Developing Asia must not forget its long-term structural reforms that are in progress while protecting itself against possible escalation of global financial crisis, according to an Asian Development Bank report presented on Thursday at the ADB 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. “While authorities [...]

MANILA – The Philippines is looking to increase its contribution to a strategic emergency rice reserve in the region in the coming years as it achieves self-sufficiency in the production of the crop. Agriculture Assistant Secretary Dante Delima told reporters late Monday that the country intends to increase its contribution to the ASEAN Plus Three [...]

Developing Asia must not forget its long-term structural reforms that are in progress while protecting itself against possible escalation of global financial crisis, according to an Asian Development Bank report presented on Thursday at the ADB 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. “While authorities [...]

MANILA—“Hit them where it hurts.” Balikbayan (returning Filipino) philanthropist, civil leader and lawyer Loida Nicolas-Lewis has called on the government to “show courage” by hitting back at China for “bullying” small countries like the Philippines and violating the country’s territorial sovereignty. Lewis also reminded Filipinos worldwide, including an undisclosed number of Chinese-Filipinos, to rally in [...]

NEW YORK—“This is such an exhilarating experience. We’re very excited to meet President Clinton and Dr. Yunus. Win or lose, we are already winners,” Abhinav Chanakya, an MBA student representing the Asian Institute of Management in Manila told the Asian Journal while on the sidelines of the Hult Global Case Challenge’s final round of competition. [...]

President Benigno S. Aquino III laid down on May 1, Labor Day, the government’s battle plan to address unemployment, underemployment and other labor issues. In his speech keynoting the 110th Labor Day Celebration in Malacañang on Tuesday, the President said this plan was brought about after the number of those without jobs ballooned to 2.9-million [...]

The Philippine government has secured the commitment of three members of the US Congress to support pending bill Save our Industries Act (SAVE Act). Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario met with members of the US Senate and House of Representatives last April 17 to convince legislators to back a bill that would allow [...]