An American tourist has been arrested for allegedly attacking security guards blocking him from entering an airport in the Philippines. Tyrone Bennett rode a cab from a condominium in the Makati district of the capital Manila to catch a flight at the Ninoy …
20-year-old Latter-day Saint sister missionary from Seattle area dies in Philippines
We are deeply saddened to share news of the passing of a young missionary,” says a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Taylor Erin Maw, 20, had been hospitalized for …
Missionary dies in Philippines after contracting ‘undetermined medical illness’
A missionary has died after leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said she was hospitalized with an illness in the Philippines.
Philippines external debt slips to $117.92 billion in June
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s external debt slipped slightly … billion pertained to loans of government-owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions and the BSP. During …
Indonesia has bullet train, and We are doing “habal habal”
It’s a shame that the Philippines, which claims to have more universities, more technocrats, more articulate people, is now being left behind by Indonesia by leaps and bounds.
China’s new territorial claims show ‘intent of expanding,’ says Philippines
Chinese authorities released a newly drawn map this month that claims ownership of nearly all of the South China Sea, an area larger than India, stretching from China’s shores thousands of kilometres …
Philippines full of pleasant surprises
The Philippines is made up of more than 7000 islands, and we pass many of them on the one-hour flight from the country’s capital, Manila, to the island of Bohol in the Visayas region and its capital, …
Philippines ready to deploy humanitarian contingent to quake-hit Morocco
The Philippines is ready to deploy its humanitarian contingent to quake-hit Morocco, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said yesterday. “What happened to Morocco recently is a reminder to all of us to …
Marcos vows improving ease of doing business in Philippines
While the bureaucracy may have gone “a little bit out of control,” President Marcos has assured investors that efforts are underway to improve the ease of doing business in the Philippines. In an …
Manalo to lead Philippines delegation in UNGA
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and two Cabinet officials will lead the Philippine delegation to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York …