Construction of the Philippines first underground railway system commenced last Wednesday (Feb 27) with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade and representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducting an official ground breaking […]
The world’s most popular Asean beach of 2018 is again open for business after having undergone a six-month-long overhaul under armed military guard. While the same crystal-clear waters as before lap onto the island’s renowned […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may be the real-life personification of ‘Judge Dredd’ to many due to his deadly war on drugs, but his backflip on a fuel excise increase has many others labelling him as […]
A spectacular second terminal at Cebu airport not only raises Philippines’ airport infrastructure to world-class standards, but is also driving international and domestic tourism to Cebu City, one of the nation’s most significant historical and […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $300 million loan on August 20 to support the Philippines’ efforts to strengthen private sector participation in the government’s “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) infrastructure development programme. Government reforms […]
A Philippine labour group which last Thursday slammed a proposed PHP20 (about US$0.37) daily minimum wage increase for workers in Metro Manila as “demeaning” and out of step with rising inflation, yesterday called for Philippine President […]
The Philippines set suggested retail prices (SRP) for rice this week in an attempt to combat soaring inflation, with a top official warning that violators could face up to four years in jail. The joint move […]
As Super Typhoon Mangkhut (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong) continues its path of destruction the damaged fields and paddocks of Luzon, among others, doesn’t auger well for a country already in the grips […]
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China-Asean and China-US relations in the South China Sea have trended in opposite directions since July 12, 2016. On that day the Philippines and Asean set aside the near-term implementation of the South China Sea […]
Philippines national flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has added two new aircraft, the first of six Airbus A350-900s and 21 Airbus A321neos, to its fleet to boost passenger capacity and further its aim of becoming […]
The Philippines Department of Finance (DOF) has hit back at criticism by a university professor describing the rate of infrastructure development currently underway as being “faster than any other administration achieved in the past.” According […]
The problem with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is that it is all too easy to believe the latest screaming headline attributed to him. The latest claims that he will resign if the existence of ‘God’ […]