Philippines morning news for September 27
‘More effort needed to ease doing biz in PH’ ALTHOUGH the Philippines has done much to make doing business in the country easier, an officer of P&A Grant Thornton said it still had to do […]
Philippines morning news for September 26
WHO to send vaccines after polio resurgence THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) will send vaccines against Type 2 polio to the Philippines next month after the government reported at least two polio cases last week. […]
Philippines morning news for September 25
House body eases foreign retailer rules THE HOUSE of Representatives Committee on Trade and Industry on Tuesday approved the bill that makes it easier for foreigners to break into the country’s retail space. — BusinessWorld […]
Philippines morning news for September 24
Philippines police told to stop manhunt after Duterte reward Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s top justice official urged police on Friday to abort a manhunt for dozens of potentially dangerous convicts freed over the past few […]
Philippines morning news for September 23
More than 740 passengers affected after Ipoh flights cancelled due to haze IPOH: Six out of 14 flights scheduled out of Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh were cancelled on Sunday (Sep 22) morning due […]
Philippines morning news for September 20
First case of polio in 19 years reported in the Philippines Polio has resurfaced in the Philippines, 19 years after the country was declared free of the paralysing disease. Officials say the development is the […]
Philippines morning news for September 19
Duterte Says He Ordered a Politician Killed; a Spokesman Says He Misspoke President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines appeared to admit in a speech this week that he had ordered an assassination attempt on a […]
Philippines morning news for September 18
Palace: Docu on PHL drug war biased, ‘bordering on black propaganda’ Malacañang on Tuesday slammed a foreign documentary on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, accusing it of dishing out false narratives and putting the […]
Philippines morning news for September 17
PH, Chinese firms sign $1.1-B deals Filipino and Chinese companies on Monday signed business agreements worth $1.1 billion. The agreements were signed during the Philippines-China (Chongqing) Trade and Investment Forum at the Conrad Hotel in […]
Philippines morning news for September 16
Robredo on Panelo: He and Duterte should talk so that they will say the same thing Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday laughed off presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s criticism of her, saying that when President […]
Philippines morning news for September 13
Duterte’s South China Sea U-turn: illegal climbdown, or clever gambit for oil? Climbdown or clever gambit? The jury is out on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to ignore a landmark ruling by an international court […]
Philippines morning news for September 12
China dangles 60% oil share President Rodrigo Duterte said Chinese leader Xi Jinping offered Manila a 60 percent share of proceeds from joint oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea if the government sets aside […]