Aquino names West Philippine Sea

It's official: Aquino signs order on West Philippine Sea Inquirer.net The Aquino administration began calling the South China Sea West Philippine Sea in March last year after Chinese patrol ships harassed a Philippine scientific vessel and fired across the bows of Philippine fishing boats in waters within the country's ... See all stories on this topic »

Philippines Goes Hi-Tech For Disaster Response Plan Wall Street Journal (blog) This month, the project will roll out LIDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, technology which allows for high-resolution 3D mapping of the country's topography – something which scientists say will help the Philippines' better prepare for potential ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

'Survivor: Philippines': Russell Swan will try his best to not almost die this ... Entertainment Weekly (blog) So why, after that brush with death, is Russell back to tempt fate again on Survivor: Philippines? "My wife is extremely worried," Russell told EW.com while on location the day before filming began. "We had to have some long conversations about me ... See all stories on this topic » Entertainment Weekly (blog)

Philippine chefs look to take national cuisine mainstream BBC News In Thailand, India, Malaysia, Japan - in fact, in almost every country in Asia - there is a distinctive, internationally acclaimed cuisine. The Philippines though, is a rare exception. While Filipinos love their food, few foreigners have tasted or even ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Want to dominate the call service game? It's all in the accent. GlobalPost (blog) When Americans' modems crap out, or their credit cards go missing, their calls to customer service hotlines are increasingly being answered by Filipinos in lieu of Indians. India's dominance is the call center industry is entrenched in U.S. pop culture. See all stories on this topic »

Philippines: Senate President Wants Law to Regulate Blogs Global Voices Online Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile admitted that he doesn't know anything about blogs and blogging but he still proposed a law to regulate blogs after one of his colleagues in the senate complained of being a victim of cyber bullying. See all stories on this topic » Global Voices Online

Philippine Peso Hits Four-Year High Before Interest-Rate Review Bloomberg The Philippine peso reached a four- year high ahead of a central bank meeting tomorrow at which interest rates are forecast to be unchanged after three reductions this year. Bonds weakened. The currency climbed as much as 0.3 percent before a Federal ... See all stories on this topic »

STOCKS NEWS ASEAN-HSBC upgrades Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines Reuters HSBC has upgraded Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, while keeping its 'neutral' rating on Singapore and 'overweight' call on Thailand. HSBC raised Indonesia to 'overweight' from 'neutral', noting that domestic demand and less competition will ... See all stories on this topic »

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