‘West Philippine Sea’
PHILIPPINE Congressman Walden Bello, right, walks past local residents and municipal employees of Pagasa Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea located off the...
View ArticleAnti-corruption, economic strides boost PHL in global competitiveness
MANILA, Sept 6 (Mabuhay) –Â Of 148 countries assessed by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in terms of fostering a business-friendly environment, the Philippines achieved huge strides in...
View ArticleAquino remains hopeful that territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea...
President Benigno S. Aquino III answers questions directed to him during the open forum in connection with the Annual Presidential Forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines...
View ArticleUS Navy to guard ‘freedom of navigation’ in Asia
A Philippine Navy patrol boat sails past the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier George Washington docked after its arrival at a Manila bay October 24, 2012. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington...
View ArticlePHL insists Chinese ships must go
MANILA, Nov 29, 2012 (AFP) – The Philippines is still asking China to withdraw three ships from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea almost six months after it promised to pull out, the foreign...
View ArticlePurchases of capital, consumer goods push PHL imports growth in December 2012
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) logo Growth in payments for capital goods, consumer goods, raw materials, and intermediate goods propelled Philippine merchandise imports to a...
View ArticleChina slams PHL bid to ‘legalize’ occupation of islands in West PHL Sea
West Philippine Sea Map (www.geocurrents.info) BEIJING, Apr 26 (Mabuhay) — China accused the Philippines on Friday of trying to legalize its occupation of islands in the disputed South China Sea,...
View ArticleQ1 tourist arrivals bring ‘more fun’ with 1.27M visitors
First quarter visitor arrivals reach 1.27 million, a 10.76-percent growth from last year’s 1.15 million for the same period. This marks the second time that foreign tourist arrivals breached the...
View ArticlePHL gov’t to Taiwanese public: Spare OFWs
Amadeo Perez Jr., chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (photo courtesy of www.focustaiwan.tw) MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — The Philippine government on Thursday appealed to the people of...
View ArticlePHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL CELEBRATES ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN...
Photo above shows (2nd from L-R) Mr. Warren Furutani, Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner, Consul General Maria Hellen Barber-De La Vega with Filipino Community Leaders. Photo above shows Consul...
View ArticleVP Binay asks Taiwan to lift hiring ban vs Pinoy workers
President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Vice President Jejomar Binay during the 5th Global Conference of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Opening Ceremony...
View ArticleMalacañang says Taiwan will provide additional security to protect Filipinos
Antonio Basilio, the Philippines’ representative to Taiwan, speaks during a joint news conference with Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei May 15,...
View ArticleTaipei releases satellite record, rejecting Manila’s claim
Filipino activists and overseas Filipino workers gesture as they chant slogans during a rally outside the premises of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Manila’s Makati financial...
View ArticlePHL vows to defend territory against China
by Mynardo Macaraig President Benigno S. Aquino III, accompanied by Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command (FOIC) Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano, inspects the Disaster Response and Rescue Units (DRRU)...
View ArticleJapan vows to help PHL amid China sea row
Vertical Landing: An AV-8B harrier jet performs a vertical landing on the flight deck of the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2013. The Boxer is conducting amphibious squadron and marine...
View ArticlePHL recalls envoy as China lays blocks on Scarborough
A bamboo pole breaks as residents carry the carcass of a juvenile whale shark, known locally as a “butanding”, at the coastline of Tanza, Cavite, southwest of Manila, September 5, 2013. The whale shark...
View ArticleWorld sends emergency relief to battered PHL
Marines board a KC-130J Hercules aircraft Nov. 10, 2013, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, moments before departing for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to the...
View ArticleChina gives additional $100k for ‘Yolanda’ aid
A boy walks past ruins of houses which were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, near a coastal town in Tacloban city, central Philippines November 13, 2013. Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated...
View ArticleAmphibious vehicles to boost PHL aid effort
Survivors who have evacuated the disaster zone, walk along the tarmac after they arrive from a military plane at Villamor Air Base in Manila November 13, 2013. Philippine officials have been...
View ArticleElectronics shipments drive PHL imports up 7.2% in Sept., says NSO
(NSO logo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Philippine imports grew at a faster pace in September, driven mainly by a double-digit increase in electronics shipments, the country’s main trade product, the National...
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