US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US intere... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)Asia Times
Candidates frustrate audience at Ateneo forum | DAVAO CITY, Philippines—All presidential candidates except the three who have consistently topped the surveys were at the presidential forum at the Ateneo de Davao University here on Tuesday, and th... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)Inquirer
Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up | Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 68 cents to $81.19 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 37 cents to sett... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)The Press Democrat EconomyNew YorkPhotosSingaporeUS
Bank lending up 5% January—BSP | MANILA, Philippines – Lending by the country's commercial and universal banks continued to grow in January, but the pace of expansion slowed down substantially in what ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)Inquirer BankingEconomyMonetaryPhilippinesPhotos