PNP readies signal jammers for Asean meetings in Bohol

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 04/18/2017

  The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has secured mobile phone signal jammers in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) trade ministers’ meetings which starts today in Bohol. But Chief Supt. Noli…

South Koreans cancel trips to Bohol

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/18/2017

  FOLLOWING the special travel advisory issued by the Korean Consulate in Cebu, tour bookings to Bohol have been canceled by Korean tourists supposed to visit the island. An official from the Korean Tour Agencies Association (KOTAA)…

Window dressing for Asean is over

Nestor Ramirez 04/18/2017

Less than two weeks after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meetings here in Cebu, streets dwellers who were hauled by government men to keep them away from the eyes of foreign delegates are back on…

AUGMENTATION FORCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/17/2017

Security beefed up for Asean meetings in Bohol as Korean Consulate issues travel advisory As the meetings of the trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) started in Bohol yesterday and in the face…

ABU LEADER KILLED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 04/12/2017

Inabanga, Bohol — A top military official yesterday declared that Bohol “is now the safest place on earth” after a successful government siege here that led to the death of six Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members, including…

‘Impeccable hospitality’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/07/2017

Meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit recently held in Cebu may not have been as long or as huge as past activities of its kind, but local stakeholders nonetheless cited gains from…

Finance ministers tackle cooperation among ASEAN countries

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/07/2017

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu–Finance ministers and central bank governors from ASEAN member-states on Friday discussed strategies to build on gains achieved in previous years toward regional financial integration by 2025. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco…

PH banks bullish but cautious about investing in Asean market

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/06/2017

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu–While banking players in the Philippines have long considered investing or expanding in the Asean market, many, if not all, do not see significantly going in that direction yet. This was in spite of…

Tight Holy Week security begins

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 04/06/2017

As the week-long Association of Southeast Asean Nations (Asean) Summit meetings in Cebu are about to end, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has turned its preparations to the Holy Week celebration next week. Senior Supt. Joel Doria,…

Cebu-made chocolates wow Asean spouses

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/06/2017

IT was an intimate gathering filled with sweet treats prepared by no less than Cebu’s Chocolate Queen, Raquel Toquero Choa. And spouses of Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) finance ministers and Central Bank governors ended up…

Fast-growing economies

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/06/2017

Deputy Secretary General Lim: Asean expected to grow 4.8% this year The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is embarking on a new phase in regional integration as the 10-member bloc is poised to grow faster than…

ASEAN to embark on integration geared towards fueling productivity

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/06/2017

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu–The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is embarking on a new phase in the regional integration as the 10-member bloc is poised to grow faster than advanced economies amid uncertain global economic and political…

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