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Philippine News

Solon suggests increasing salary cap to exempt low income earners from paying higher SSS contributions

MANILA –A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday said the government should just increase the maximum salary cap …

House panel OKs bills on mining-free zones

MANILA –A  House of Representatives panel has approved measures declaring Davao City and Biliran province as mining-free zones. The House …

Gov’t urged to review fiscal incentives instead of hiking tax on petroleum

MANILA –Review laws on the grant of tax incentives instead of raising taxes on petroleum products, Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin …

Coco levy fund row settlement seen to boost coconut industry

MANILA –The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) expects an increase in coconut yield and doubling exports in the next few years …

Japan’s First Lady Akie Abe visits school for blind

MANILA –Mrs. Akie Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife, visited the Philippine National School for the Blind (PNSB) Thursday …

Abe welcomes closer PHL-China ties, affirms importance of peaceful resolution to South China Sea dispute

MANILA –Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s efforts to improve ties with China and affirmed …

Abe vows ‘maximum support’ for PHL’s hosting of ASEAN 2017 meetings

MANILA –Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised on Thursday to provide maximum support to make East Asia Summit and the …

Japan to assist PHL in improvement of drug rehab facilities

MANILA—A month after the Japanese government sent a team to the Philippines to explore possible aid to the latter’s war …

Abe pledges investments, speedboats to China friendly Manila

MANILA, Philippines—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged $8.7 billion worth of business opportunities and private investments along with …

Tillerson won’t label deaths in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ human rights violations

MANILA, Philippines—Rex Tillerson, the businessman US President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his State Secretary said on Wednesday that …

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