Category: Philippines
AFP chief pushes Code of Conduct in SCS
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay has called on his fellow military and defense officials in Southeast Asia to pursue the development of a [...] » More
Duterte tightens grip as the Philippines falls apart
Facing an acute economic crisis, a persistent Covid-19 outbreak and declining popularity, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fittingly extended a state of national [...] » More
Lawyers thumb down proposal to postpone 2022 elections over COVID-19 fears
Veteran lawyers on Friday shot down the proposal to consider postponing the 2022 national elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elections lawyer Romulo Macalintal, in a [...] » More
Philippines: UN must intensify pressure to end killings as impunity reigns
The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to incite a wave of extrajudicial executions and fuel a climate of near-absolute impunity for [...] » More
Coronavirus infections in Philippines climb past 299,000
The country now has more than 299,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as the Department of Health reported 2,630 additional infections Friday. The additional cases were mostly [...] » More
Duterte invokes court ruling against China in UN address
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte went on the offensive over the South China Sea on Wednesday, in his first-ever address to the United Nations general Assembly, stressing [...] » More
Philippines may lose if it brings up arbitral ruling before UN assembly-Palace
The Philippines may lose if it brings the issue of the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea row before the United Nations general Assembly, Malacanang said Thursday. [...] » More
Malaysian property agents prepare wish list to revive sliding home sales, diminishing interest from HK buyers
Home sales in Malaysia are sliding and foreign investors are making fewer trips as an investment-for-visa programme is suspended, while a topsy-turvy political environment [...] » More
Government clears First Gen’s natural gas venture
The energy department gave the go-signal to First Gen Corp. to construct a liquified natural gas facility in its Batangas plant. The Lopez-led company disclosed to the stock [...] » More
Shell looking to sell its stake in Malampaya gas field
Shell Philippines is scouting for a buyer for its stake in the Malampaya natural gas facility, saying it will divest from the project to preserve its financial footing. Shell [...] » More
Banking regulators are eyeing to request some lenders to postpone plans to return charges on money transfers by October 1.
“We can ask them to reconsider their earlier response to already impose said fees by October 1,” Chuchi Fonacier, deputy governor at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, [...] » More
Philippines may lose if it brings up arbitral ruling before UN assembly-Palace
The Philippines may lose if it brings the issue of the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea row before the United Nations general Assembly, Malacanang said Thursday. [...] » More
Philippines adds 2,180 new COVID-19 cases; total now at 296,755
The Philippines recorded 2,180 new coronavirus infections Thursday, taking the country’s caseload to over 296,000. To date, COVID-19 has afflicted 296,755 individuals [...] » More
Business chamber bats for 80pct public transport capacity
Public transport should be allowed to carry 80 percent of their typical capacity in order for enterprises to fully restart and support the economy, the country’s [...] » More
September 23 marks the day the Philippines learned it was under Martial Law
The Philippines commemorates the anniversary of the declaration of martial law on September 21 two days before it was actually announced, something historians say is a result [...] » More
