Philippine shares fell 0.1 percent after the central bank said on Wednesday that annual inflation could breach the official target in February, possibly quickening to a more than three-year high of 4.8 percent. Inflation breaching the 4 percent markRead more
Subic-BlogSingapore extends falls, Vietnam snaps 4 sessions of gains * Odds of Philippine rate hike rise after cbank inflation view * Indonesians shares gain after strong manufacturing data By Aditya Soni March 1 (Reuters) – Most Southeast Asian stockRead more
Subic-BlogA Filipino woman who lined up with other customers for a donut promo in New Zealand was denied entry into the store by a security guard when he found … Apart from this, the ambassador continued to vent hisRead more
Subic-BlogBottom Line: Although the Philippine army managed to suppress an ISIS-affiliated rebellion in the country's southern island of Mindanao last summer, ISIS fighters fleeing Syria and Iraq continue to trickle into the country and pose a growing jihadist threatRead more
Subic-BlogManila: Southern Philippines-based Daesh affiliates, including the Maute Group, have been labelled “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” (SDGTs) by the US Department of State. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement issued on Wednesday, hailed the designation by the USRead more
Subic-BlogSoldiers from the Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT) and Marine Special Operation Group (MARSOG) gather their belongings after their send-off ceremony from their combat duty against pro-Islamic State (IS) militants in Marawi City, the Philippines, Oct. 21, 2017.Read more
Subic-Blog"Life is a gift from God. But when we start thinking of other people's lives in terms of their usefulness to us, it becomes so easy for us to just do away and discard life," Tagle said. He saidRead more
Subic-Blog“The 24 senatorial limit was based on a Philippine population of 20 million or so. Now we are more than 104 million people,” Pimentel said. “The increase in the number of senators and of the members of the HouseRead more
Subic-BlogOn 19 February, President Rodrigo Duterte, in a speech to a Filipino-Chinese business grouping, suggested that Philippine troops should be sent to China for counterterrorism training, as a way of balancing against the Armed Forces of the Philippines' choiceRead more
Subic-BlogListed conglomerate Ayala Corporation has acquired a controlling stake in Silicon Valley-based firm Merlin Solar Technologies for an undisclosed amount, according to a disclosure on the Philippine Stock Exchange. The transaction, which was done through Ayala's wholly owned subsidiaryRead more
Subic-BlogWatching the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, many cannot help but feel sad that the small crowds showing up for the “People Werpa” reflect how little people now think of the event. The truth is thatRead more
Subic-BlogThose who are learned and experts, we need to hear them speak so that they can advise us properly,' Aquino told lawmakers. The controversy over the drug stretches back to late last year, when the Philippines suspended the vaccinationRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, Philippines – Ayala Corporation (AC), through its manufacturing arm AC Industrial Technology Holdings Incorporated (AC Industrials), took a controlling stake in a United States-based solar solutions firm. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Monday,Read more
Subic-BlogTHAT'S THE SPIRIT As the crowd whoops it up in arguably the least attended celebration of the 1986 bloodless revolt on Sunday at the People Power Monument, former President Fidel V. Ramos bends his knees before the cameras butRead more
Subic-Blog“Not only did former United States Ambassador Philip Goldberg leave the Philippines with a legacy of fractured relations between the two countries, … If the dropping of anchor on Manila Bay by the USS Carl Vinson an indication ofRead more
Subic-Blog“Democracy, freedom, and human rights are meaningless words to those who take for granted what our heroes died to gain for us,” said lawyer Andrea Lizares Si, Tindig Pilipinas-Negros Occidental convenor. “That is why we cannot afford to forgetRead more
Subic-BlogThe nightmares are relentless. But six months after their horrors began, the Rohingya Muslims who fled army attacks in Myanmar for refuge in Bangladesh feel one immense consolation. “Nobody is coming to kill us, that's for sure,” said MohammedRead more
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