Philippines morning news for September 16

Robredo on Panelo: He and Duterte should talk so that they will say the same…

Robredo on Panelo: He and Duterte should talk so that they will say the same…

Duterte’s South China Sea U-turn: illegal climbdown, or clever gambit for oil? Climbdown or clever…

China dangles 60% oil share President Rodrigo Duterte said Chinese leader Xi Jinping offered Manila…

P1.79-B ‘hanging pork’ sparks controversy in 2020 national budget deliberations After the so-called “pork parking”…

House committee endorses P4.1-trillion budget THE House of Representatives appropriations committee yesterday endorsed the P4.1…

Another suicide bombing hits Sulu A suicide bomber, suspected to be a woman, was killed…

FDI pledges double in first half COMMITTED foreign direct investments (FDI) grew by more than…

Philippines sides with China on revision of UNCLOS – Locsin Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin…

‘Catch-up’ program to boost GDP growth Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the government’s implementation of…

Government debt falls to P7.80T in July THE national government’s outstanding debt dropped further to…

Beijing tells Duterte its position on S. China Sea ‘not up for negotiation’ Beijing told…

Xi calls for joint efforts with Philippines in achieving early adoption of COC The Code…

Unfriendly, not hostile: Navy drafting protocols for warship intrusions Without the military muscle to match…

PH speeds up infra dev’t; H2 GDP seen rising to 6.4% The government is fast-tracking…

Carpio: PH signed terms of reference on joint oil and gas exploration deal with China…

Beijing not likely to change position on South China Sea – Chinese foreign ministry spokesman…