A Philippine government delegation has inspected Japan’s latest broadcast technology, including a high-definition TV format. About 10 officials accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte in Japan visited the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo on Wednesday. They watched a Rio Olympics program on 8K Super Hi-Vision monitors. NHK led the development of the technology. The visitors were also […]
The Japanese government is leasing five light surveillance airplanes to the Philippines to bolster the country’s maritime patrol operations. Defense Undersecretary for Finance Raymundo de Vera Elefante said the deal to be signed today in Tokyo is for $7,000 per year for four TC-90 propeller light planes and the fighter TC-90 plane would be leased […]
Filipino farmers in conflict-wracked Maguindanao will supply bananas to a Japanese supermarket chain under an agreement that will be signed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Tokyo this week, his agriculture minister said Tuesday. A 50,000-hectare banana plantation, which can produce up to 20 million boxes of the fruit annually, will be dedicated to the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a shift in the focus of his country’s foreign policy from relations with the United States to those with China. Duterte addressed a business meeting in Beijing on Thursday and said he announces his separation from the United States both in military areas and economics. Earlier in the day, […]
China has welcomed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a ceremony that underscored warming ties despite bitter maritime disputes. Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted Duterte with a smile at the ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. Duterte had arrived in China on Tuesday night. The leaders later held their first summit. They signed an agreement to strengthen […]
Following deadly flooding caused by Typhoon Sarika, the Philippines brace for another blow by Super Typhoon Sarika late this week. Haima, referred to as Lawin in the Philippines, quickly strengthened over the weekend, reaching typhoon status on Sunday morning, local time. On afternoon, local time, Haima reached super typhoon status, with sustained winds over 240 […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday thanked the Japanese government for donating coast guard ships as well as for giving the Philippines other forms of aid. In his speech during the 115th anniversary of the Philippine Coast Guard, Duterte said the Philippines needs the ships because it does not have enough ships to watch over its […]
Amid central Manila’s construction boom, a redevelopment project by Ayala Land is especially eye-catching. The project includes a 69-story building and a condominium whose apartments go for an average 80 million pesos ($1.65 million). That is almost on a par with prices in Tokyo, yet the real estate developer said it received a flood of […]
Tropical depression “Karen” intensified on Thursday morning as it moved in a west northwest direction, according to the state weather bureau. In its 11 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Karen was packing maximum sustained winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of […]
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. raised anew the country’s economic growth forecast as the Philippines continued to stand out as one of the strongest performers in Asia. In its latest Asian Economics report for the fourth quarter, HSBC economist Joseph Incalcaterra said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection has been revised […]
