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British banking giant HSBC recently published its forecast for the Philippine economy and the outlook is bleak.

The Philippines has a massive on-line mobile community

The bid for the Philippines’ largest dockyard by Australian shipbuilder Austal and U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management will allay concerns over national security that have been triggered by Chinese interest in the shipyard.

MANILA, Philippines — The 300-hectare shipyard of Hanjin Philippines may be taken over by several shipping companies that would transform it into a major global port, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said in a chance interview recently.

The afternoon session started with the Tourism Regional Director telling us what is currently being done in Subic, and the SBMA Tourism Officer followed with her own version of current tourism activities. However, right after their talk they both left without any regard to the individual presentations each of us painstakingly prepared for the occasion.