Philippines

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said that the Philippines has pulled out its biggest warship out of a standoff with Chinese vessels in the disputed South China... 2012-05-08

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has stated that he does not yet require emergency powers in order to alleviate the evolving power shortage in Mindanao. However, Senator Antonio... 2012-03-30

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III called on the public on February 16 to support his campaign against Chief Justice Renato Corona. Corona is an ally of jailed former president... 2012-03-05

Inflation in the Philippine economy took a small step back in July, printing at 5.1% year-on-year, compared with 5.2% a month earlier. Inflation in the archipelago has been stubborn... 2011-09-05

The Philippine government on August 22 offered the Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) the prospect of autonomy with an intention to sign a peace deal in order to... 2011-09-02

The Philippine peso strengthened considerably in July, surpassing its November 2010 high of PHP42.55/US$ to trade at PHP42.12/US$ as of July 28. The latest bout of strength in the PHP... 2011-07-28

The Philippines' real GDP growth came in at 4.9% year-on-year in Q111, slowing substantially from the 6.1% print recorded in the preceding quarter. The latest figure was in line with... 2011-06-29

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has called for deliberations on a minimum wage hike to be fast-tracked. In particular, Aquino mentioned the Eastern Visayas region which has... 2011-05-05

While consumer price inflation (CPI) has been benign through 2010 and early 2011, we are starting to see signs that the situation may be starting to change with headline inflation reaching... 2011-05-05

Overseas development assistance (ODA) from Japan, which amounted to around US$3.5bn in 2010 (36% of total) is also likely to decline this year. In addition, Japan is in a more difficult... 2011-03-31