Tag Archives: Manila
Philippines gets first semiconductor lab
In an effort to cut costs for the Philippines’ emerging semiconductor and electronics industries, the government has launched the country’s first laboratory to conduct fail testing for high-tech products. Previously,… Read more
ASEAN urged to improve skills levels
Countries in Southeast Asia need to focus more on human capital development and improve skills of their workforce in order to move forward and sustain on their successful growth path,… Read more
Rockwell to invest $710m in Manila, Cebu
Rockwell Land, one of the largest premium property developers in the Philippines owned by industrial conglomerate Lopez Group, said it has set aside $710 million for new property projects over… Read more
Manila starved for urban renewal
Long-term urban renewal plans are desperately needed in Metro Manila, a metropolitan agglomeration of nearly 13 million, if the Philippine capital is to stave off negative effects placed on the… Read more
Philippine tourism upbeat despite Taiwan
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines rose 10.6 per cent during the first four months of the year, with officials maintaining the 5.5-million target in the face of travel advisories raised… Read more
Qatar Airways’ expansion in Southeast Asia to pay off
Qatar Airways managed to tap the expanding air travel industry with targeted network extensions at a time when many other global long-haul carriers are suffering from exploding overhead costs and cuts in business travel budgets.
Photoblog: Manila, the gates of hell?
Acclaimed US author Dan Brown (“Da Vinci Code”) has disrupted the Philippines’ growth party by letting one character in his new book “Inferno” describing Manila as “gates of hell,” much to the anger of the city’s administration.
Philippines boosts military spending
The Philippines will spend $1.8 billion on military upgrades by 2017 to “protect the country against bullies in its territorial waters,” The Tribune newspaper reported on May 24. The amount… Read more
Strong peso to hurt Philippine economy
The strengthening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, in tandem with higher inflation, will be among the factors that could cause the country’s economic growth to slow to… Read more
Filipinos encouraged to invest more
US personal finance expert Suze Orman, best known for her Emmy-award winning TV show and best selling books, has pressed Filipinos to invest in stocks, charging that investment upgrades mean… Read more
