China-funded rehab center almost complete

10/08/2016

A drug rehabilitation center in Nueva Ecija funded by the Chinese government is set to be completed, President Rodrigo Duterte has said. In an expletive-laced speech on Friday directed at the United States (US) and the European…

Uncertainty

Editorial 10/05/2016

Cebu’s business leaders may not show it, but amid their public stance that it’s “business as usual” during the Age of Duterte, they have reason to worry about the President’s continuing antagonism towards everyone who dares criticize…

Subsidize QMS certifications of small exporters, gov’t urged

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/26/2016

The Philippine government can help its small to medium-scale exporters by subsidizing expenses for quality management system certifications required by markets such as the European Union (EU). Federico Escalona, executive director of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc.…

Duterte tirades won’t affect PH-EU trade ties

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/21/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent tirades against the European Union (EU) will not affect ongoing trade engagement negotiations between the Philippines and the 28-member bloc, a trade official said. Trade Assistant Secretary Anna Ma. Rosario Diaz-Rebeniol said the…

British tax-cut plan not a good idea – EU

07/06/2016

Paris – The European Union’s top economic official on Tuesday criticized a British proposal to slash corporate tax to less than 15 percent following the nation’s vote to abandon the bloc. Britain’s finance minister George Osborne said…

European Parliament urges Britain to start EU exit

06/27/2016

Berlin – The European Parliament’s chief called Sunday for British Prime Minister David Cameron to begin formal proceedings to leave the EU at a summit this week. Martin Schulz told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that a…

Business leaders say ‘Brexit’ won’t affect PH, Cebu traders

Aileen Garcia-Yap 06/26/2016

The British vote to leave the European Union (EU), also called as the “Brexit,” will only affect the Philippines, including Cebu, if this British action will affect the US economy. This was the general sentiment of Cebu…

Exit vote Britain, EU plunged into uncertainty

06/26/2016

London — Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The U.K.’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shock waves through the country and around the world Friday, rocking financial markets, toppling…

EU threatens to sanction Panama, other nations

04/09/2016

British PM Cameron admits he profited from Panama fund Berlin — A European Union official threatened Thursday to sanction Panama and other nations if they don’t cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a…

EU Med Group opposes unilateral migrant action

02/28/2016

Limassol, Cyprus — The rift over how to handle Europe’s immigration crisis ripped wide open Friday. As nations along the Balkans migrant route took more unilateral actions to shut down their borders, diplomats from EU nations bordering…

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