Tropical storm nears Philippines
February 28, 2019
Tropical Storm Wutip has slightly accelerated to 25 kilometers per hour as it advanced towards the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said as of 4 pm Thursday the center
PNP says it has dismissed bad cops as SWS says majority undecided about anti-drug operations
February 28, 2019
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has dismissed 431 personnel for their alleged involvement in illegal drugs in response to a Social Weather Station survey that majority of Filipinos are undecided if cops are telling the truth about deaths in anti-drug
Duterte OKs extension of fund releases for human rights victims during Marcos regime
February 28, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a joint resolution extending the fund releases for victims of human rights during the dictator of Ferdinand Marcos until the end of this year. Duterte signed on February 22 a joint Senate and House Resolution
Mahathir arriving for official visit on March 6
February 28, 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad will make an official visit to the Philippines on March 6-7, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. The 93-year-old Mahathir was invited by President Rodrigo Duterte, the DFA said. Duterte will officially welcome
China, Singapore, Japan top foreign investors for last quarter of 2018
February 28, 2019
China, Singapore and Japan were the top foreign investors for the last quarter of 2018, according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Thursday. For the quarter, total foreign investments amounted to P91.2 billion. According to PSA, it is “four-fold higher” compared
Duterte vetoes “anti-palo” bill to discipline children
February 28, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the enrolled “anti-palo” bill that prohibits parents from beating their children and other corporal punishment to discipline their children. In a veto message on February 23, Duterte cited his grave concern over the enrolled bill
Bank lending growth eases in January
February 28, 2019
Preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas show outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase placements (RRP) with the BSP, grew at a slower rate of 15.3 percent in January from the 15.7 percent (revised) in December.
Chinese embassy denies reported ‘tit-for-that’ move
February 28, 2019
The Chinese embassy on Thursday denied it will retaliate if the Philippine government would deport thousands of illegal workers from China. “The Chinese embassy in the Philippines did not say that Beijing would adopt a ‘tit-for-tat’ approach should the Philippine government deport Chinese nationals found
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