Philippines Travel News

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assured to the visiting team of the International Monetary Fund on Monday the country's economic managers can maintain fiscal stability.

SINGAPORE: Singapore and the Philippines have expressed satisfaction with the close and cooperative relationship shared over the past four decades and they are confident the enduring relationship could be further strengthened in the years ahead.

More than 3,000 Chinese businessmen from around the globe have gathered for the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention in Manila.

For cities on the cusp of economic development, is there really a place for crumbling centuries-old buildings? This was the question experts from the Philippines and Spain attempted to answer at a round-table discussion on urbanism and better living entitled "Any Future for Historical Cities", the closing event of the First International Conference ...

MANILA a ' More than a hundred people supported a charity bazaar held in Iran to help Pinoy victims recover from the devastation wrought by several typhoons in the Philippines.

You won't have any trouble finding a place to trade your dollars for pesos in the Philippines.

I want to visually tell the story of the Filipino youth A story of smiles and laughter, of pain and poverty.

The Banaue Rice Terraces in northern Luzon are an easy trip from Manila . Buses for around $5 will get the traveler to the town of Banaue, but from there the real adventure starts.

MANILA: The Philippines is proposing the adoption of a single visa policy for 10 Southeast Asian nations, saying it would benefit trade and tourism.

THE entire Central Luzon and its two international freeport zones are joining the forthcoming North Philippines Tourism and Travel Expo 2009, further affirming the event's national, international and regional character.

Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said Washington is prepared to help the Philippine government and separatist Muslim rebels reach a final peace agreement in order to end decades of armed conflict in Mindanao.

MANILA // When Hillary Clinton arrives in the Philippines today it will be the first visit by a secretary of state to the former United States colony since Condoleezza Rice accompanied George W Bush in 2003 - a trip primarily aimed at shoring up Manila's commitment to the 'war on terror'. The Philippine government can be expected to make a lot of ...

Nov 11 - Filipino leftist supporters stage a rally protesting lopsided U.S.-Philippine relations ahead of a visit to Manila by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Donations from Brunei Darussalam for the typhoon victims in the Philippines received a total sum of $29,674.61 from Oct 8 to Nov 5, according to a Philippine Embassy tally.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit the Philippines next week for talks with top Philippine officials that is expected to include human rights issues in the country, China's Xinhua news agency reported quoting the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs as saying on Saturday.

President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she will travel to the Philippines next week to "show solidarity" with the storm-battered nation, just after her visits to Singapore and Berlin.

Davao, the window to Mindanao. Davao , Davao , Philippines Friday, November 6, 2009 Text and Images by Ronald de Jong Davao Gulf Davao is often dubbed as the window to the island of Mindanao, an inviting city that will surprise its visitors and raise one's curiosity.

The fourth storm to hit the Philippines in a month has lashed the eastern province of Quezon, bringing heavy rain and winds to the region.

Antonio 'Tony' Q Alabastro, a sub-editor with Borneo Bulletin, has been chosen to receive the 2009 Bagong Bayani Award, which honours Philippines' outstanding and exemplary Overseas Filipino Workers s, the Philippine Embassy announced yesterday.