Only one person per household is allowed to go outside with pass during lockdown in the Philippines: Govt
MANILA, Mar 21, 2020, PhilStar. Since the month-long enhanced community quarantine kicked in, municipalities and…
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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.
ASEAN growth will be 2.9 per cent in 2020: Citi
SINGAPORE, Mar 20, 2020, BT. Citi Research economists have slashed their 2020 economic growth forecast…
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand among recipients of medical kits from Jack Ma
BANGKOK, Mar 20, 2020, The Nation. The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are jointly…
[Analytics] Asia-Pacific markets including Hong Kong rally as investors weigh stimulus packages
Tencent, CK Asset Holdings, casino stocks soar in Hong Kong. Overnight, US markets gained; Italy…
Philippines placed under state of calamity for a period of six months
MANILA, Mar 18, 2020, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire country…
All Luzon island’s airports to be closed on Friday, region is under ‘enhanced community quarantine’ in the Philippines
MANILA, Mar 17, 2020, PhilStar. All airports in Luzon will be closed once the 72-hour…
[Analytics] The Indo-Pacific Linus blanket
Countries, like the character Linus in the comic strip Peanuts, find it difficult to give…
France and Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, Spain PM’s wife tests positive
MADRID, Mar 15, 2020, Reuters, AP. Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown…
Metro Manila quarantine: Travel only to get supplies and for work until Apr 14
MANILA, Mar 14, 2020, PhilStar. The Palace has released a memorandum operationalizing community quarantine imposed…
Philippines locks down Manila to fight coronavirus, Filipino diplomat is first coronavirus case at UN headquarters
MANILA/UN, Mar 13, 2020, VNA, PhilStar. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on March 12 announced a…
Mango from Cambodia is loved in S. Korea: KOTRA
PHNOM PENH, Mar 12, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Cambodian mango is proving popular among…
House OKs bill doubling road users’ tax in the Philippines
MANILA, Mar 12, 2020, PhilStar. The House of Representatives has approved on third and final…