South China Sea row: Philippines to launch nuclear programme as China tensions grow THE PHILIPPINES are planning a new nuclear programme amid heightening tensions with China which has seen political uproar and weapons readied with […]
6 killed in 6.6 quake A magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolted Southern Mindanao Tuesday, claiming the lives of at least six persons and injuring hundreds of others. Two students remained missing beneath the rubble as rescue […]
Duterte to raise South China Sea code of conduct at this weekend’s ASEAN Summit President Rodrigo Duterte is heading to Thailand later this weekend to attend the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit […]
AMLC has frozen P1 billion worth of assets as of July THE Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said it has frozen over P1 billion worth of assets and seized a further P600 million between January 2018 […]
PH moves up 29 notches in global ease of doing business ranking The Philippines dramatically moves up 29 notches to 95th from 124th out of 190 countries in the global ease of doing business (EODB) […]
Davao del Sur placed under state of calamity The entire province of Davao del Sur has been placed under the State of Calamity following the severe devastation brought about by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that […]
‘Unbearable pain’ cuts short Philippine leader Duterte’s Japan trip Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was forced to cut short his attendance of the enthronement of Japan’s emperor on Tuesday, due to what his office said was […]
Infra spending down to P59.3B in August The delayed approval of this year’s national budget and the election ban on spending dragged state expenditure for infrastructure and capital outlay in August, the Department of Budget […]
Duterte’s ‘free to kill’ order draws concern Prelates and human rights advocates have raised concerns over President Duterte’s statement on Thursday that the controversial police official, Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, was “free to kill” in […]
Quake kills 6, injures dozens The strong and shallow quake that jolted several provinces in Mindanao left at least six people dead and injured 53 others, authorities said. — Manila Times Hot money net outflow […]
Philippines’ top diplomat calls for cut to ‘Abominable’ over China map The foreign minister of the Philippines called on Wednesday for a cut to a scene in DreamWorks’ animated film “Abominable” that shows China’s unilaterally […]
IMF lowers 2019 growth forecast for Philippines to 5.7% The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered anew its economic growth forecasts for the Philippines for 2019 and 2020 due to the disappointing performance in the […]