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By Luis Leoncio The ports sector in the Asia-Pacific sector will suffer the stron­gest impact from the headwinds of slowing econo­mies in the region, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said in its latest report.

By Luis Leoncio Notwithstanding the supposed ill-effects of the incendiary “an­ti-American” rhetoric of President Duterte, which some quarters promptly blamed for the weakening of the stock market and the lo­cal currency, the World Bank (WB) said in a report that the Philippines has emerged as one of the most dynam­ic economies in East Asia in the first half.

Blood and gore—never before imagined in even the worst nightmares of modern-day Filipinos—characterized the first 100 days of President Duterte in Malacañang.

The proposed two-year moratorium on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses appears to have split some influential members of the Duterte Cabinet.

By Riza Lozada President Duterte deviated last Friday from his usual role as an anti-crime crusader to promote business confidence as he urged investors to come to the country because “the fundamentals of the economy are good.”

The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects China’s plan to increase the volume of fruit, fish and fishery product imports from the Philippines to boost the country’s agriculture.

The final days of the administration of former President Benigno S. Aquino III saw an increase in the apprehensions of businessmen over corruption in the government, with 63 percent saying they saw a “a lot” of it in the government, compared to 56 percent in 2013, a Social Weather Stations survey showed.

Negotiators of the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) reiterated last Saturday their commitment to work closely with their counterparts from the National Democratic Front (NDF) for the speedy resolution of issues related to the crafting of a Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (Caser).

The Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP), a private consultative agency, will be promoting inclusive growth in the tourism industry by holding national job fairs exclusively for tourism stakeholders.

Australia’s Sydney Harbor Tall Ships, a company operating cruises and private charters in Sydney Harbor recently opened call center operations in the Philippines.