P56B at stake on Boracay closure; PTAA seeks options Over P56 billion of tourist spending is at stake during the imminent Boracay Island rehabilitation and restoration, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. — Malaya Business […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Boracay’s White Beach the Top Beach in Asean in 2018 (video) The White Beach in Boracay some 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila in the […]
Boracay’s White Beach the Top Beach in Asean in 2018 (video) The White Beach in Boracay some 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines has been judged […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Migrant crackdowns hit ASEAN’s labor flow Tighter restrictions on foreign labor in Malaysia and Thailand have pushed out millions of migrant workers, driving up wages and […]
Philippines’ $2 billion LNG project draws interest from Tokyo Gas, three others There are at least four potential investors for the Philippine government’s planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, including Tokyo Gas Co Ltd, […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN summit is a coup for Turnbull’s diplomatic effort One of the most important elements in constructing a good China policy is to have a good […]
Omidyar donates $1.5-M investment to 14 Rappler managers An American investor, which owned a controversial $1.5-million investment in Rappler, announced on Wednesday that it had donated its interests to 14 Filipino managers of the online […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asian carriers squeezed by rising fuel costs Rising fuel prices sunk Garuda Indonesia and Thai Airways International into the red last year and continue to […]
SSPC opens $51-M facility in Clark for production of latest multimedia cards SFA SEMICON Philippines Corp. (SSPC) opened its $51-million manufacturing facility in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga yesterday, where it plans to start producing the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Japan’s New ASEAN Defense Initiative in the Spotlight with First Disaster Relief Engagement Tokyo rolls out yet another activity as part of its increased regional defense […]
Uber for doctors, medicine takes off as tech moves healthcare Filipinos can now call a doctor and have medicine delivered with just a few taps on their mobile device, as tech startups meet demand to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Direct flights from Asean countries The three aviation hubs of Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur hold the lion’s share of these direct flights, although they are […]