last week signed a $370-million loan agreement meant to fast-track the distribution of about 1.4 million hectares of land to an estimated 750,000 farmers who are …
Philippines, World Bank sign US$370mil loan agreement to support farmers
The Philippines and the World Bank have signed a US$370mil loan agreement for a project to support Filipino farmers, the country’s Department of Finance (DOF) said on Monday.
Philippines reports 4 new coronavirus deaths, 1,521 more infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday confirmed four new coronavirus deaths and 1,521 new cases, its fifth straight day of reporting over a thousand infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said …
More businesses on wait and see in the Philippines than in Southeast Asia
More Filipino businesses have taken a wait-and-see approach on the COVID-19 pandemic compared with their Southeast Asian peers, a recent poll conducted by SAP SE revealed. According to the results of …
As Philippines fights COVID-19, some fear involvement of the police
At the peak of the Philippines‘ war on drugs, people in the rundown neighborhoods of Navotas in the capital Manila grew used to police knocking on doors, or bursting into the homes of drug suspects – …