Philippines
Social distancing: Rebels with a cause
Why the Philippine government’s
failure to understand their people results in poor adherence to social
distancing.
By
Jeremiah Capacillo
Philippines next to declare emergency, Brits urged to leave virus-troubled ASEAN countries
The Philippines is following Thailand with the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency as the coronavirus...
Philippines suspends all visas, stock market collapses on virus fears
The Philippines will temporarily stop issuing visas to all foreigners and cancel existing ones amid the global...
Confusion over Manila emergency lockdown
Commuters and businesses in Metro Manila are looking for clarity and guidance after the government imposed a...
Overseas Filipino Workers’ lifelines hit by coronavirus pandemic
The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis could hit the Philippines drastically because the country relies heavily...
Philippine Airlines cuts 300 jobs, blames coronavirus
Philippine national carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said on February 29 that it has laid off 300 ground-based...
Honda plant closure leaves up to 2,000 jobless in the Philippines
As many as 2,000 workers are expected to be directly and indirectly affected by the closure of...
Philippine president seeks shutdown of country’s leading broadcaster
The Philippine government on February 10 moved to close the country’s
leading broadcast network, ABS-CBN, the latest push...
Angkas and the road bumps for motorcycle ride-sharing in the Philippines
Will forward-thinking ride-sharing businesses ever find success in the Philippines?
By Jeremiah Capacillo
Philippines: Resident make the best out of Taal eruption and turn ash into bricks
Residents of the Filipino city of Binan in Laguna province, which was affected by the Taal volcano...
Philippines enforces total OFW deployment ban to Kuwait
The Philippine government has enforced a total ban on the
deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to Kuwait....
Japan to redevelop former US Navy base in the Philippines
Japan will create the master plan to redevelop a former US naval base in Subic Bay in...
Philippines once again bans OFWs from going to Kuwait
Filipino maids waiting for repatriation from Kuwait
The Philippines will stop sending new overseas workers to Kuwait until...
Tourism arrivals in the Philippines reach record high
The clean-up and reopening of Boracay island contributed to the surge in visitors this year © Arno Maierbrugger
Chinese-Filipino consortium to build new $10-billion airport serving Metro Manila
China Communications Construction Co Ltd and Philippine partner Macroasia Corp., an airline service company owned by Lucio...
PISA results not flattering for Filipino students
The Philippines is ranked the lowest in reading comprehension and second lowest in science and mathematics among...
Navigating through Manila’s traffic mess
By Jeremiah Capacillo
Ride-hailing: Giving commuters back time and help them save money
Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines surge in world talent ranking, Thailand drops
Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines advanced in the World Talent Ranking 2019 just released by Switzerland’s IMD...
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