Foreign portfolio investments post net inflow in July: BSP Registered foreign portfolio investments for the month of July 2018 amounted to USD959 million, reflecting a 5.3 percent improvement from the USD911 million figure in June […]
Indonesia central bank hikes rates as Turkey crisis bites Indonesia’s central bank hiked interest rates Wednesday in a bid to shield the slumping rupiah from a selloff in emerging market currencies as Turkey’s financial crisis […]
Davao-based state university to launch P4.8-M data center The state-run University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) announced on Tuesday it is set to launch a data center project with a funding cost of PHP4.89 million. — […]
Will $1.6b Hydroelectric Plant in South Tapanuli Endanger World’s Rarest Great Ape? The development of a $1.6 billion hydroelectric project in North Sumatra could potentially threaten the survival of the world’s rarest great ape, a […]
US turns over P807-M surveillance, reconnaissance system to Air Force The United States government turned over an P807-million surveillance and reconnaissance system for the C-130 Hercules aircraft to the Philippine Air Force at Villamor Air […]
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is teaming up with regional management consulting firm SRW&Co., to host its first Asean Global Leadership Programme (AGLP). To take place at its central London, England […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on business owners and employees throughout what it terms the ‘Western Pacific Region’ (WPR) to drive workplace safety policy through the implementation of universal smoke-free workplaces. Demonstrating its […]
Death toll in Lombok earthquake rises to 436 The death toll in the recent earthquakes in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, has increased to 436 as of today, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). […]
Proposed P3.757-T 2019 nat’l budget appears headed for a slow down The passage of the proposed 2019 P3.757 trillion national budget in the Senate appears headed for a slow down as lawmakers disagree on whether […]
Lombok earthquake deaths rise to 387: Aid yet to reach all affected (video) The death toll from a series of earthquakes on and around the eastern Indonesia island of Lombok has risen to 387, with […]
Seoul’s $1-B loans boosting PHL’s infra buildup, says envoy Continued from a1 MORE than half of the $1 billion worth of concessional loans the South Korean government is extending to the Philippines in the next […]
The death toll from a series of earthquakes on and around the eastern Indonesia island of Lombok has risen to 387, with authorities expecting that number to increase in the coming days. According to National […]