MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES — Gathering rattan in their ancestral forest on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in late March, a group of Indigenous Manobo Simuwawnon heard a commotion. They rushed ...

The Philippines Economic Update is biannual publication of the World Bank. It summarizes key economic and social developments, important policy changes, and the evolution of external/global conditions ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

The current USD/PHP exchange rate is 58.688, with a previous close of 58.805. The opening price for USD/PHP today was 58.805. What Is the Bid and Ask for USD/PHP? The bid price is 58.619 and the ask ...

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Richard Green is jailed for more than four years for buying images from a woman in the Philippines. A family from the Philippines explain why they begin the festive season early. Authorities uncovered ...

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USD/PHP: Market moves this week have been somewhat counterintuitive, with neither the yen nor the pound reacting in the way many might have expected. Pound Sterling Gains vs Euro and Dollar on Bank of ...

GBP/PHP: The Pound Sterling gained against the euro and the US dollar on Thursday after the Bank of England cut interest rates as expected, while a sharper-than-forecast drop in US inflation boosted ...

West Philippine Sea refers to the maritime areas along the western side of the Philippine archipelago which are within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. The area was given ...

The Philippines were ruled by Western powers - first the Spanish and later the United States, for some 350 years. Except for a few religious minorities, the Philippines has also become thoroughly ...