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But PH uncertainty, withdrawn incentives threaten competitiveness, says ECCP’s Taus MANILA – The head of a European trade group still sees the Philippines as a better choice for foreign investors over Vietnam, after comparing how the two Asian countries do business. Although more foreign investors are going to Vietnam, the Philippines has a “fairly large…

(UPDATED) They are mostly members of the ‘politicial structures’ of the communist movement, the people who supposedly serve as militiamen or the local population who supplement the strength of the NPA Published 4:14 PM, February 09, 2018 Updated 7:46 PM, February 09, 2018 MALACANANG VISIT. President Rodrigo Duterte welcome former communist rebels to Malacañang. Presidential…

Lopez For most people who watched the second senate hearing on fake news, the key takeaway is that Senator Grace Poe proposed banning Facebook in the Philippines. Of course that isn’t true, she merely asked if it were possible and then relented by saying that even her kids would oppose such move. But really, over…

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Published February 10, 2018, 12:05 AM By Francis T. Wakefield A military official said Friday the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) deal to acquire Canadian Bell 412 helicopters is very transparent. Major General Restituto Padilla, the AFP’s deputy chief of staff for plans (J5), said from the very start, it was clear that the…

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets Ambassador of Kuwait to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh who met with the President at the Malacañan Palace on February 7, 2018. ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded to the Kuwaiti government to keep overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) “free from harm” as the body of a Filipino…