Sunstar (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inspects an Alaska powdered milk being sold in a grocery store in Pasay City after she attended the opening ceremonies of the Agrilink/Foodlink/Aqualink 2008 on Thursday (Oct. 9) at the World Trade Center along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City. (OPS/NIB Photo) APPARENTLY due to the milk scare, some milk companies in the country [...]
Business World (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
LOCAL ELECTRONICS PLAYERS AND BUSINESS GROUPS are predicting an influx of investments with the approval of a Philippines-Japan free trade deal that will eliminate tariffs on a wide range of products.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
MANILA, Oct. 10 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has expressed her elation over the fruitful bilateral meeting held between the Philippines and Australian governments as she warmly welcomed Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith and Trade Minister Simon Crean in Malacanang.
Safe Democracy (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
How can (and should) the government negotiate with a decentralized terrorist group
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Manila - The Philippines said Thursday it started extracting oil from its offshore Galoc oil field, a welcome development in the country struggling with high fuel prices. Presidential Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita described the output in the Gal...
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
THE United Opposition (UNO) on Tuesday criticized President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for “misusing” the power of executive clemency by pardoning convicted murderer Claudio Teehankee Jr. despite the fact that there are other prisoners more deserving of the pardon. Tehankee, who had been jailed at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City for almost 15 years for [...]
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her message during the launching of the Second Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development Tuesday, at the Malacanang palace in Manila. (AP Photo) MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered her economic team Tuesday to draft a contingency plan to cushion the impact of possible recession in the developed countries [...]
Business World (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday directed her economic managers to craft strategies aimed at protecting ordinary Filipinos from the impact of a possible US recession and rising prices of commodities.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Manila - The Philippines protested to the British government on Tuesday for the alleged racial slur against Filipino housemaids in a television show aired by the British Broadcasting Corp in London. Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo summoned the Briti...
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the government is working hard to cope with inflationary pressures. During Monday’s 10th Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI) Forum in Malacañang, Arroyo said the government is trying to address all fronts from managing the inflationary pressures to keep prices down to continuing to generate jobs and revenues. “We’ve been [...]...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed the hope Monday that the Philippine economy will achieve the economic rebound it is projecting by next year.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) -- The Ambassador of Peru to the Philippines Monday paid a courtesy call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, personally handing her the invitation letter from the Peruvian President for her to attend the 16th Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) which will be hosted by Peru in November.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) -– International funding agencies and foreign governments involved in Official Development Assistance (ODA) programs in the Philippines remain upbeat on the comprehensive peace process in Mindanao.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Manila - The European Commission has earmarked 9.9 million dollars to civilians affected by violence in the strife-torn southern Philippines, an official said Monday. Alistair MacDonald, head of delegation of the European Commission in the Philippine...
