Philippines morning news for October 3

Isabela bans entry of swine Gov. Rodolfo Albano 3rd has declared a total ban on the entry of pigs, including fresh, frozen and processed products in the entire province. — Manila Times Lawmaker wants higher […]

Isabela bans entry of swine Gov. Rodolfo Albano 3rd has declared a total ban on the entry of pigs, including fresh, frozen and processed products in the entire province. — Manila Times Lawmaker wants higher […]

Top Philippine Court Delays Decision on Marcos Election Protest The Philippinesā top court on Tuesday delayed resolving an election protest filed by the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos questioning his loss in the 2016 […]

BSP expects 0.6-1.4% Sept. inflation THE OVERALL increase in prices of widely used goods could have clocked in at its slowest clip in at least three years last month, as a decline in rice prices […]

Nationwide transport strike pushes through, inconveniencing commuters Transport groups went ahead with their nationwide strike on Monday morning, inconveniencing many commuters. — GMA Network Plastic trash threatens dugong survival in Palawan The seas surrounding the […]

‘More effort needed to ease doing biz in PH’ ALTHOUGH the Philippines has done much to make doing business in the country easier, an officer of P&A Grant Thornton said it still had to do […]

WHO to send vaccines after polio resurgence THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) will send vaccines against Type 2 polio to the Philippines next month after the government reported at least two polio cases last week. […]

House body eases foreign retailer rules THE HOUSE of Representatives Committee on Trade and Industry on Tuesday approved the bill that makes it easier for foreigners to break into the country’s retail space. — BusinessWorld […]

Philippines police told to stop manhunt after Duterte reward Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s top justice official urged police on Friday to abort a manhunt for dozens of potentially dangerous convicts freed over the past few […]

More than 740 passengers affected after Ipoh flights cancelled due to haze IPOH: Six out of 14 flights scheduled out of Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh were cancelled on Sunday (Sep 22) morning due […]

First case of polio in 19 years reported in the Philippines Polio has resurfaced in the Philippines, 19 years after the country was declared free of the paralysing disease. Officials say the development is the […]

Duterte Says He Ordered a Politician Killed; a Spokesman Says He Misspoke President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines appeared to admit in a speech this week that he had ordered an assassination attempt on a […]

Palace: Docu on PHL drug war biased, ‘bordering on black propaganda’ MalacaƱang on Tuesday slammed a foreign documentary on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, accusing it of dishing out false narratives and putting the […]