
New Hawaii trade office aims boosting food exports
The state of Hawaii plans to establish its first foreign office in the province of Ilocos Norte to boost trade, tourism and investment.
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The state of Hawaii plans to establish its first foreign office in the province of Ilocos Norte to boost trade, tourism and investment.
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) retreated on Monday, falling 58.97 points or 0.99 percent to 5,879.41, while the peso weakened to P61.69 per US…
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The country’s gross international reserves (GIRs) stood at a 16-month low of $104.0 billion as of end-May 2026, slightly lower than the previous month’s $104.3…
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The Philippines missed the opportunity to help shape discussions and priorities within the world’s most powerful security body.
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Investment promotion agencies (IPAs) dominated the foreign direct investment pledges in the first quarter of the year, logged by the Philippine Statistics…
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Market rally was sustained driven largely by ICTSI which surged 5.42 percent to P875.00, lifting the Services sector by 3.74 percent but the peso weakened to…
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Paris (AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron announced “record” foreign investments of 93 billion euros ($108 billion) at an international conference Monday,…
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The political volatility currently engulfing the Senate will only worsen already fragile investor sentiment, according to Maharlika Investment Corp.…
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Nosy Tarsee has a $6-million question: Which telco upstart is sitting on a hundred-billion-peso hole — and says it’s perfectly fine?
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Nosy Tarsee points to a colossal hole in the mountains east of Metro Manila. It is the mouth of a tunnel that was supposed to save a megacity from thirst. What…
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China’s ties with Canada have improved recently.
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Foreign investors watching from Singapore, Tokyo, and Brussels do not parse the internal logic of Philippine factional politics. They see institutional…
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A foreign national was arrested by operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 and the Cordova Police Station during the implementation of a…
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There was surge in foreign investment approvals in the first quarter with South Korea accounting for over half — 59.5 percent — of total inflows, followed by…
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The Department of Tourism (DoT) is calling on residents and domestic travelers to remain vigilant and report rowdy foreign tourists following a string of…
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Foreign investment (FI) approvals in the Philippines surged in the first quarter of 2026, climbing 52.3 percent year-on-year to P42.64 billion from P27.99…
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‘The Philippines continues to prove its adaptability and readiness as a leading manufacturing and innovation hub, ensuring that growth remains both resilient…
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Philippines fell sharply in the first two months of 2026, underscoring growing investor caution amid…
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