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- Swiss court orders Marcos associate to return funds
A SWISS court has ordered a bank to turn over to the Philippine government US$8.64 million ($12.7 million) deposited by a former associate of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a commission said yesterday. The Presidential Commission on Good Government
- Ford Philippines revs up for 2009
Ford Group Philippines (FGP) expects continued growth in 2009 despite the gloom in its North American home market, after it posted increases in domestic sales and exports last year, company president Richard Baker said. FGP vehicle sales rose 3.5 percent
- Black Nazarene carved in Mexico
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Black Nazarene has been housed at the Saint John de Baptist Church in Quiapo, Manila, since 1787. The life-size statue was brought to Manila from Mexico by a Spanish priest in 1607 and was said to have survived a fire while
- Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting
Members of the Australia-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Philippines-Australia Business Council met in Manila recently to discuss projects and programs to address issues of urban poverty; food, clothing and education for street children; building
- Ford Philippines posts higher sales
Ford Group Philippines reported on Friday an increase in its 2008 sales and remains 'cautiously optimistic' as it projects a flat sales growth for the company this year. 'Like Ford Motor Company globally, Ford Group Philippines experienced a lot of
- Vietnam dryer technology soon to be transferred thru PhilRice
Vietnam has allowed the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) to import and adapt its reversible dryer technology under Philippine conditions. A memorandum of agreement was signed recently in Vietnam by PhilRice executive director Ronilo Beronio
- Fiscal gap seen as manageable
Investment bank JPMorgan said the Philippines should incur a manageable slippage in the fiscal deficit as it plans to jack up its public spending to support economic growth. In a report, the investment bank said the government has flexibility to
- Quake Shakes Northern Philippines
MANILA (AFP)--A magnitude 5.1 struck the northern Philippines Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey and Philippine volcanologists said, but there were no reports of casualties or damage. The shallow undersea quake struck at 3:28 p.m. (0728 GMT) around 80
- DoJ dropped raps vs Chinese in Zamboanga
Gonzalez can?t remember case ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Western Mindanao said the case of the so-called ?Alabang Boys? is not the first time the Department of Justice (DoJ) has dropped charges against
- Mexico, Canada demand probe into womans death in Philippines
OTTAWA - The Mexican government has joined Canada in pressuring Philippine authorities to conduct a transparent investigation into the death of a 26-year-old woman whose body was found at the resort where she worked as a chef. Elisa Loyo Gutierrez, who
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The Philippines were ceded by Spain to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. They attained their independence in 1946 after being occupied by the Japanese in World War II. The 21-year rule of Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986 when a widespread popular rebellion forced him into exile. In 1992, the US closed down its last military bases on the islands. The Philippines has had two electoral presidential transitions since Marcos' removal by "people power." In January 2001, the Supreme Court declared Joseph ESTRADA unable to rule in view of mass resignations from his government and administered the oath of office to Vice President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO as his constitutional successor. The government continues to struggle with ongoing Muslim insurgencies in the south.
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