Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN needs to remain ‘effective and central player’ in region: PM Lee ASEAN must continue working hard to remain an effective and central player in the […]
Subsidies to various government agencies hit P131 billion in 2017 The national government has disbursed subsidies to various agencies amounting to P131 billion for 2017, with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) receiving the highest […]
Migrant workers’ protection: Quo vadis? Once again, the world bears witness to the cruel realities that migrant workers face everyday in their host countries. — The Jakarta Post CIMB Bank partners with PLDT of the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN military chiefs push for peace in South China Sea Military chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pushed for peace in the disputed […]
ADB to provide technical aid, $5M for Marawi rehabilitation The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will provide technical assistance and $5 million worth of funding to support the rehabilitation of Marawi City following last […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Singapore inks new TPP trade pact with 10 other countries: 5 things to know about the CPTPP Moving along without the United States, the remaining 11 […]
Philippines seeks ‘terrorist’ tag for 600 alleged communist guerrillas A U.N. special rapporteur, a former Philippine lawmaker and four former Catholic priests are among more than 600 alleged communist guerrillas the Philippines wants declared “terrorists”, […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu EU-Asean trade: A counterbalance to US and China We want strong partners in Asean. Especially given the rising pressure from China.” This blunt remark is not […]
Sanofi may seek U.S. approval for Dengvaxia despite Philippines outrage Sanofi will decide shortly whether to seek regulatory approval for its dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in the United States and remains committed to the medicine despite […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Is ASEAN Doing Enough to Address Cybersecurity Risks? Singapore, which chairs ASEAN this year, had made cybersecurity one of its priorities for the group. That makes […]
Measles Makes a Comeback as Philippine Vaccination Rates Plummet Concerns by Philippine health and science professionals that the disastrous Dengvaxia mass dengue inoculation programme would affect other public health programmes is rapidly coming to fruition, […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia to use East Timor boundary treaty to bolster ASEAN ties After a saga lasting nearly two decades, Australia will on March 6 sign a boundary […]