Law enforcement agencies have mapped out an action plan to ensure free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the May 13 automated national and local elections, a Palace official said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched […]

MANILA (AP) – Standard & Poor’s gave the Philippines an investment grade credit rating on Thursday in the second such boost to the country’s standing this year. S&P said it raised its sovereign rating on the Philippines to BBB minus from BB plus. It said the outlook for the rating was stable. The upgrade reflects […]

WASHINGTON, DC – The Philippine economy will continue to enjoy a 7 to 9 percent growth in the next several years, according to a prominent Filipino economist who along with Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. spearheaded Manila’s latest efforts to convince more American companies to put their funds in the Philippines. View Source

GLENDALE – The Philippine Department of Tourism – Los Angeles (PDOT-LA) came out in support of new tour packages introduced by a Manila-based travel agency during a dinner presentation in Max’s Restaurant on Thursday. View Source

LOS ANGELES – Speaking before LA-based Filipino business chambers and community groups on Monday, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr., said that despite the positive output of the Philippine economy over the past couple of years, there is still much to do, in order to sustain the economic growth of the country. View Source

LOS ANGELES – Speaking before LA-based Filipino business chambers and community groups on Monday, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr., said that despite the positive output of the Philippine economy over the past couple of years, there is still much to do, in order to sustain the economic growth of the country. View Source

The Philippine government is confident that the five-member United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Arbitral Tribunal will vote that it has jurisdiction to hear the territorial and maritime issue between the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China (PROC) when it convenes hopefully by July this year, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert […]