Rosemarie Francisco

Manila debuts as gambling’s new VIP venue with $1.2 billion casino

May 14, 2019 at 4:29 a.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - Big casino operators will be scrutinizing the Philippines' debut as Asia's newest top-end gambling destination this weekend to see if Manila can deliver on promises of better...

Insight: The booming Philippines’ missing link – foreigner investors

August 24, 2021 at 12:42 a.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - The gathering had the air of a post-mortem. About 100 executives and government officials listened quietly as Guillermo Luz poked holes in the Philippines' fairytale economic revival....

Insight: The booming Philippines’ missing link – foreigner investors

December 25, 2018 at 4:51 p.m.

Philippines grapples with cost of economic success

August 23, 2021 at 9:51 p.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - Reforms pushed through by President Benigno Aquino have put the Philippines back on the map for international investors but authorities are struggling to control an inflow of...

Philippines grapples with cost of economic success

December 25, 2018 at 6:37 a.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - Reforms pushed through by President Benigno Aquino have put the Philippines back on the map for international investors but authorities are struggling to control an inflow of...

Insight: From guns to laptops, Philippine peace faces arduous road

August 23, 2021 at 8:53 p.m.

SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (Reuters) - At a nondescript two-storey building in the town of Sultan Kudarat, the future of the Philippines' strife-torn southern region of Mindanao is taking shape, one...

Insight: From guns to laptops, Philippine peace faces arduous road

August 22, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree landmark peace deal

August 22, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal to end a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, President Benigno Aquino said...

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree landmark peace deal

August 23, 2021 at 8:25 p.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal to end a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, President Benigno Aquino said...

ADB cuts Asia growth estimates, still sees China soft landing

August 23, 2021 at 8:13 p.m.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank cut most of its 2012 and 2013 growth estimates for developing Asia on Wednesday as a slump in global demand weighs on the...

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