Duterte rejects Metro Manila coronavirus lockdown for now
MANILA, Mar 10, 2020, Rappler. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night, March 9, rejected calls…
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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 rice producer eyes exports of high quality brand
HANOI, Mar 8, 2020, VNA. Rice processing firm Chen Yi Agventures Inc. of the Philippines…
Global impact of coronavirus could range from $77B to $347B: Asian Development Bank
SINGAPORE, Mar 8, 2020, The Business Times. The economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak could…
Philippine lawmaker filed a bill seeking to ban the use of gadgets in all schools
MANILA, Mar 7, 2020, The Manila Times. A lawmaker filed a bill seeking to ban…
Helicopter carrying Philippine National Police chief crashed
SAN PEDRO, Mar 6, 2020, PhilStar. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa,…
Vietnam among most sensitive to China supply shocks: Deutsche Bank
SINGAPORE, Mar 6, 2020, BT. Among Asian economies, Vietnam is the most vulnerable to China…
[Analytics] Gold mining policy chaos in Philippines
On February 28, a Philippines House of Representatives Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples Committee…
Filipino sailor among 13 missing in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 1, 2020, The Manila Times. A Filipino and 12 other crew members onboard…
US-ASEAN summit postponed on virus fears
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. The United States has decided to postpone a…
Philippine govt bans vaping in public and manufacture, sale of unregistered e-cigarettes
MANILA, Feb 28, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a ban…
[Analytics] Turbulence on the horizon in the South China Sea?
The South China Sea remains a focal concern within the international community, grabbing headlines and…
For now, Filipino tourists can’t go to South Korea: Govt
MANILA, Feb 26, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Filipinos planning to explore South Korea might…