Tremor at Taal indicates magma movement in Philippines
MANILA, Feb 1, 2020, PhilStar. State volcanologists monitoring the Taal Volcano unrest recorded a short-duration…
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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.
Philippines confirms more African swine fever cases, 200,000 pigs culled
MANILA, Jan 31, 2020, PhilStar. The Philippines has reported more African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks,…
Duterte to withdraw police from Taal-hit areas
MANILA, Jan 30, 2020, Philippine Daily Inquirer. He was withdrawing soldiers and members of the…
Weak earthquakes continue to jolt Taal
MANILA, Jan 29, 2020, PhilStar. Despite the easing situation that led to the lowering of…
Philippine volcano Taal lockdown partly lifted alert level lowered to 3
BATANGAS, Jan 27, 2020, PhilStar. Evacuees, some of whom had waited as early as the…
Wuhan coronavirus seen to cut tourism revenues in Asia, including the Philippines: Expert
MANILA, Jan 26, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. The influx of Chinese tourists to the…
Filipino bags first prize in ASEAN logo design contest
JAKARTA, Jan 25, 2020, The Manila Times. A Filipino graphic artist from Batangas won first…
Philippine volcano Taal spews steam as magma buildup feared
MANILA, Jan 24, 2020, Bloomberg. The Philippines has recorded more tremors beneath the Taal volcano…
China donates $144,000 to help Philippine communities affected by volcano eruption
MANILA, Jan 23, 2020, Xinhua. China has donated 1 million yuan (around 144,000 U.S. dollars)…
Philippine Taal still a threat despite drop in sulfur dioxide emissions, lower volcanic activity
MANILA, Jan 22, 2020, PhilStar. Taal Volcano is still at risk of a major eruption,…
SE Asian consumers excited about high speeds 5G brings
SINGAPORE, Jan 21, 2020, BT. Faster data transfer speed is what South-east Asian consumers are…
No arrest yet of motorcycle taxis despite termination of pilot run in the Philippines
MANILA, Jan 20, 2020, Philippine Daily Inquirer. There will be no arrest yet of motorcycle…