"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
Subic-BlogThe US State Department's global rights report for 2017 noted that the alleged cases of summary execution under President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war remains a “major human rights concern” in the Philippines, amid rising impunity following a dramaticRead more
Subic-BlogReacting to the report, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines did not need other countries “to tell us what to do.” “We do not need others who think they know better than us Filipinos to tell usRead more
Subic-BlogOn April 17, 2018, the first US-funded building of a military facility in the Philippines began with a groundbreaking ceremony led by the host country's Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the US Ambassador in Manila, Sung Kim. This isRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA, April 21 (Xinhua) — The Philippines on Saturday slammed the United States for raising concerns anew about alleged extrajudicial killings in the country and increase on police impunity in connection with President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. "TheRead more
Subic-BlogBut the seizure of Backpage, which formed far-reaching links across Asia using an illicit call centre business in the Philippines, marks only a minor win in the war against trafficking networks. Now subject to an FBI seizure notice, theRead more
Subic-BlogRead about how the budget deficit last year was narrower than the target. On U.S.-China trade tensions, Diokno said he doesn't expect it to impact the Philippines, at least in the near term. "I don't know where the tradeRead more
Subic-BlogIt only takes one decision from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Philippines' seaweed products to continue making headway in the United States (US). And several position papers later, the Philippine government finally won. USDA announced recentlyRead more
Subic-BlogMANILA (Reuters) – Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company Go-Jek is looking to expand into the Philippines, Manila's transport regulator said on Friday, just days after Uber Technologies Inc shut down its local business as part of itsRead more
Subic-Blog(In this April 19 story, corrects to Australia, Japan second attendance in exercises.)) MANILA (Reuters) – Australian and Japanese troops are joining for the second time annual U.S.–Philippine military exercises involving thousands of troops, as the two-week drills moveRead more
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