Kwentong Kapuso: Help PHL choose better leaders through education
Source: GMA News
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-15 02:49:29 -0700 | political-news
Help PHL choose better leaders through education Bing Branigin May 15, 2013 5:13pm Really? After 1986, I thought the Philippines and the Filipino people really wanted a democratic country. Now 2013, the Filipinos elected their senators, congressmen, governors, mayors, etc....
Cash visibility is top concern of firms doing business in PHL - survey
Source: GMA News
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-14 06:24:12 -0700 | business-news
In their Treasury Barometer 2013 survey, SunGard and Bank of America Merrill Lynch said improving visibility over projected cash inflows and outflows remain a top priority of firms here. When we looked at the problem in the Philippines, cash visibility...
Democrats seek to ease Asian American concerns over family visa changes
Source: The Hill
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-13 15:35:34 -0700 | political-news
As part of the Senate's sweeping reform package, some family visas would be scaled back while others would be eliminated altogether changes that have dismayed advocates for Asian immigrants, who benefit disproportionately from those programs...The lobbying from lawmakers highlights both...
Welcome to the MILF army: The unfortunately named Muslim rebel group patrolling the jungles of the ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-13 10:25:54 -0700 | travel-news
13 May 2013 As abbreviations go, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's has got to be among the most unfortunate. But this didn't stop members of the former Muslim rebel group from patrolling the jungles of the Philippines today ahead of...
Crucial reforms at stake in Monday's polls
Source: Inquirer.net
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-10 23:23:17 -0700 | political-news
PhilippinesThe Philippines holds elections on Monday seen as crucial to President Benigno Aquino's efforts to transform society, but with deadly violence, corruption, and nepotism posing familiar threats. More than 18,000 positions will be contested in the mid-term elections from the...
China forms first carrier-borne aviation force
Source: Zee News
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-10 10:31:02 -0700 | political-news
China on Friday announced the formation of its first aircraft carrier-borne aviation force, signalling its determination to enhance the reach of its fast-expanding navy's might. "A carrier-borne aviation force has been formally established as part of the People's Liberation Army...
Cargill invests $100m in East Java cocoa plant, first in Asia
Source: The Jakarta Post
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-09 23:54:01 -0700 | business-news
The new facility its first in Asia will have the capacity to process 70,000 tons of cocoa beans. It is expected to start operation in mid-2014 and process cocoa beans into various products including cocoa liquor, butter and powder. The...
Azkals drop one spot in FIFA ranking
Source: GMA News
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-09 01:58:26 -0700 | sports-news
The Philippines was forced to share the 144th rank as well, with Kazakhstan, who did not move after earning that berth last month. Despite that, the Philippines is still the 24th ranked team in Asia. The country's drop in ranking...
Baht's strength to remain sure but steady
Source: The Nation
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-08 11:10:59 -0700 | business-news
There is a sort of concern among external investors about some of comments being made, what that means for their investments and what that means for the currency," Mackel said. "The sort of concern for foreign investors really comes down...
THE PHILIPPINES: ASIA'S NEW EMERGING TIGER IS THE TIMELY TOPIC OF THE 2ND PRIVATE �LED INVESTMENT ...
Source: Asian Journal
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-06 14:06:48 -0700 | political-news
Over 150 businesspeople, entrepreneurs and company executives flocked to Costa Mesas Westin Hotel last Tuesday morning (4-23-13) that lasted till mid-afternoon to listen and learn more about the current upbeat socio-economic developments that the Philippines has finally been described as...
Fil-Am technopreneur urges PHL govt to invest in SciTech
Source: GMA News
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-06 02:30:55 -0700 | technology-news
More students should get into the math and science courses," he said at his keynote speech at the second Philippine Investment Seminar in Boston last April 26, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said . The embassy said the seminar...
Chinese boat damaged Philippine reef
Source: Qatar English Daily
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-04 01:46:57 -0700 | green-news
A Chinese fishing vessel that crashed into one of the Philippines' most famous reefs damaged almost 4,000 square metres of centuries-old coral, the marine park said on Saturday. World Heritage-listed coral reef, the park management said. "The damage the Chinese...
PH winds up US road show
Source: Inquirer.net
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-03 10:35:07 -0700 | business-news
Filipino business chief executive officers (CEOs) have concluded in their United States-wide investment road show an appeal to Americans to take advantage of the resurging Philippine economy, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The Filipino CEOs of...
Philippines Now Major Source of Skilled Migrates to NZ
Source: Scoop
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-02 16:50:41 -0700 | business-news
Z Filipinos have been migrating to New Zealand for the last 15 years and many New Zealand employers have become aware of their work ethics and skills. Many other countries around the world have been recruiting Filipinos for years because...
More praise rolls in for Philippines economy, but where are the jobs?
Source: China Post
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-01 13:11:56 -0700 | business-news
Another day, another accolade for the country's economic performance. The latest comes from Moody's Analytics, which, in a report released six days ago, called the Philippines Asia's rising star with the potential to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies....
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