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Please politics should be set aside at the moment. No words to describe the catastrophe that has hit our beloved country. Looking at these photos from local and international newspapers the devastation is overwhelming. No amount of preparedness can avert a disaster like this...

India, Philippines set to upgrade ties, reinvigorate relations Oct 23, 2013 Manila, Oct 22 (IANS) India and the Philippines have set aside years of limited contact and are going to work towards a full and comprehensive upgrade of their bilateral relations which will be manifest in the...

India signs ‘West Philippine Sea’ statement Shubhajit Roy : New Delhi, Tue Oct 22 2013 As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets the Chinese leadership in Beijing, India has signed a joint statement with Philippines which mentions South China Sea as 'West Philippine Sea' and has...

PNoy bullish on code of conduct in West PH Sea Posted at 10/23/2013 MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III remains bullish on the crafting of a binding code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. At the Presidential Forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines...

Phl eyes frigates from India (The Philippine Star) | October 23, 2013 Photo of Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Satpura. MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines, which is beefing up its defense capability, is considering the procurement of naval frigates from India. Philippine officials...

PH says gas from disputed field should be used domestically by Rosemarie Francisco and Manny Mogato, Reuters 10/23/2013 MANILA - The Philippines will insist that any gas produced from an offshore field a unit of Philex Petroleum Corp hopes to develop with China's CNOOC Ltd be used...

Billionaire Sy Faces Counterbid for Manila Bay Prime Real Estate Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), the largest Philippine builder by market value, plans to counter billionaire Henry Sy’s offer to reclaim prime land along Manila Bay for development. Ayala Land has asked the local government for an...

President Benigno S. Aquino III addresses the Korean Business Community at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul during his State Visit to the Republic of Korea on Friday (October 18). Korea is one of the Philippines’ major investment and trade partners and remains the...

Presidents Park Geun-hye and Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines watch Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin (right) and the Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin sign a memorandum of understanding on bilateral defense cooperation at Cheong Wa Dae. (Yonhap News) Korean companies to...

Kawawa nman ang mga shekwas na ito dito hehe. These typical false flaggers crab will always focusing on shortcomings, always complaining and expecting a perfect government as if China has the perfect government. Poor crabs, whatever they say will not change anything. President Aquino and his...

Sulu sultanate presses for Sabah bid By Ferdinand Fabella | Posted on October 16, 2013 As the Muslim community celebrates Eid’l Adha, the Sultanate of Sulu, the Islamic Tausug state that ruled over many islands in southern Philippines, vowed never to abandon its territorial claim over...

PH economy seen growing 7-10% in next 10 years: Villegas By Louella D. Desiderio, The Philippine Star 10/17/2013 MANILA- The Philippine economy could grow by seven to 10 percent in the next 10 years amid improving governance and business climate, one of the country’s leading economists...

Otto Energy flows oil from Philippines offshore development well Wednesday, October 16, 2013 by Proactive Investors Otto Energy (ASX: OEL) has successfully flowed oil at a rate of 6,300 barrels per day from the Galoc-5H development well in the offshore Palawan Basin, Philippines. This is...

South Korea to honor President Aquino’s father during state visit By Marlon Ramos Philippine Daily Inquirer Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea—A recognition from the Korean government honoring his martyred father and namesake will be among the highlights of President...

Japan Firm bids $300 Million Dollars E-tryke Mass production in the Philippines; more jobs Japanese electric vehicles maker and distributor Uzushio Electric Co. is making a bid to distribute electric tricycles in the Philippines as the country implements a plan to replace 100,000...

Remittances rose by 6.8% in August More Filipino workers being deployed abroad, say gov’t officials By Paolo G. Montecillo Philippine Daily Inquirer Thursday, October 17th, 2013 Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFW) continued to rise in August, helping sustain consumer demand...

Philippine quake damages centuries-old churches Philippine quake damages centuries-old churches | News OK Quake toll now 156; 3.2M people affected Quake toll now 156; 3.2M people affected

Aquino gives award to outgoing US envoy Monday, October 14, 2013 PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III conferred Monday the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Grand Cross, Silver Distinction (Datu, Katangiang Pilak) on outgoing United States Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas Jr. The...

U.S. default 'unthinkable', but Philippines ready - Purisima 10/14/2013 No one expects the United States to default on its debt obligations, but if it happens, the Philippines, which holds nearly half of its global reserves in U.S. Treasuries, could weather the storm, the Philippines' top...