There is no dearth of proposed legislations that were pushed in Congresses past to promote “ease of doing business” in the Philippines. In fact and in truth, many of these measures have been approved …
Mali, the Philippines’ lone elephant, dies after more than 4 decades
Mali, the country’s lone elephant, confined in a Manila Zoo enclosure for over four decades, died on Tuesday. In a social media address, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuña …
Philippines Holds Joint Patrols with Australia in the South China Sea
The Philippines concluded a series of joint maritime and aerial patrols with Australia in the South China Sea today, and plans to hold more patrols in the future with the U.S. and other allies, according to officials.
Video Shows Chinese Jets Circling US Allies in the South China Sea
The first Philippines-Australia joint military drills came just days after U.S.-Philippines patrols in the same area.
Philippines logs 1,218 new COVID-19 cases from Nov. 21–27, 2023
The Philippines logged 1,218 new COVID-19 cases in the week from November 21 to 27, 2023, according to the Department of Health. This weekly tally is the highest in six weeks, and is the third straight week of increasing new cases,
Philippines second in ASEAN in digital trade facilitation
The Philippines ranked second-best among Southeast Asian (ASEAN) nations in the 2023 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation following the Bureau of Customs (BOC)’s …
Meet the creators of the Philippines’ Ghibli-inspired Christmas village
They’re the creators of the Ghibli-inspired Paskuhan sa Bayambang (Christmas in Bayambang) in Pangasinan, northern Philippines, which features … as well as the laundry business. They also recently …
Fitch Ratings assigns ‘BBB’ to Philippines’ maiden Sukuk bonds
Credit watcher Fitch Ratings has given a “good credit quality” rating to the Philippines’ proposed maiden issuance of US-dollar denominated Sharia-compliant or Sukuk bonds. In its rating action …
Hyundai Motor PH Launches Hyundai Finance
Hyundai Motor Philippines launches Hyundai Finance. Hyundai Finance provides an exclusive range of car payment options with the help of local bank partners. The first local partners are: East West …
Fitch Ratings assigns ‘BBB’ to Philippines’ maiden Sukuk bonds
Credit watcher Fitch Ratings has given a “good credit quality” rating to the Philippines’ proposed maiden issuance of US-dollar denominated Sharia-compliant or Sukuk bonds. In its rating action …