Future bride among 13 killed in Philippine truck accident
LUZON, Jun 9, 2019, AFP. Thirteen people including a bride-to-be and two children were killed…
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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.
Owners of dialysis center arrested in Philippines in ‘ghost’ kidney treatments scandal
MANILA, Jun 8, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered the National Bureau of…
US closing Manila immigration office
MANILA, Jun 7, 2019, PhilStar. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it…
China claims naming South China Sea islands with English names
MANILA, Jun 5, 2019, PhilStar. Distancing itself from the United Nations Convention on the Law…
US presence in South China Sea OK if it will promote peace, stability: Philippines
MANILA, Jun 4, 2019, Inquirer. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Manila would not oppose Washington’s…
China admits to deploying troops, weapons to South China Sea islands
MANILA, Jun 3, 2019, PhilStar. China has every right to deploy troops and build weapons…
Seoul, Manila announce free trade agreement negotiations
SEOUL, Jun 3, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea officially announced the start of free trade agreement…
[Analytics] What Duterte really sees in Abe
Philippine and Japanese leaders increasingly see eye-to-eye on the need to counterbalance China, including in…
South China Sea dispute, Rohingya crisis are key regional threats: Malaysian defence minister
SINGAPORE, Jun 2, 2019, The Straits Times. Disturbances in the South China Sea, the movement…
Philippines president says S. China Sea becoming ‘flashpoint’
TOKYO, Jun 1, 2019, RT. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has urged progress on a code…
‘Middle power’ Philippines ranks 17th in Asia power index
MANILA, May 29, 2019, PhilStar. The Philippines dropped one place lower from its overall ranking…
27,000 killed in drug war in Philippines is fiction: Foreign Affairs Secretary
MANILA, May 28, 2019, PhilStar. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. called the Commission on…