‘THE WORLD’ Archives
Tourism sector calls for travel tax lifting
By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO Correspondent DAVAO City -- Mindanao’s tourism sector has asked the government to scrap the travel tax imposed on locals en route to foreign ports within the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), an official said. (more...)
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT AQUINO OF THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT AQUINO OF THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia PRESIDENT OBAMA: Let me just say how much I appreciate the opportunity to meet again with President Aquino. He has been an outstanding partner in a full range of multilateral issues. We just had an excellent [...]
Panama threatens PHL banana export
By ALLAN MEDIANTE, Executive Editor and ROLANDO SUDARIA, Correspondent THE country’s banana export industry is threatened anew with the resurgence of the dormant fungal disease that is seen to jeopardize the earnings of local banana exporters. Widely known as Panama disease or Fusarium wilt, the banana plant ailment has wiped out closed [...]
Libya: supporting medical services in disputed areas
With the shift of the front lines to four disputed areas – in and around Bani Walid, Jufra, Sabha and Sirte – the ICRC is providing medical assistance. In the past week it visited hundreds of detainees and delivered aid to some 12,000 people in need. In recent days the ICRC has delivered urgently needed medical supplies for the treatment [...]
