Philippines still a 'Nokia country'?

20 May 2012, 2:25 am

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines remains a "Nokia country," according to the Manila head of the Finnish phone maker. In a recent launch of Nokia's newest smartphone device, Nokia general manager and head of sales Dharmesh Goshalia insisted that the Philippines is not following the reported ... Read More »

Philippines seeks to blunt 'knife fish' invasion

20 May 2012, 12:55 am

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine fisheries chief on Sunday, May 20, said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the "knife fish" that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country's largest lake. The knife-shaped fish are reported to be multiplying in ...... Read More »

Philippines drops in trade logistics ranking

19 May 2012, 9:55 pm

MANILA, Philippines - The country lags in its trade logistics performance for this year, according to a survey of international freight forwarders and express carriers. The Philippines ranks 52nd out of 155 countries in the recent worldwide Logistics Performance Indicators (LPI) survey, which measur... Read More »

Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests

19 May 2012, 8:33 am

Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts.... Read More »

Youths in Philippines protest against Lady Gaga

19 May 2012, 2:01 am

Christian young people in the Philippines protested Saturday against upcoming concerts by Lady Gaga despite organizers' assurances that her performances would not threaten morality.... Read More »

Youths in Philippines continue Lady Gaga protest

19 May 2012, 12:34 am

Christian youths in the Philippines are continuing to protest against Lady Gaga's upcoming concerts despite organizers' assurances that her performances will not threaten morality.... Read More »

Philippines stops protest trip to disputed shoal

18 May 2012, 10:51 am

MASINLOC, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino convinced protesters to abort plans to sail Friday to a disputed South China Sea shoal as he sought ways to resolve a tense stand-off with China.... Read More »

Philippines seeks new markets amid sea dispute with China

17 May 2012, 3:22 am

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines needs to develop new overseas markets so that a maritime standoff with China, which has thrown relations into turmoil, does not take a toll on tourism and fruit exports, a senior official said on Thursday. China has tightened quality controls on Philippine fruit an... Read More »

Philippines bans fishing near disputed shoal

16 May 2012, 12:26 pm

The Philippines imposed a two-month ban on fishing around a disputed South China Sea shoal on Wednesday, after saying it did not recognise a similar order by China.... Read More »

Philippines, China ban fishing in disputed sea

14 May 2012, 9:02 am

The Philippines and China will both impose fishing bans in the South China Sea where the two countries have been involved in a tense territorial standoff.... Read More »