MANILA – The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Clean Cities,…
Month: August 2022
APEC ministers discuss tourism recovery strategies
Tourism officials of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) recently discussed ways on how to spur the tourism industry’s recovery following…
PH, S. Korea to resume talks on tourism cooperation
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said South Korea and the Philippines plan to continue talks on the implementation…
Study: Pandemic hikes Japanese suicides by 8K
TOKYO – The Covid-19 pandemic led to 8,000 more suicides in Japan between March 2020 and June 2022, more than…
UN calls for ‘massive and generous’ support to help ease food crisis
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged wealthier countries “to open their wallets and their hearts” for…
US bares new $775-M military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The Joe Biden administration has announced Friday a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine worth US$775 million in…
No sweet life but sugarcane industry perseveres
By Perla Lena, Nanette Guadalquiver and Annabel Consuelo Petinglay ILOILO CITY – Life in the sugarcane industry…
DTI to open P400-M cutting-edge tech factory in 2023
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said they hope to start the operation of the…
Amazon’s P524-M PH office to open in September
Amazon Operation Services Philippines, Inc. (AOSPI) will open its new office in the country next month,…
Oil prices dip to benefit PH’s BOP stand
The decline in oil prices in the international market will help lessen the country’s trade deficit…