Mamanwa evacuees get sick; blame NFA rice from LGU

SAN ISIDRO, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews/02 April)— Mamanwa evacuees who have sought refuge here blamed the illnesses that many of them felt on the rice reportedly coming from the… »

Situation in South China Sea ‘peaceful and stable’

BEIJING (January 15) – Despite the tensions, member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have declared that last year’s situation in South China Sea was… »

Expansion of Ro-Ro route within BIMP-EAGA ok'd

HANOI, Vietnam  (MindaNews/30 October) — Southeast Asia has adopted a master plan that would further link up key growth areas such as expansion of the Philippines’Roll on/Roll off (Ro-Ro) system… »

ADB rolls out US $ 1-B for priority projects in BIMP-EAGA

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/30 October) —  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is rolling out some US $1 billion in technical assistance for priority infrastructure projects in the eastern Southeast Asian sub-region… »

ASEAN to strengthen SMEs towards building regional economic bloc

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/29 October) – Southeast Asia has agreed to pool its resources in developing further the region’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help fast-track the ongoing integration of… »

P-Noy eyes reviving Cory's economic program

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/29 October) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has endorsed the proposed revival of the People’s Economic Councils or PECs across the country to generate more economic activities… »

ASEAN biz leaders want regional trade & investment centers

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/28 Oct) – Business leaders in Southeast Asia are planning to develop trade and investment centers across the region to help facilitate the smooth flow of capital and… »

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