Philippines Morning News For March 20

Philand to Union Bank: Pay P18M in damages CITING a final ruling by the Supreme Court, Philand Property Corp. said that Union Bank of the Philippines must pay P17.8 million in damages over a case […]

Philand to Union Bank: Pay P18M in damages CITING a final ruling by the Supreme Court, Philand Property Corp. said that Union Bank of the Philippines must pay P17.8 million in damages over a case […]

Philippines’ Duterte calls for mass withdrawal from ICC Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday called for other signatories of the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) to join his country in withdrawing […]

Govt to auction state-owned assets worth P98.32 million The Privatization Management Office (PMO) of the Department of Finance (DOF) disclosed on Thursday the government’s plan to bid out in March state-owned assets amounting to P98.32 […]

War on Terrorism: The Making of a Philippine Scout Ranger (video) The Philippines is on the front line in the global war on terrorism with recent reports saying that Maute-ISIS remnants are regrouping and preparing […]

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 […]

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 […]

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”, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]