PH will be drug-free when I step down in 2022—Duterte

Inquirer.net 12/07/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday vowed to gift the nation with a “drug-free community” before he steps down in 2022. In a speech on the 85th anniversary of the Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday, the…

BSP survey: PH business, consumer confidence plunge due to economic woes

Inquirer.net 12/06/2018

DESPITE the onset of the holiday season, the confidence of Philippine businesses and local consumers are at their lowest levels in almost eight years — with the bearish sentiment expected to persist into early 2019 — no…

Balangiga Bells to arrive in PH on Dec. 11

Inquirer.net 12/03/2018

TACLOBAN CITY – The historic bells of Balangiga town in Eastern Samar will finally be returned to the country on December 11. This was announced by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in a speech during the joint meetings…

Bill for business-friendly PH gets bicam approval

Inquirer.net 11/27/2018

A bill that seeks to revise the Corporation Code to strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards was approved by the bicameral conference committee on Monday. The reconciled House and Senate versions of the measure was approved by…

Palace releases PH-China MOU on oil and gas devt

Inquirer.net 11/26/2018

THE MOU states that “in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, fairness and mutual benefit, flexibility and pragmatism and consensus, through equal and friendly consultation, the two governments have decided to negotiate on an accelerated basis…

House Makabayan bloc demands transparency on PH-China deal

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

THE Duterte administration has the obligation to fully disclose the government’s agreements with China for a joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), progressive lawmakers from the House Makabayan bloc asserted Thursday. ACT…

Pagasa lifts storm signal in Palawan, ‘Samuel’ moves away from PH

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

The storm signal in Palawan was lifted midday Thursday as Tropical Depression “Samuel” continued to move away from the country. Weather specialist Benison Estareja said the tropical cyclone is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility…

Xi leaves PH after historic two-day state visit

Inquirer.net 11/21/2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping left the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, concluding his historic two-day state visit here. Xi departed for Beijing from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport around 1:30 p.m. His Manila visit was the first from…

PH, China ink MOU on oil, gas dev’t, 28 other deals

Inquirer.net 11/20/2018

The Philippines and China on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for oil and gas development cooperation. But the location of the oil and gas development was not immediately disclosed. President Rodrigo Duterte and Chines President…

PH requests for access to FB accounts, data down in 2018

Inquirer.net 11/17/2018

THE Philippine government has requested Facebook to give it access to 31 sets of data and 42 accounts of Filipino users for the first six months of 2018. In a bi-annual report released by Facebook, 48 percent…

WATCH: US announces return of Balangiga bells to PH

Inquirer.net 11/15/2018

The United States (US) government officially announced on Thursday the turnover of the historic Balangiga bells to the Philippines, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In videos posted on Twitter by DFA Acting…

PH firms’ sales hit $124M in China’s import expo

Inquirer.net 11/12/2018

PHILIPPINE companies sold $124 million worth of sales in China’s first import expo, hitting twice the target earlier set by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In a statement issued on Monday, DTI noted that it…

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