Category: Philippines
S. Korea’s Philippine investments reach $3.8B
South Korean investments in the Philippines have reached an estimated $3.8 billion, an official from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea shared Wednesday. South Korean [...]
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Philippines: cash transfers succeeding where other programmes have failed
As a result of conditional cash transfers school enrollment is up and stunting in recipient communities is down. But doubts remain: is this the best route to development? [...]
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Conergy Wins 22-Megawatt Solar Power Plant Order in Philippines
Conergy AG (CGYK), a German solar company, won its first order to build a photovoltaic plant in the Philippines. Conergy will install 22 megawatts of solar panels for [...]
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Philippines, Korea trade volume breaches $10M mark
Trade volume between the Philippines and South Korea has exceeded the $10 million mark, an official from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea said. In an interview with [...]
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Philippines tagged most improved for business
THE PHILIPPINES emerged as the economy that improved the most in the latest issue of an annual joint World Bank-International Finance Corp. report that tracks changes in [...]
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Philippines official urges more support for Southeast Asia SMEs
A top official from the Philippines on Tuesday said Southeast Asian countries should support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through their economic policies. “Asean [...]
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Security alert in deadly Philippine village elections
Police and troops were on high alert across the Philippines on Monday as millions of voters went to the polls to choose village leaders, with 22 people killed in pre-election [...]
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First lady commander leads Philippine mission to Haiti
For the first time in history, a female commander is heading a contingent of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations. [...]
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Death and irregularities mar Philippines village polls
Manila: More than 20 people were killed and almost 30 wounded in village polls that elected 42,028 village heads and almost 300,000 councillors nationwide. Officials said [...]
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Voters in the Philippines Politely Reminded It’s Illegal to Take Selfies With Completed Ballots
It doesn’t look like the #VoterSelfies movement is going to sweep the Philippines anytime soon. Ahead of today’s elections, the country’s Commissions of [...]
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Philippines to hold negotiations next month for more flights to Israel, Russia
The Philippines plans to hold air talks with Russia and Israel next month, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said. Carmelo Arcilla, executive director of CAB, said [...]
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‘Stunt’ at Philippine heritage site draws ire
Philippine conservationists hit out Sunday at a wakeskating “stunt” that took place at an ancient mountain rice terrace, accusing sponsors of exploiting the [...]
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22 Killed Ahead of Philippine Village Elections
At least 22 candidates and supporters have been killed in election-related violence over the past month ahead of this week’s village polls across the Philippines, [...]
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Russian tourists in town to visit Boracay, Cebu
More than 100 Russian tourists were flown into the country by a chartered flight of Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday. The visitors, who were seen wearing floppy summer [...]
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UN tourism body backs quake rehab plan
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has committed to support the Philippines’ tourism-related rehabilitation programme for areas affected by the [...]
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