Beijing not likely to change position on South China Sea – Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Beijing’s position on the South China Sea arbitration ruling “has not changed a bit” even if President Rodrigo Duterte intends […]
$15-M net hot money inflow in July The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) registered $15 million net foreign portfolio investment inflow in July, reversing the $35 million net outflows of the previous month. — Manila […]
DA tightens swill feeding ban as mystery disease kills hogs THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is keen on disallowing the sale of swill feeds, which experts suspect as one of the possible causes of the […]
Congress buckles down on 2020 budget THE PROPOSED national budget for next year has entered the legislative mill, with the House of Representatives lining up hearings leading to final approval at the chamber by Oct. […]
Graft Gobbles 20% of the Philippines’ Budget Corruption eats up US$13.35 billion, or 20% of the Philippines’ budget every year, the country’s Deputy Ombudsman Cyril Ramos said on Thursday. — OCCRP Dengue cases hit 188,000; […]
Duterte urged to cancel China deals on 3 islands DETAINED Sen. Leila de Lima has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to call off the agreements with Chinese firms to develop three strategic islands in the country […]
Philippines firm in South China Sea arbitral victory vs China The Philippines remains firm in its victory against China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea and would push for talks to settle the maritime […]
US group sees expansion of PH drug war killings to crackdown on Left Attacks on civilians in the Philippines now included the killing of members and leaders of protest groups branded as communists, aggravating the […]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte seen by public as ‘selling out’ to China, deputy says Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said citizens were worried Rodrigo Duterte was “selling out” to Beijing and called on the president […]
No UNCLOS, no US-EU in South China Sea: Xi Jinping wants code of conduct finished before Duterte’s term ends After its initial reluctance, China is now urging members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
Dengue epidemic hits 3 more regions Three more regions have breached the dengue epidemic threshold, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Sunday, bringing the total to 10 regions since the government declared a national […]
PH has most dengue cases in Southeast Asia in 2019 The Philippines has recorded the most number of cases of dengue in Southeast Asia so far in 2019, with 146,062 cases and 622 deaths due […]