
She came, she saw, she cackled
Which high-ranking secretary made quite the impression, and not entirely a favorable one, during a high-stakes diplomatic gathering in the Land of the Rising…
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Which high-ranking secretary made quite the impression, and not entirely a favorable one, during a high-stakes diplomatic gathering in the Land of the Rising…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will conduct his first state visit to Japan from 26 to 29 May to discuss key bilateral issues and strengthen…
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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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For the vegetarian among us, there was boiled spinach with sesame miso sauce, miso-marinated grilled tofu and simmered winter gourd maki — deemed so delicious,…
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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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A divorce between a foreigner and a Filipino may be recognized in the Philippines if it was validly obtained in accordance with the personal law of the foreign…
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Among the companies PEZA engaged was Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., one of Japan’s largest materials and electronics firms, which is studying possible expansion…
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The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) stepped up efforts to attract more Japanese investments after holding a series of high-level meetings with…
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The country’s foreign reserves fell to a 15-month low as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) battled a weakening local currency.
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External debt, meanwhile, jumped 4.81 percent to P5.95 trillion from P5.68 trillion, as the peso’s depreciation inflated the peso equivalent of foreign…
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ROME, Italy (AFP) — The top United States diplomat, Marco Rubio, went to the Vatican on Thursday for talks with the first US pope, Leo XIV, against the…
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