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World Bank keeps Philippine 2025 growth forecast at 5.3%

The World Bank on Tuesday maintained its 5.3-percent growth forecast for the Philippine economy this year and projected a slightly higher 5.4-percent expansion in...

ADB expands support to Asia and the Pacific’s food security

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to expand its support to long-term food and nutrition security in Asia and the Pacific by...

Time to close sustainable energy gaps in Asia and the Pacific

The momentum behind these changes is growing and the opportunity to close these gaps must be seized This year we pass the halfway mark both...

Pandemic, surging inflation push 67.8 million Asians into poverty

The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people...

Harris launches US Pacific push with two new embassies

The United States launched a major push into the Pacific Wednesday as it seeks to hold off China’s advances in the region, with Vice...

Pacific cousins at crossroads of history

By Virgilio A. Reyes Jr. If there is any close relative in the Pacific for the Philippines, it is the island of Guam, also known...

Biden reassures Asian allies on defense commitments

A day after Biden's series of "America is back" calls with European leaders, the former vice president spoke to Australia's Scott Morrison, South Korea's...

Palau invites US military to build bases amid China power push

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory -- which lies in a region...

Fishermen found after six weeks adrift in Pacific

Two emaciated Marshall Islands' fisherman have washed up on a tiny Pacific atoll after six weeks adrift, authorities said Thursday, but there was no...

Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu

A deadly Pacific cyclone intensified as it hit Vanuatu on Monday, threatening a natural disaster that experts fear will undermine the impoverished Pacific nation's...

Myx TV’s Miguel Santos at the Television Academy

Los Angeles, CA – As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off this month, Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, represents...

‘Walk Me Down To The Waterfront’ Wedding Expo 2017

Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino recently opened the doors of the majestic Pacific Grand Ballroom for Cebu’s biggest wedding exhibit and fashion show...

PH condemns N. Korea’s ‘farthest’ missile launch

SEOUL"•North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Friday, responding to the new UN sanctions with its farthest-ever missile flight...

China, Russia urged to act after missile launching

WASHINGTON"•The United States Thursday called on China and Russia to take “direct actions” to rein in North Korea after it fired a ballistic missile...
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