Rappler's latest stories on Association of the Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN countries urged to boost spending on social protection
A UNESCAP report says expanding coverage for social protection is among the schemes that could distribute economic growth and limit inequality
Business in PH: The winners and losers in 2015
With big ticket events like the visit of Pope Francis and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC summit there were business sectors that gained and lost in 2015
N. Mindanao MSMEs should get halal certification – DTI
Region 10 or Northern Mindanao has the third highest production volume for poultry in the country and is the only one outside Luzon
Sereno asks telcos to act swiftly on PH's slow Internet
Meanwhile Senator Bam Aquino says: The facets of the Internet go beyond just communications If we want to grow this country we have to solve this Internet issue fast
NEDA pushes 3 agricultural policy reforms for ASEAN integration
NEDA says the Philippines needs to improve production boost spending in research and development as well as shift to tariffication from the current QR agreement to prepare the agricultural sector
Japan's R&I affirms Philippines at 'BBB;' outlook stable
The Philippines Department of Finance however says it expected a higher rating
PH warned China meltdown more worrisome than Greek crisis
Should China s market fall accelerate other countries outside Asia will be hit economists warn
Canada targets free trade agreement with PH in 2015
Canada has no free trade agreement yet with any ASEAN member We want the Philippines to be our gateway in the ASEAN integration says Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder
'Many PH firms not ready for ASEAN integration'
As regional economic integration nears Philippine businesses need to go digital and interactively engage with their market says ABS CBN s chief digital officer Donald Lim
50 foreign brands to seek Philippine partners this June
Indonesian Singaporean US and Canadian brands among others are coming to the Philippines next week to scout for local partners
ADB, DBP to advise gov't on PPP deal
The Philippine government gets help from Asian Development Bank for the biggest public private partnership deal thus far: the 3 8 billion South Line of North South Railway Project
PLDT to invest over $30 million in 'Big Data' services
In the long run these Big Data solutions will help improve PLDT s bottom line and increase the subscriber base of the group PLDT chief strategy officer Winston Damarillo says
