Philippines – Communist rebel killed in clash in eastern Philippines (EARTHtimes.org)
Communist rebel killed in clash in eastern Philippines (EARTHtimes.org)
Manila – A communist rebel was killed in a clash with government troops in an eastern Philippine town, a military report said Friday. The report said the fighting erupted Thursday when patrolling troops encountered the guerrillas in a remote village …
Philippine shares rise on positive developments (GMANews.TV via Yahoo! Philippines News)
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine share prices extended their gains on Friday as investors found a string of positive developments to prompt them to buy stocks, analysts said.
3 soldiers, 1 communist rebel killed in Philippine clashes – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Manila – Three soldiers and a communist rebel were killed in separate clashes in the southern and eastern Philippines, the military said Friday. Major Michele Anayron, an army infantry division spokesman, said three soldiers were killed in a clash Th…
Philippine Peso Rises to Two-Month High on Rate Cut; Bonds Gain (Bloomberg)
April 17 (Bloomberg) — The Philippine peso rose to a two- month high after the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate yesterday to boost economic growth and money sent home from Filipinos abroad increased. Bonds gained.
Stranded Filipino drivers told to go home (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Philippine consulate general in Dubai has advised the 137 Filipino drivers stranded in the United Arab Emirates to go back to the Philippines after learning that the employment offers made by a Philippine-based licensed recruitment agency were non-existent.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-17 10:42 UPDATE 2-Manila’s payments balance in deficit on debt repayments (Interactive Investor)
MANILA, April 17 (Reuters) – The Philippines had a balance of payments deficit of $472 million in March, its first shortfall in three months, due largely to foreign debt repayments, the central bank said on Friday. The cumulative surplus in the first three months of the year slid to $1.73 billion from $2.2 billion in January to February after the balance of payments (BOP) deficit in March wiped …
US troops in RP told: Behave to avoid Smith s fate (The Daily Tribune)
The head of the United States side in its joint military exercises with the Philippines yesterday reminded US troops participating in the war games to behave themselves during their stay in the country to avoid getting involved in incidents that may cause them to be in a similar situation with that of an American serviceman who was convicted of raping a Filipino woman in Subic Bay, Zambales …
Arroyo sets garbage segregation deadline (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Nearly 13 months away from her term’s end, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has imposed a deadline on local chief executives to comply with Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.
Ganging up on Villar (Manila Standard Today)
There s no quarrel over the need of the Senate ethics committee to investigate an alleged conflict-of-interest case against former Senate President Manny Villar.
Belgian man shoots Filipino wife, then self (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines A Belgian national shot himself dead after killing his Filipino wife in Iguig town in the northern province of Cagayan, a radio report said Thursday.
CBCP: Study belies ‘gains’ of chemical agriculture in Mindanao (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines – An international study has found that the supposed benefits of chemical agriculture and corporate farming in Mindanao are myths.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-17 08:04 UPDATE 1-Manila’s payments balance in deficit on debt repayments (Interactive Investor)
MANILA, April 17 (Reuters) – The Philippines recorded a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $472 million in March, its first shortfall in three months, due largely to foreign debt repayments, the central bank said on Friday. With the deficit, the cumulative surplus in the first three months of the year slid to $1.73 billion from $2.2 billion in January to February. The Philippines, one of …
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