[Analytics] Duterte’s anti-communist crusade entangles Filipino cultural performance group
Workers’ rights activists in the Philippines have accused authorities of abuse after revealing how they…
Philippines
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.
Southeast Asian Games organizers sorry for inconvenience, confusion
MANILA, Nov 24, 2019, Rappler. Local organizers of the Southeast Asian Games apologized to the…
Philippine and S. Korea presidents to discuss South China Sea
MANILA, Nov 23, 2019, PhilStar. Despite “hating” traveling and suffering from various ailments, President Duterte…
[Analytics] Dark tourism in ASEAN
From the 1945 Brunei-Australia Memorial in Brunei to the Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam, Southeast…
Philippine police to arrest anyone flouting vaping ban
MANILA, Nov 21, 2019, AFP. Philippine police were ordered Wednesday to arrest anyone caught vaping…
Philippine President orders suspension of rice imports
HANOI, Nov 21, 2019, VNA. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a halt in rice…
[Analytics] Duterte’s ‘Build Build Build’ under fire
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ambitious ‘Build Build Build’ infrastructure program is coming under increasing pressure…
[Analytics] Are ASEAN’s unicorns overvalued?
Southeast Asia’s unicorns are now supposedly worth US$57 billion after the recent addition of four…
Philippine vice-president Robredo lost post due to request for drug war docs, intel
MANILA, Nov 19, 2019, Rappler. Despite earlier assuring Vice President Leni Robredo that she would…
[Analytics] Non-oil exports to be doubled: What Russia is selling now and what it wants to sell
Last week govt founded “Russian Export Center” (REC) gathered together about 3 thousand people from…
Philippine palace warns Vice President Robredo vs ‘revealing state secrets’ in ‘drug war’
MANILA, Nov 17, 2019, PhilStar. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo on Sunday stressed that Vice President…
Japan’s new working visa acquired by only 219 foreigners in first 6 months
TOKYO, Nov 15, 2019, Kyodo. A new skilled worker visa introduced by Japan in April…