Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face “a day of reckoning.” In a National Heroes Day speech, Duterte said there would be no let-up in a “war on […]
For failing to justify their travel to the country, more than 700 foreigners were turned away in July as part of the Bureau of Immigration (BI)’s drive against undesirable aliens. The BI said most of those barred from entering the Philippines were Chinese tourists, while the rest were from other Asian countries. In July, 720 […]
The figure is higher than the 900 deaths previously cited by officials. The death toll from the Philippines’ war on drugs initiated by new President Rodrigo Duterte has risen to nearly 1,800 in the seven weeks since he took office, far higher than originally believed, the country’s police chief revealed during a Senate hearing Monday. […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to pull his country from the United Nations in response to criticism of the high number of deaths in his war on drugs.The Philippines has been under international scrutiny for hundreds of killings of suspected drug criminals by authorities.The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner last week […]
Japanese department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings will work with compatriot Nomura Real Estate Holdings to develop commercial-residential facilities in the Philippines. The property will be built in a suburb of the capital, Manila, and is slated for partial opening as early as 2022. Project costs are seen totaling around 50 billion yen ($497 million). […]
The Philippine economy grew 7 percent during the second quarter, the last three months of the Aquino administration, amid robust spending for the national election held last May, the Philippine Statistics Authority announced Thursday. The growth posted during the April to June period was faster than the 5.9 percent posted a quarter ago as well […]
The Philippines on Thursday formally received one of 10 Japanese patrol vessels provided by an official development assistance loan to improve Manila’s maritime capabilities amid its territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea. The 44-meter multi-role response vessel, which will be named BRP Tubbataha and assigned to the Philippine Coast Guard, was built […]
The global ranking of the Philippines in providing digital and financial inclusion improved to sixth place this year from 15th last year amid the reforms being pursued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), according to a report by Washington-based think tank Brookings Institution. Based on the 2016 Financial and Digital Inclusion Project report titled […]
Hundreds of Japanese and Filipinos have come together to remember people who died in the Philippines during World War Two.About 200 people took part in the ceremony on Monday, August 15th, the day Japan marks the end of the war.They gathered at a monument built by the Japanese government outside the capital Manila. Participants included […]
Hitachi Zosen will construct a garbage-burning power plant in the Manila metropolitan area, the Philippines’ first such facility. The project carries a price tag of around 40 billion yen ($395 million), including the initial investment and costs for running the facility for two decades. The Japanese plant engineering company will create a special-purpose company to […]
