Image Credit: Bloomberg Increasingly, it has become a vital mineral for the lithium-ion batteries used in EVs. The Philippines, a highly mineralised country, has at least 34 operating nickel mines. It …
Philippines Arming Up For D-Day With China
(MENAFN- Asia Times) MANILA – Wu Shicun, chairman of China’s state-funded Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, fired a shot across the Philippines’ bow by saying China …
Maya Business clinches 3-peat as PH’s No. 1 omni-channel payments processor
MAYA Business, recognized as the No. 1 omni-channel payments processor for 3 straight years, has cemented its position as the payments backbone of the Philippines, delivering seamless solutions to …
Tonik Digital Bank Introduces Multipurpose Loans for Consumers in the Philippines
Tonik Digital Bank, the Philippines’ first digital-only neobank, revamped the Big Loan, a multipurpose loan catering to a wider range of Filipinos’ financial needs. First launched in 2023, the Big …
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific to Decide Airbus Vs Boeing for 100 Narrowbody Jets Order in Q2
Cebu Pacific needs a mix of shorter and longer plane models to cope with the Philippines’ varied runway types. It currently has an all-Airbus narrowbody fleet that includes A320neos and A321neos, …
US, Philippines Hold Air Patrol, Drawing China Rebuke
The US and the Philippines conducted a joint air patrol over areas facing the disputed South China Sea in another display of a stronger defense alliance, drawing China’s rebuke as maritime tensions …
Ironclad historical evidence reveals Philippines’ claim over Huangyan Dao a groundless farce
China has indisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and the waters adjacent to it. The Philippines disregards historical fact, distorts international law, and violates the consensus reached and …
JAZA upbeat on Philippines growth prospects
Ayala Corp. chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala is upbeat on the Philippine economy’s growth this year. Zobel said expectations within the Ayala group, the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, is that …
Philippines to Probe Claims of Chinese Cyanide Use at Scarborough Shoal
Somewhat ironically, the practice began in the Philippines in the 1960s as a means of supplying the international aquarium trade, according to the WWF. “But since the early 1980s, a much bigger …
Philippines joint air patrol with U.S. to ‘protect territory’
A joint air patrol by the Philippines with the United States was aimed at protecting territory and national interests in the South China Sea, a Philippine military official said Tuesday, after Beijing …