GSIS allots P1.8 billion in loans to Luzon typhoon victims The Government Service Insurance System has allotted P1.84 billion in emergency loans for its active members and old-age pensioners affected by calamities in seven areas […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Trade risks loom over Asean FDI in-flow, but the US and Japan likely to stay top investors for now: HSBC economists The United States and Japan […]
Fed shift to cost up to P253B: On first year of implementation The shift to a federal constitution will result in an estimated incremental cost of P156.6 billion to P253 billion, and will put pressure […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu The Bangkok Declaration and the birth of Asean (video) As Thailand prepares to take over the Asean Chair for its 52nd year, state-owned broadcaster NBT World […]
House panel approves OVP’s P447.68-M budget for 2019 The House of Representatives’ appropriations committee on Wednesday approved the PHP447.68 million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2019. — Philippine News Agency […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Bangkok conference seeks to build inter-continental cooperation in suppressing wildlife trade and trafficking Cooperation among three major continents where illicit wildlife trades and trafficking are still […]
New Murder Case against Philippine Leader Filed before ICC A rights group and relatives of eight victims killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s unrelenting drug war filed a murder case Tuesday against the Philippine leader at […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Where will Yangon fall on the Krispy Kreme Asean Price Index? Hot on the heels of Krispy Kreme’s 81st birthday celebration in July, the American doughnut […]
Tourist arrival target maintained at 7.4 million despite Boracay closure THE Department of Tourism said it remains on track to hit its target of 7.4 million visitors this year despite the six-month closure of Boracay […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asia’s seed investors evolve in era of ‘mega’ fundraising Southeast Asia is seeing a rush of fundraising by local startups driven by “megarounds” worth more […]
P2.5-B USAID grant to help DOH, LGUs fight TB The Philippines is among the five countries hardest-hit by the tuberculosis (TB) pandemic, along with Indonesia, China, Pakistan and India, which accounts for a quarter of […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Chinese tourist numbers surge as overseas travel becomes easier Mainland Chinese tourists made more than 71.3 million trips outside their country in the first half of […]