Category: Philippines
‘Last hurrah’ in politics for Philippines’ Estrada
In typically colourful fashion, graft-tainted former Philippine president Joseph Estrada launched his campaign for mayor of Manila Sunday in what he described as his [...]
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Philippines set for rating upgrade boost
The Philippines has won its first-ever investment grade rating. The move by Fitch should cut borrowing costs and boost cash inflows. The ratings agency raised the [...]
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Philippines marks Easter with bloody mock crucifixions
Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacted the last hours of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, whipping their backs and nailing themselves to crosses in a grisly Easter ritual [...]
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Philippines set for rating upgrade boost
The Philippines has won its first-ever investment grade rating. The move by Fitch should cut borrowing costs and boost cash inflows. The ratings agency raised the [...]
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Philippines, Brazil sign pact on sports cooperation
THE Philippines and Brazil have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will improve sports cooperation between the two countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs [...]
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Sabah not part of Malaysia, warns Philippines
A new twist has developed when the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revived an order issued in 2008 to remind government departments and officials not to refer [...]
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Philippines wins first investment grade as Aquino spurs growth
The Philippines achieved investment grade for the first time as Fitch Ratings raised its assessment, rewarding President Benigno Aquino for leading a growth resurgence after [...]
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Philippines wins first investment grade credit rating
The Philippines won its first investment-grade credit rating on Wednesday in a move President Benigno Aquino hailed as proof his country was no longer Asia’s economic [...]
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Philippines military hunts Aussie’s kidnappers
THE Philippines military has launched a fresh offensive against the Abu Sayyaf bandit group as the family of freed Australian Warren Rodwell called for his kidnappers to be [...]
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Philippines, Muslim rebels agree to expedite talks
After postponing the 37th round of formal exploratory talks on Monday, the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the largest Muslim rebel group [...]
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Philippines’ January imports fall 8pct yr/yr
Philippine imports in January fell 8.0 percent from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Tuesday. KEY DATA January December November October September August Jul [...]
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January imports fall 8pct yr/yr
Philippine imports in January fell 8.0 percent from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Tuesday. KEY DATA Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Imports ($ bln) 4.72 5.30 [...]
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Aquino orders MILF talks reset to allow for review
President Benigno Aquino III on Monday ordered the postponement of the negotiations with the Moro rebels to next month even as he said the talks were on track despite the [...]
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Philippine leader warns ‘tax-avoiding’ Chinatown
Philippine President Benigno Aquino Friday warned the nation’s ethnic Chinese businesspeople who are failing to pay the correct amount of tax to stop evading the law or [...]
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Oil exec apologises for blaming Filipinos for US oil rig fire
The Philippine Embassy in Washington said oil executive John Hoffman, president of Black Elk Energy oil company, has apologised for blaming Filipino workers for the explosion [...]
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