Amid soaring commodity prices and global geopolitical headwinds, the Philippines remains as one of the fastest growing economies in the region, primarily backed by resilient personal consumption …
PUMA opens new store in the Philippines
INTERNATIONAL sports company PUMA continues its Southeast Asia expansion with the opening of a new store in the Philippines.This comes after the successful opening of their …
Philippines Sees Debt-to-GDP Ratio Falling to 50% by 2028
The Philippines expects the government’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio to decline to about 50% by 2028 due to strong economic growth, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said.
ITCZ still to bring isolated rains over most of Philippines
In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said the ITCZ would particularly affect most parts of Mindanao and Palawan.
The family grip on power in North Korea and the Philippines
In Asia’s ruling dynasties, family heritage is all-important. We have had no better proof than in the past few days, when dynastic heirs and maybe an heir-apparent to national power were on full …
Feature: Violence-torn region in southern Philippines hungers for peace, development
COTABATO CITY, Philippines, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Scarred by almost five decades of armed conflict, a violence-torn region in the southern Philippines is on its way to a lasting peace, attracting more …
China’s response to US VP’s Philippines trip not a sign of compromise, analysts say
When asked about Harris’ visit, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday that China did not oppose normal communication between the US and the Philippines, but it should not harm the “interests” of other countries. Do you have …
Philippines receives 2 new Turkish-made Atak helicopters
Turkish Aerospace Industries sent 3rd, 4th helicopters to Philippines under contract which will make six deliveries – Anadolu Agency
Philippines has one of the worst income inequality rates in Asia
Despite gains achieved to reduce poverty in the past three decades, the Philippines continues to have the widest wealth gaps in Asia and around the world, the World Bank said in its “Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines: Past,
Philippines detects 14 cases of ‘more transmissible’ Omicron subvariant BQ.1
Omicron BQ.1, a sublineage of the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant, has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, citing results of the latest genome sequencing.