الوسم: philippines

  • Eisma as SBMA chair and administrator

    President Rodrigo Duterte appointed lawyer Wilma Eisma as chair of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), officials said Tuesday 27 Sept 2017. 10- point advantage Eisma said that the Freeport provides 10 built-in advantages that could spell the difference for players in the shipping business. The port’s advantages are faster turnaround time, absence of red…

  • ₱4B to settle debt issue of BAL

    The Philippine Airlines (PAL) offered to pay P4 billion to finally settle a years-old issue on unpaid charges. The country’s flag carrier on Thursday said less than half or P3.6 billion of the P6.91 billion being demanded by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is backed by invoices. This was also confirmed by Transport Undersecretary for Aviation Manuel…

  • Visa-free entery to Taiwan for Filipinos

    Taiwan’s New Policy: In its new policy, the Taiwanese government has relaxed its visa rules from people from the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASIAN) and India. accordingly,Filipinos want  travel to Taiwan can enter without visa required from anymore. The effect date is not yet setup; as the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign…

  • ‘No culture of impunity: The Philippines assured on Friday 29 Sept 2017 that  no culture of ingustice in the Philippines. This was in response to a statement expressing concern over killings in the country during its war against grugs. The Philippines government was asked by Iceland and other 39 countries to allow the United Nations reporter…