The European Union on Monday rejected a proposal to give all 18-year-olds free InterRail passes as too expensive, saying it would instead subsidize some travel for a few thousand students. Up to 7,000 European students will get…
WITH about 4,700 people killed in the government’s anti-drug war since President Rodrigo Duterte took office, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have began preparations to come to the Philippines to investigate the spate…
OTTAWA – Canada will lift a visa requirement for Romanian and Bulgarian travelers at the end of next year and ease some restrictions before then, the government announced Monday. The two EU nations had made visa-free travel…
Today, Tuesday, is All Saints’ Day, when the Christian world usually pay their respects for their departed loved ones. Here in Cebu, all roads lead to our cemeteries as we pay our respects to our dearly beloved.…
RIYADH – A seven-fold hike in visa fees to do business in Saudi Arabia risks deterring the foreign investment needed to transform its oil-dependent economy, diplomats and other sources say. But a senior Saudi business leader has…
A European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) official said he was hoping that 190 million euros or at least P10 billion of promised investments by the European Union (EU) for renewable energy and rural electrification…
His only problem is his mouth. This pretty much summed up the opinions of local officials in Cebu who continue to hold the foul-mouthed President Rodrigo Duterte in high regard after 100 days in office despite the…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
