Philippine Davao City’s high-risk village put on hard lockdown
DAVAO CITY, Jul 4, 2020, PNA. The city government here has imposed a hard lockdown…
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The Philippines, an economy of 100 million people, was a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, the Philippines had a real GDP of 91 billion, and a per capita GDP of 1,500. By 2016, the Philippines’ GDP was more than doubled at USD 284 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 2,700.
Philippine govt allows more activities under general community quarantine
MANILA, Jul 4, 2020, PhilStar. As part of the gradual reopening of the economy after…
Philippine govt charts new Covid action plan
MANILA, Jul 3, 2020, The Manila Times. The government is preparing a new coronavirus response…
[Analytics] ASEAN finally pushes back on China’s sea claims
In a sign of rising resistance to China’s Covid-19 strategic opportunism, the typically tight-lipped Association…
Bill to allow virtual marriages filed in the Philippines
MANILA, Jul 1, 2020, The Manila Times. Kabayan part-list Rep. Ron Salo on Tuesday filed…
113 arrested for violating quarantine measures at a bar in the Philippines
MANILA, Jun 30, 2020, PhilStar. A total of 113 people arrested for supposedly violating general…
Cebu City is a new Covid epicenter in the Philippines: Official
MANILA, Jun 30, 2020, The Manila Times. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday said Cebu…
[Analytics] Philippines challenging China in South China Sea
The Philippines is slowly but surely pushing back against China in the disputed South China…
Philippine govt stops rice importation
MANILA, Jun 29, 2020, Manila Bulletin. The government will no longer push through with its…
[Analytics] Who China’s Xi Jinping really wants to win the 2020 US election
China is creating new facts on the ground, expanding its influence across the world –…
Anti-hunger program launched in Philippine Central Luzon
MANILA, JUn 28, 2020, PNA. The government is set and ready to implement its Enhanced…
Philippine Cebu City to issue QR-coded quarantine passes
CEBU CITY, Jun 27, 2020, PNA. Adopting the recommendations of the Inter-Agency Task Force for…