THE US will defend the Philippines should a foreign force attack any of the country's territories, excluding the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) Ambassador Sung Kim said Thursday. “Our commitment set in the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT)Read more
Subic-BlogFollowing an internal explosion in the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor, the United States, in 1898 intervened in the war and within a few months, Spain signed a peace treaty ceding Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, andRead more
Subic-BlogFor all the political controversy he has generated, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is overseeing a period of rapid economic growth. … American and European companies could be driven away, leaving the Philippines relying on Japan and China, which hasRead more
Subic-BlogOn Apr. 18 around 8 p.m. in the San Francisco International Airport, — a week before the Supreme Court hearing on the travel ban — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detained and interrogated a Muslim Filipino peace advocateRead more
Subic-BlogFather Castor said the attack on Sister Fox is an "attack on the mission of the church." "This is a call to the leadership of the church in the Philippines, let us speak out. Let us not just takeRead more
Subic-BlogThe US Embassy in the Philippines hosted a 10-day drug treatment and rehabilitation training in the country as part of its drug demand reduction efforts. The embassy on Thursday said they partnered with the Dangerous Drugs Board, 30 representativesRead more
Subic-Blog… standing by as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's army and police massacre thousands of people in an alleged “war on drugs,” U.S. religious groups and Philippine activists are taking a message of resistance—and their campaign to cut off U.S.Read more
Subic-BlogMANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will allow 10 blockchain and virtual currency companies to operate in an economic zone to take advantage of tax perks … But the exchange of fiat money into virtual currency, and vice versa, shouldRead more
Subic-BlogWhen the Philippines was under a Commonwealth government, the United States government acquired the land in 1902 and operated as a military base making it the headquarters of the Philippine Scouts, the Philippine Division of the United States Army.Read more
Subic-Blog"We have adjusted to 25 (foreign lenders):75 (local lenders) to allow us to borrow more," Diokno, who also chairs the DBCC, told reporters during the DBCC press conference in Manila on Tuesday, April 24. This was from the previousRead more
Subic-BlogTrump said the partnership he forged with Macron at the start of his presidency was a testament to the “enduring friendship that binds our two nations.” He thanked the French leader for his “steadfast partnership” during the recent missileRead more
Subic-BlogU.S. bond prices have fallen for the past four days, pushing up the 10-year yield to 2.998 percent, its highest since January 2014. The Philippine stock exchange was the region's top percentage loser, falling 1.5 percent to its lowestRead more
Subic-BlogU.S. bond prices have fallen for the past four days, pushing up the 10-year yield to 2.998 percent, its highest since January 2014. Philippine shares extended losses to shed as much 0.9 percent, led by industrials. Index heavyweights SMRead more
Subic-BlogFor decades, the Philippines has relied on money sent home by millions of overseas workers to boost the economy and support the currency. The funds – estimated by the World Bank to be US$ 33 billion last year –Read more
Subic-Blog… Embassy in the Philippines' U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a multi-sector consortium of local universities and non-government organizations, the center will implement a $ 25-million, five-year sustainable fisheries grant project called the USAID/Philippines Fish Right Program.Read more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines — The US Department of State's country reports on human rights practices appear to be inconsistent with previous statements of US President Donald Trump, Malacañang said Monday. In the human rights report released Saturday (Manila time), theRead more
Subic-BlogThe European Parliament also urged the European Union and its member-states to “consider calling for” the removal of the Philippines from the United Nations Human Rights Council, an action that Cayetano described as “crossing a red line.” “We doRead more
Subic-BlogThe lessons on remittances “reminded me of my family in the Philippines and how much they rely on us. Now I'm learning more about the back story behind it.” The geography curriculum is one of three new educational programsRead more
Subic-BlogWEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Mitt Romney was forced into a Republican primary in his bid for U.S. Senate in Utah after losing a nomination battle Saturday at the state's far-right-leaning GOP convention. Romney remains the heavy favourite overallRead more
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