https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQoI00Lip7s/norman-p-aquino RSS for Node Sat, 09 May 2026 08:58:26 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-11-14/canada-s-trudeau-plays-trump-foil-again-with-critique-of-duterte https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-11-14/canada-s-trudeau-plays-trump-foil-again-with-critique-of-duterte Tue, 14 Nov 2017 07:45:09 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-11-08/philippines-dismantles-spratly-island-huts-after-beijing-protest https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-11-08/philippines-dismantles-spratly-island-huts-after-beijing-protest Wed, 08 Nov 2017 06:44:55 GMT Philippine navy's frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar is anchored near Thitu island during the visit of Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to the island in The Spratlys on April 21, 2017. Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flew to a disputed South China Sea island on April 21, brushing off a challenge by the Chinese military while asserting Manila's territorial claim to the strategic region. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-10-15/only-son-of-philippine-dictator-marcos-has-eyes-on-presidency https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-10-15/only-son-of-philippine-dictator-marcos-has-eyes-on-presidency Sun, 15 Oct 2017 22:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-09-21/duterte-approval-ratings-stands-at-86-pew-research-center-poll https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-09-21/duterte-approval-ratings-stands-at-86-pew-research-center-poll Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:00:00 GMT Commuters wait to board Jeepneys stuck in traffic on a road in Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Smoke-belchingjeepneysare as iconic to Manila as the cable cars of San Francisco, the gondolas on Venice's canals and the black cabs in London. The most popular public transport in the Philippines is now being targeted for the scrap heap asPresidentRodrigo Dutertetries to modernize the nation and clean up its air. Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-15/moody-s-sees-philippine-growth-above-6-as-political-risk-rises https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-15/moody-s-sees-philippine-growth-above-6-as-political-risk-rises Fri, 15 Sep 2017 05:13:13 GMT Trash lies in a gutter as customers shop at Quiapo Market in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. The Philippines is scheduled to release consumer price index (CPI) figures on Feb. 7. Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-15/oldest-philippine-conglomerate-ayala-to-invest-in-green-vehicles https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-15/oldest-philippine-conglomerate-ayala-to-invest-in-green-vehicles Fri, 15 Sep 2017 05:02:43 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-15/uber-faces-off-with-philippine-regulator-as-it-defies-halt-order https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-15/uber-faces-off-with-philippine-regulator-as-it-defies-halt-order Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:36:34 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-08-15/philippines-weighs-china-energy-deal-in-disputed-south-china-sea https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-08-15/philippines-weighs-china-energy-deal-in-disputed-south-china-sea Tue, 15 Aug 2017 06:29:10 GMT An employee refuels a customer's car at a Petron Corp. gas station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Rodrigo Duterte, front runner in next week's presidential election, has been candid when it comes to describing his crime-fighting and womanizing skills. It's his coyness on economics that is unnerving investors. Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-10/espenilla-holds-philippine-interest-rate-in-debut-policy-meeting https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-10/espenilla-holds-philippine-interest-rate-in-debut-policy-meeting Thu, 10 Aug 2017 08:06:29 GMT Nestor Espenilla, deputy governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, gestures as he speaks during an interview in Manila, the Philippines, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The Philippines is considering regulations for digital currencies as the government seeks to bolster protection for the increasing number of overseas Filipinos using bitcoin and its counterparts to send money home. The volume of transactions involving digital currencies is "rising very quickly" because they offer a cheaper and quicker way to move cash than through regular remittance channels, Espenilla said. Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-25/fastest-rising-manila-properties-are-from-sea-reclaimed-land https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-25/fastest-rising-manila-properties-are-from-sea-reclaimed-land Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:00:06 GMT <p>Local fishermen paddle past residential condominiums and townhouses in Manila.</p> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-24/duterte-threatens-miners-with-more-tax-as-ore-processing-favored https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-24/duterte-threatens-miners-with-more-tax-as-ore-processing-favored Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:06:15 GMT Duterte delivers his state of the nation address in Manila on July 24. Photographer: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-17/chinese-tourists-flock-to-friendly-neighbor-philippines-chart https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-17/chinese-tourists-flock-to-friendly-neighbor-philippines-chart Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-07-17/duterte-seeks-reboot-of-mindanao-peace-push-amid-marawi-standoff https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-07-17/duterte-seeks-reboot-of-mindanao-peace-push-amid-marawi-standoff Mon, 17 Jul 2017 06:32:30 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-26/investors-still-love-duterte-after-volatile-first-year-in-manila https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-26/investors-still-love-duterte-after-volatile-first-year-in-manila Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-19/is-islamic-state-threat-shifting-to-philippines-quicktake-q-a https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-19/is-islamic-state-threat-shifting-to-philippines-quicktake-q-a Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:00:00 GMT Philippine Army troopers walk in front of a mosque near the frontline in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 19, 2017, as the armed conflict between government troops and Islamist militants enters its fourth week.Hundreds of Islamist militants -- supported by foreign fighters -- rampaged through Marawi, the largely Christian Philippines' most important Muslim city, on May 23 waving black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group. Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao to counter the attack, which he said was part of a plan by IS to establish a base in the country. / AFP PHOTO / Ted ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-24/duterte-considers-putting-entire-philippines-under-martial-law https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-24/duterte-considers-putting-entire-philippines-under-martial-law Wed, 24 May 2017 10:04:16 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-22/china-war-threat-not-serious-philippine-foreign-secretary-says https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-22/china-war-threat-not-serious-philippine-foreign-secretary-says Mon, 22 May 2017 06:01:40 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-04/duterte-discusses-north-korea-with-xi-at-the-behest-of-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-04/duterte-discusses-north-korea-with-xi-at-the-behest-of-trump Thu, 04 May 2017 11:55:07 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-03/philippine-port-billionaire-sees-trump-as-biggest-risk-to-trade https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-03/philippine-port-billionaire-sees-trump-as-biggest-risk-to-trade Wed, 03 May 2017 00:14:59 GMT Billionaire Enrique Razon, chairman of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) and Bloomberry Resorts Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, May 1, 2017. The conference is a unique setting that convenes individuals with the capital, power and influence to move the world forward meet face-to-face with those whose expertise and creativity are reinventing industry, philanthropy and media. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-01/why-trump-s-duterte-invite-has-some-jaws-dropping-quicktake-q-a https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-01/why-trump-s-duterte-invite-has-some-jaws-dropping-quicktake-q-a Mon, 01 May 2017 17:41:06 GMT