The Philippines hopes to emulate Indonesia, where a similar ban on metal ore exports boosted investment in smelting and refineries.
Military contracted plane crashes in Philippines, killing 4, including a U.S. Marine
Four people were killed when a U.S. military-contracted plane crashed in a rice field in southern Philippines on Thursday, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announced.
US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four
A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.
US Service Member, Contractors Die in Philippines Plane Crash: What We Know
The aircraft was on a mission, providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at the request of US Philippine allies.
DOD-contracted aircraft crashes in Philippines, killing all on board
A DOD-contracted aircraft flying an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission crashed in the Philippines, killing all four on board, federal officials said.
US service member, 3 contractors killed in surveillance mission plane crash in southern Philippines
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says that one U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines.
At least 4 killed after US military-contracted plane crashes in southern Philippines
Officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board …
US military-contracted plane crashes in Philippines killing all 4 on board
Four people are dead after a U.S. military-contracted plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday, officials said.
A flurry of international naval drills around the Philippines prompts complaints from Beijing
A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints from Beijing, which claims the entire South China Sea for itself and accuses Manila of colluding with others to destabilize the region.
Rethinking economic planning in the Philippines
There are plans to transform the Philippines’ socioeconomic planning agency, NEDA, into a new Cabinet department. But this proposal fails to address its declining relevance and inability to implement …