The building of free trade zones in the central city of Da Nang should only serve the development of trade, business, services and tourism, with no residential real estate in the zone, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on
MANILA: Close to 23,000 registered voters of Barangay 176 also known as Barangay Bagong Silang in Caloocan City have voted to divide their area into six separate and independent barangays, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday.
Based on t…
MANILA: As the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) negotiate for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), local sugar millers and glass manufacturers urged the government to look into the sensitivity of sugar and glass produ…
MANILA: Tropical Depression Enteng maintained its strength and was about to make landfall or pass very close to Catanduanes in the Bicol Region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 8 p….
MANILA: The Philippines settled for third place in the women’s doubles of the Sunchang Open International Soft Tennis tournament in South Korea on Saturday.
Team captain Bien Zoleta-Mañalac and Princess Catindig lost to Koreans Lee Hangyeol and Kim K…
MANILA: Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go sees the development of the Greater Manila Bay Area (GMBA) as a complementary initiative to the Luzon Economic Corridor, a product of the trilateral …
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Bicol has placed all disaster response offices on red alert to prepare for the possible effects of Tropical Depression (TD) Enteng.
In a memorandum issued on Sunday, Claudio Yuc…
MANILA: Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) president Roberto Claudio is optimistic that the retail sector will steadily contribute to the Philippine economy, increasing its share to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 percent as early…
